Pea Soup and Pigeons

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An interesting side effect of the fog that is currently swaddling Doha is that it hides such traffic aids as speed limits, stop signs and 2D PCs (see below). This is clearly carte blanche for invisible silver Land Cruisers to hurtle headlong into the pea souper, headlights ablaze, rear fogs optional.
Each to his own. It's a good day to stand in the empty car park and watch Abdullah's birds holding court on the old tin roof.

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