What $3.00+ per gallon gas buys you...

[Jeff Murphy]

I thought you guys might be interested in the informal car show that happens everynight outside my house in London during the month of August.

It gets so hot in the Middle East that all the rich Arabs from Dubai, Qatar and UAE move to London, Geneva, etc. They also ship their cars back and do tons of shopping at places like Harrod's the super upscale department store I have in my backyard (think Neiman Marcus crossed with Bloomingdales or Macy*s).

They roll up in their cars and the women and kids get chauffered in stretch Mercedes limos, S-Class sedans or vans.

Most of them have nothing to do while the women shop, so they sit in two little cafes and have an impromptu car gathering I like to call... 1001 Arabian Knights.

Be warned, this might make you a bit sick. I took all these pictures over the course of three and a half blocks while I walked to the grocery store tonight. Excuse the quality because I shot them off my camera phone.