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Latest post on 16 February 2011 - 22:29
But no one can run fast enough to cross 6 lanes of tail gating cars doing between 120 and 180!! I seriously think they must wait HOURS to get across!
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Latest post on 16 February 2011 - 22:27
No response from BS so Tash I reckon you're right - I live, learn and take note from my EW elders :-) x
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Latest post on 16 February 2011 - 22:26
Ok, another Thurs (weds eve) thread, apols in advance. I drive to AD each day and each & every day I see men working on the foliage that separates 12 lanes going from AD to DXB / DXB to AD ……. They stand in the middle (ie. the fast lane hard shoulder) looking like they want to cross the road to get back to their vehicle, that is parked on the other side of the 6 lanes …….HOW do they do it and stay alive???? Do they stand there for 9 hrs waiting for a suitable gap in the traffic??? For surely they must have to wait hours? I’ve not yet had to slam on the brakes to miss one…….. and I’ve not yet seen one actually take the plunge into the lanes ………… Can you imagine writing a risk assessment for those poor guys that tend to what ever needs doing in the middle of the road??? I just cant get my head around it!!
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Latest post on 16 February 2011 - 22:16
If she came last year chances are At the Top has not yet been done? Takes half a day by the time you factor in lunch at the mall either before or after ........... Or the grand mosque at AD as per previous suggestion ....... that'd take up a whole day surely? Or play chicken on SZR? That's defo been suggested on previous MIL threads :-) Good luck and let us know what transpires :-) x
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Latest post on 16 February 2011 - 22:11
thanks for the clarification! I'm left puzzled however about the point of making these stories up then... What's the bl88dy point? I agree, what is the point of this type of spam? As a female driving alone (& I drive 270 kms a day) it'd take a war ship in the middle lane to even consider me slowing down let alone stop to investigate!!! Gullible I might be, stupid I am not (NOT that I'm calling any previous posters stupid nor gullible!!). Saying that...... if I did find myself driving in wooded grasslands in the UAE I might consider slowing down, a bit .......... :-) x <em>edited by Loopy Lotti on 16/02/2011</em>
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Latest post on 16 February 2011 - 22:05
:)
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Latest post on 16 February 2011 - 22:03
Whoooa! That's awful & I had no idea ..... I am guilty of sticking my head in the sand re world news although am thankfully beginning to take much more notice now .......... And to think I wanted to be a journo when I was younger .......
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Latest post on 16 February 2011 - 21:52
Tash didnt really do anything other than troll alert. OP simply said she'd been browsing for months .... couldnt think of an innocuous subject to start a thread so simply started by saying Hi All .......... troll alert came to the board and new poster apologised for user name ............ oh I dunno ........... Tash ....... if she ran scared she'll come back. With a user name as bold as hers hopefully she wont be seen off by a quick reaction post! No need for shaming head holding! Shelly - you're the one that got the original thread banned just because you mistyped c*ck!!! Altho NOT your fault! .... dreaming of forum filters for not allowed words!! I just hope Betty reads all of this and posts so we know she's real!! I'd be changing my name and starting again tbh!! Oh I love a Weds / Thurs eve thread :-) x
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Latest post on 16 February 2011 - 21:44
And there I was thinking you were one when you said you'd amended Betty's name -LOL. If anyone knows any Mods I reckon Spongemonkey must surely? I think MOD's are better placed in anonimity land TBH ............
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Latest post on 16 February 2011 - 21:37
Tash - you were the first to call Troll alert!! LOL ! I also hope she hasnt been scared off, but I have to admit if this had been my opening few posts I might be long gone licking my wounds. I think my first post was something along the lines of 'Im new and where can I buy shoe polish' ............. and I've evolved from that into humour :-) On a totally side note ........ have any of you seen or appreciate this (following the bettyswallocks theme) ...... http://myreader.co.uk/msg/134511462.aspx Ronnie Barker at his best (allegedly) It's very old, but still has me in fits of school girl giggles every time I try to say Rindercella and her forrible huckers...........
