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Latest post on 11 April 2011 - 14:26

Yes, send it 'round here, please. DS is asleep, I'm on the sofa with a blanket, it's all perfect except for the wet stuff.

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Latest post on 11 April 2011 - 14:25

it's not at my house WM...do you mind just encouraging it my way a bit? starting to feel all humid sticky and oppressive again.

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Latest post on 11 April 2011 - 14:14

Just back from Dubai Mall; rained sporadically pretty much all the way there and back. And now it's pattering steadily on the pool in Meadows. Blissikins. :)

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Latest post on 11 April 2011 - 14:11

very big drops at Emirates Towers...BIG ones....the horizon out to sea is looking very grey. please let it r....

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Latest post on 11 April 2011 - 13:55

Gutted. I got all excited when it rained for all of five minutes over Springs 1 last night, then gave up and went to bed at 11. It then proceeded to thunder and lightning for AGES, so DS wouldn't go back to sleep, water began pouring under the front door, the dogs went nuts and DH snored through it all. There better be a serious rainstorm this evening to make up for it.

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Latest post on 11 April 2011 - 13:39

Saw a few drops on Emirates Rd when I went on the lunch run to the ranches, but now windstill and just grim, very disappointed about length of storm last night, but the lightning went on for ages.

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Latest post on 11 April 2011 - 12:59

few spots in garhoud

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Latest post on 11 April 2011 - 12:53

Raining anywhere? gotta head on the emirates rd to the springs for school run soon.

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Latest post on 11 April 2011 - 09:30

The rain and clouds will definately be around for another 2-3 days, embrace the weather, dont fight it, lol

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Latest post on 11 April 2011 - 09:29

Thanks jewelsmiddle I am on a mission now and will be alternatively staking out the weather websites and C4 trying to hold off buying them for as long as possible.

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Latest post on 11 April 2011 - 09:23

If your party is not too big, how about getting some of the gazebos you can easily put up and down and people use at spots events, they have them in carrefour. they would work if wind is not an issue . Noooooooo we're having a party on Friday, please let it be over by then. Preferably by Wednesday night as the visitors arrive then. Must say last night was fab ;-)

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Latest post on 11 April 2011 - 09:21

Noooooooo we're having a party on Friday, please let it be over by then. Preferably by Wednesday night as the visitors arrive then. Must say last night was fab ;-) poor you - we still laugh at our first ever BBQ here being rained on a couple of years ago - would never have imagined that happening when we decided to move here from the UK!

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Latest post on 11 April 2011 - 09:21

Fantastic, rain will be great to have, and then we will pay for the next 6 months I suppose with extreme heat and will always smile thinking back of rain in April 2011. We have had a great winter.

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Latest post on 11 April 2011 - 09:19

Noooooooo we're having a party on Friday, please let it be over by then. Preferably by Wednesday night as the visitors arrive then. Must say last night was fab ;-)

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Latest post on 11 April 2011 - 09:16

Looks like the wet weather is here for the week: http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/252?&search=dubai&itemsPerPage=10&region=world

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Latest post on 11 April 2011 - 09:13

http://www.weather.com/weather/map/interactive/AEXX0004

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Latest post on 11 April 2011 - 09:10

I'm in DG, still bright, but when dropping DD off at camp earlier, seriously black clouds rolling in from the sea, so hopefully will be expecting a belter of a storm!!

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Latest post on 11 April 2011 - 08:42

Just had a few big splats of raing round safa...

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Latest post on 11 April 2011 - 08:41

Nooooooo! Big patch of blue sky over springs

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Latest post on 11 April 2011 - 08:32

wow that was spectacular in garhoud last night and by the look of our sky here it looks like it might happen again today, my plants look so refreshed and perky - even my dog was running around wagging his tail and barking all excited he was running all around the house it was so cute, he even looked like he was smiling :) wonder if my visitors flight will be affected tonight.

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Latest post on 11 April 2011 - 08:21

Yes, please, PLEASE let there be a round 2. The leaves on my trees aren't quite as clean -- yet -- as I'd like them .... ;)

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Latest post on 11 April 2011 - 07:34

had the best sleep ever...just gorgeous going to bed listening to it all and having the room light up with the spectacular lightning show. bliss oh bliss. now for round 2....

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Latest post on 10 April 2011 - 23:42

with all the noise? surely not!

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Latest post on 10 April 2011 - 23:32

we built our house, and the wiring is screwed. lol ok battery now yes BM is usually snoring by 10pm

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Latest post on 10 April 2011 - 23:28

I hope BM is not in her bed sleeping and missing all this! :D

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Latest post on 10 April 2011 - 23:26

True, true. Hope I don't wake up to boiled fishes in their tank then lol

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Latest post on 10 April 2011 - 23:25

SNAP, wuffles. :D

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Latest post on 10 April 2011 - 23:24

kids just told me to get off the laptop...apparently I will soon be frazzled Your laptop should have a surge protector, surely? If you're really worried, unplug your laptop from the power source and use battery power only. Plus I'd expect the master trip switches to go before it got that far. All my stuff is plugged in via fused extension cables - best way to go. Wouldn't trust trip switches given the quality of wiring here-using the laptop on battery to play it safe

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Latest post on 10 April 2011 - 23:24

kids just told me to get off the laptop...apparently I will soon be frazzled Your laptop should have a surge protector, surely? If you're really worried, unplug your laptop from the power source and use battery power only. Plus I'd expect the master trip switches to go before it got that far. All my stuff is plugged in via fused extension cables - best way to go. I was going to suggest the master trip switches myself, but one can't be sure, in this blessed city, that every single building is built 'to code'. ;)

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Latest post on 10 April 2011 - 23:22

kids just told me to get off the laptop...apparently I will soon be frazzled Your laptop should have a surge protector, surely? If you're really worried, unplug your laptop from the power source and use battery power only. Plus I'd expect the master trip switches to go before it got that far. All my stuff is plugged in via fused extension cables - best way to go.

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