In the mid 1960's I happened to on a brief posting to Aden.
On a couple of days leave I stayed at seaman's mission near to the BP Aden jetty. Went for a walk in the afternoon and found a shop selling genuine Persian Rugs for the ridiculously low price of £50 a time.
I bought an excellent example, and it was delivered to my room within 10 minutes. Great service! I found though that it smelt a tad musty, so put it on the balcony to air.
I was staggered to find that in the morning it had disappeared.
When I complained to the mission Manager he said it must have blown off the balcony during the night. I said there was no breeze. With a grin he then asked me if I hade ever heard of their famous Magic Carpets:D:D