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Latest post on 16 February 2011 - 21:04
Prevention is better than cure...take some milk thistle before you have a few drinkies and the hangover is mild... It works for me eveytime! Where can you buy milkthistle here??!! I've looked in all the usual pharmacies & large supermarkets to no avail!! It used to be my saving grace!
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Latest post on 16 February 2011 - 21:04
Sad sad news -:( She was only trying to do her job ffs!!!!
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Latest post on 16 February 2011 - 21:01
Bettyswallocks................god how original. LOL ..... get your point, but still made me giggle to see it as a forum name .......... again, just call me gullible ;-)
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Latest post on 16 February 2011 - 21:00
Thinking about it the user name was rather bold for a newbie .... although funny & prompted instant reactions ........ if she / he posts again we'll take it from there eh and make further judgement?? Funny you lot asking who you think it might be ....... I've clearly not been here long enough, and only know any of you here in cyberspace - LOL x
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Latest post on 16 February 2011 - 20:53
Deleted thread ....... Bettyswallocks intro'd herself, was accused of being a troll by a n other member (not my place to name names!), Shelly bless her mentioned something about c*cks and voila thread gone!! We were discussing whether or not the new user was a troll ....... I believe not, but then I am trusting to the point of being gullible ........ She was only introducing herself and I see she is still on the browsing list .... so I really hope she comes back and we havent scared her off. x
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Latest post on 16 February 2011 - 20:44
Happy for Mrs & Mr Freckles .... worth the wait, but so annoying whilst waiting eh!! I was finally told this morning that we 'officially' have tmrw off ..... and I also have Sun off ....(not public hol - a small thing going up in AD that lasts all next week). They dont want us minions around on opening day. H*ll am I complaining??? Bring on a 4 day weekend!!! Shame my DH IS working ALL weekend :-( and sympathy to others who havent been given any time off :-(
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Latest post on 16 February 2011 - 20:35
LOL - enjoy. I also should log off before I get banned. Post no 400 ....... and genuine so shouldnt push my luck by being bolshy and inadvertentlyy offensive :-) Was fun & enjoy the rest of your eve x
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Latest post on 16 February 2011 - 20:33
I have too much hair, I always have done. It's thick, unruly, not quite curly but not straight enough to make any sense in the morning. When I arrived here and read all the hair falling out threads I thought my luck was in, but alas no hair falling :-( How do I make it fall out??? Any reverse advice to the original OP's question most gratefully received :-) x
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Latest post on 16 February 2011 - 20:30
3rd glass and no spell check ...... my sincere apols :) Well, if BS is still browsing at least she knows it wasnt anything she said that was offensive! Wouldnt it be good if there was an offensive word filter ..... so we couldnt mess up if we tried!! Just a thought :-)
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Latest post on 16 February 2011 - 20:26
Finally got news today that tmrw is officially OFF ..... but Sun also (knew about that in advance), so lining up for a 4 day weekend and DH is out this eve as I pour my 3rd glass of wine Oooooops - off topic .... this should go on Freckles's thread :-)
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Latest post on 16 February 2011 - 20:25
Ahhhhh Shelly ..... was it Bettyswallocksc**ks that got it deleted? I guess if the mods are on form and actually read the posts this will go too .......... (opposed to automatic search / delete offensive words function).
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Latest post on 16 February 2011 - 20:23
Well if she was genuine or a troll, there was humour there, which I like. I hope she sees this and hasnt been scared off x Do love a bit of Thurs night humour tho ........... need to be in the mood to be able to take some of the comments on the chin tho, eh!?
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Latest post on 16 February 2011 - 20:19
BS still showing as browsing ..... might it might take them longer to delete a user as well as a thread. I am very trusting and until proven wrong I tend to go with the flow ........ I would hate to have upset a newbie out of turn. What if she is leggit??? Really, what was offensive about that thread??? This might have gone by the time I hit add message!! LOL
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Latest post on 16 February 2011 - 20:17
LOL - ooooooooo dying to know. Can you type in code? :cool:
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Latest post on 16 February 2011 - 20:16
Tash / Sue et al - you're so much more practiced at spotting those!!! :-) Mid typing my reply vanished. Was almost entertaining whilst it lasted tho!! <em>edited by Loopy Lotti on 16/02/2011</em>
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Latest post on 16 February 2011 - 19:47
I'm even going to straighten my hair and put on make up at 4am cos I is well posh and is flyin wid Emirates innit :D ROFL! :) Enjoy your flight. Thanks :) I'll be the common one asking for 10 pepsis and putting them in my handbag! *Joke* Pepsis??? Lightweight!! It's the vodkas you need to sneak into the bag. LOL agree!!! Last time we flew I was driving at the other end, so it was 4 red wines please ..... 2 for him 2 for me, but all 4 went to him, each time (x3!!). Oh boy did I regret that when sober at LHR with a v drunk DH!!! :-)
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Latest post on 16 February 2011 - 19:30
*LIKE* a lot!!
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Latest post on 16 February 2011 - 19:10
Emirates Emirates Emirates!!!! BA shafted me with our cancelled Christmas flight .... I'd paid £136 + 40,000 points for the 2 of us to fly one way to London on Dec 22nd. They cancelled the flight 48 hrs in advance, and offered a flight that would have us arrive around 23:00hrs on Dec 24th. No good to us, even more so considering the risk that flight might also be cancelled!! So once I checked I could get an Emirates flight (who's cancellations were minimal thoughout that period) I called BA back agreeing to take the FULL refund INC the points. No problem they assured me, ALL will be refunded. Do you think I've ever seen my 40,000 points again despite many phone calls and emails!?!?!?! 'Not our policy to refund points madam, whoever told you that was misinformed'. Arrrggghhhhh!!!! I am NOT happy with BA & would rather swim than book a flight with them in future!! Sorry, *rant over* ETA: not least to say Emirates are by far a more superior airline!!! I love flying Emirates :-) <em>edited by Loopy Lotti on 16/02/2011</em>
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Latest post on 15 February 2011 - 20:57
With that kind of housing allowance you can live just about ANYWHERE - are you sure you've done the conversion from Singaporean currency right??? :) LOL!!!
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Latest post on 15 February 2011 - 20:33
All of these phrases send me nuts and I have one to add... I "stay" in Jumeirah rather than I "live" in Jumeirah. "Staying" somewhere implies impermanence! You stay in a hotel you live in your home! Oh and just remembered another - the Damac ads - byline - "LIVE THE LUXURY". Hmmm....LIVE THE LUXURY - what? Lifestyle? What? I NEED TO KNOW BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN BUGGING ME FOR YEARS! Do the needful - shiver shiver... Tell me - what? **off to lie down with a cold flannel on my head** LOL in total agreement!! I think 'I stay' comes from the fact that folk do not consider living here as permanent ..... neither do I, but hey anything more than a 2 or 3 week holiday is permanent for the forseeable future therefore I definately LIVE here rather than just stay! :-) Ohhhhh just thought of another one that I've heard too many times recently from arrogant expats when asked 'how are you?' ........'Oh great, [b'>living the dream[/b'>' -- euuuuuk!!!!!! Living the dream is for lottery wins only in my book!!!! *Cold flannel moment here too ;-)* <em>edited by Loopy Lotti on 15/02/2011</em>
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Latest post on 15 February 2011 - 20:18
They are both absolutely beautiful and this type of story breaks my heart. I SOOO hope you find somewhere for them to stay and soooo wish I could help :( My biggest regret living here is I can't keep pets (apartment living and both DH & I out for a min of 12 hrs a day at work). Praying that one day I can retire gracefully with menagerie of animals to care for!!!!
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Latest post on 15 February 2011 - 20:12
[b'>Do the needful[/b'> is my no 1 top pet hate!!!! ESPECIALLY when from a westerner who should know better!!! Grrrr 'It is what it is' I also find annoying, but then again it might just have been the westerner who I used to work with who said it 20 times a day that I found particularly irritating!! I've only really ever come across 'to gift' or something was 'gifted' from locals .... maybe I've been sheltered from the rest of the masses that use the term.
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Latest post on 15 February 2011 - 20:05
400K!! Wow!!! Dripping with envy ;-)
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Latest post on 15 February 2011 - 19:56
Ouchy!! I am SO squeemish re anything other than ear piercings!!
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Latest post on 15 February 2011 - 19:44
Excellent - thanks Claire - 3 more tabs opened as I check it out :-) Ooooooooooo so exciting.
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Latest post on 15 February 2011 - 19:38
I had a call from Du earlier telling me I owed them money. Unfortunately the 'gentleman' refused to give me any details as to why I owed them money or for what address but insisted I had to co-operate with him. When I said I refused to visit anywhere without being told why it was thought I owed money he told me "I am getting angry with you". Lucky it was a phone conversation otherwise he may have been digesting teeth. OMG!! Sounds like a scam! I had a call from Etisalat last week, the guy was very insistant that I called him back immediately & gave a mobile no ......... I didnt call back & have heard nothing since!! Weird, but prolly some other type of scam!
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Latest post on 15 February 2011 - 19:32
Note to anyone considering moving here....... develop the patience of a saint and the diplomacy of a royal (ok, lets discount Prince Phillip here), B4 arriving. That way you might just remain sane!!!!
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Latest post on 15 February 2011 - 19:16
Starting to narrow it down....... Must haves = 5 star Over water room Within 30 (ish mins) from Male by speed boat or plane (I'll deal with the nerves!!) All inc if poss! Budget - well, errrrr, well I'm starting to the idea of what it's likely to cost for 10 days!! If I can find something perfect for £3,500 I will be a very happy lass!!! Keep any suggestions flowing ladies! x
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Latest post on 15 February 2011 - 19:02
From today's 7 days [i'> [b'>Amy makes excuses[/b'> Promoters of Amy Winehouse’s shocking performance in Dubai have refuted allegations the sound system was playing up. A spokesperson for the shamed artist, who was booed while singing at Gulf Bike Week at Festival City on Friday, told the Metro newspaper in the UK: “Unfortunately, Amy’s in-ear monitors weren’t working so she couldn’t hear herself while singing. This led to some songs being cut short, leaving the stage for a bit to see if they could be fixed and handing over to her backing singer Zalon to sing one more song than he usually would. “The audience didn’t know this, of course.” But event organiser Done Events denied there was any problem with the sound on the night. Thomas Ovesen, the chief operating officer, said: “There were certainly no problems in the sound. If her ear monitors weren’t working, I don’t see what that has to do with what the audience heard. “They have nothing to do with what you hear as an audience. It’s a sophisticated way of artists hearing themselves. Some choose to use them, and some don’t. I don’t think her performance reflected any problems with production.” Many of the 10,000 fans who went to the show have complained Winehouse’s singing was barely audible and out of tune, she seemed distracted and left the stage for about 10 minutes. And concert-goers agreed it could not have been a technical hitch as all the other singers were good. One fan said: “The only sound problem was that nothing came out of Amy’s mouth.”[/i'> To Hello Again Kitty - very true!!!
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Latest post on 15 February 2011 - 18:59
Coffee shop at work. Me: A BLACK Americano coffee please ......... Yes maaaaam, with milk? Me: No, BLACK as in WITHOUT milk! EVERY single morning, same girl!! I'll resort to ordering an Americano coffee NO milk please & see if that works :-)
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Latest post on 15 February 2011 - 18:32
JS - thank you SO much for your valuable feedback, especially as a tired new mum (congratulations!!!!). Our wedding will be just the two of us (with a party later in the year back home), so as you can imagine for a honeymoon we want everything to be totally perfect and if we're paying for 5* then we'll be expecting 5*!!! I am currently [b'>ALL [/b'>over Agado, Trip Advisor, Booking.com & Hotels.com - comparing prices, reviews, location etc etc. It's still a total minefield and you can never tell a resort by the pics as anything in the Maldives can look like paradise! I've started a spreadsheet logging all info found with a tab for each resort - logging info from each of the main booking channels inc prices direct from the resorts. My task is to narrow it down to 3 (ok maybe 5) then sling it in his lordships direction to help make a final decision :) Thanks again to everyone for their input! x
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Latest post on 15 February 2011 - 18:04
My DH is totally silent when dish washing, but he's not for sale nor loan, sorry :) Hope you find a solution! Mine isn't!!! Mine is coz he sulks in silence :-)
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Latest post on 15 February 2011 - 18:02
My DH is totally silent when dish washing, but he's not for sale nor loan, sorry :) Hope you find a solution!
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Latest post on 15 February 2011 - 18:00
My birthday is the day before valentines day, so after weekend birthday celebrations, followed by my real birthday on Sun I was far too worn out for anything yesterday! Saying that he did buy me an eternity ring for my landmark birthday ....... and combined birthday/valentines day present some earings that I fell in love with from the same shop the ring came from (I am SO lucky!!). I got him a man bangle and a card and last night we had pizza + bottle of fizz at home, I went to bed at 9pm shattered whilst he fell asleep on the sofa. Such romantics r us ;-) x
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Latest post on 14 February 2011 - 18:21
Kelly C - really!? That sounds awsome! Would you mind the contact info of who you went through? Ie who married you? Am a little stuck of where to start!!! x
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Latest post on 13 February 2011 - 19:39
GHD does indeed stand for Good Hair Days ...... and they are life changing as far as I'm concerned!!! Good to hear the positive reports re the Corrioliss tho ..... might have to give that a go when my 5 year old GHD's finally give up (showing no sign of doing so yet though!).
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Latest post on 13 February 2011 - 19:35
Sticking to our traditional VD dinner.... take away curry and a bottle of fizz ;) edited by dubai71 on 13/02/2011 LOL us too!!!! But today is my birthday so as usual V day gets eclipsed, just finishing a bottle of Verve and still trying to decide where to go out to eat :-) Nothing like pre planning eh! :-)
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Latest post on 13 February 2011 - 18:57
I'm just starting my 3rd week of commuting between Trade Centre and a place 5 mins after Maqta bridge. On a good day it's been taking me 1hr 10mins to get there, 1hr 20mins to get back. The worst part of my journey is when traffic grinds to a halt post MOE on the way back...... I'm finding it do-able, and I'm lucky that my office hours are 8.30 to 4pm so I leave at 7am & am normally parked by 8.15am, and if out the door by 4pm I'm parked at home by 5.30pm, which isn't toooo bad. Last Thurs however was the exception when it took me 2hrs 15 to get home and witnessed the aftermath of no less than 4 accidents along the way (shunts rather than full on smashes, but enough to halt traffic), and yes the road is full of total IDIOTS!! A previous comment was wise - stick in the 2nd to fastest lane and just let the nutters pass you by on either side, oh and keep you distance from the car in front no matter how much bullying there is from behind. DH works here in the Trade Centre area so moving to AD is not an option for us (not that we'd want too anyway), saying that we are DEFO looking to move Marina / Palm / Ibn Btta end to ease my journey. We'll need 2 cars (we only need 1 right now as DH walks to work), but bless him, he said I moved all the way to the UAE for his job, the least he'll do is move a few kms up the road & fund a new car for my job :-) I think ultimately if you can put up with the travelling and move Marina end of DXB it'll be a good move for you. HTH! x
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Latest post on 13 February 2011 - 18:23
Thank you SO much everyone ........ some brilliant info and soooooooo much to research now :-) Thank you thank you thank you!! :):) x
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Latest post on 12 February 2011 - 20:15
Take dog to a vet and have it put down as a stray. !!!!!! SW that's not nice !!!! :(:\: