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Latest post on 31 October 2011 - 16:54
Me name's Sanddy, innit? (Essex)
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Latest post on 31 October 2011 - 16:52
Best to just tell them to go away and stop bothering you. ....and wash the egg off the windows in the morning!
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Latest post on 31 October 2011 - 16:25
I have an HSBC credit card, and I shop quite a bit at Spinneys so it's money I'll have spent anyway therefore I won't turn them down. I agree though, it's not worth expending extra effort to earn them.
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Latest post on 31 October 2011 - 16:08
Did you pay commission? If not, they probably use a very unfavourable exchange rate.
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Latest post on 31 October 2011 - 14:47
I'll be spending at the Arabian Centre too. There's very little on the website now.
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Latest post on 31 October 2011 - 13:03
Just watched episode 1 :) Had to go back to the beginning to catch up with what Kate had been tasked to do and why. All clear now. I'm also curious to know how the purser got her hair cut on the way to her flight.
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Latest post on 31 October 2011 - 10:04
Thanks!
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Latest post on 31 October 2011 - 09:44
Is it on TV here or does it have to be viewed online?
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Latest post on 30 October 2011 - 18:20
Add food colouring to your icing. You may need to mix a couple of colours together to get the right colour though.
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Latest post on 30 October 2011 - 18:15
What about the icing that's used on carrot cake?
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Latest post on 30 October 2011 - 17:04
Dr Yamini- welcare knowledge village Seconded. I saw her about 2 or 3 years ago and liked her. I recommended her on here a year ago and I'm pleased to see she's still at Welcare.
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Latest post on 30 October 2011 - 08:23
Ah, Im glad it's going ahead and you're happy. It's a lovely area, isn't it?
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Latest post on 29 October 2011 - 20:29
And to think we always called it Quainta@se............;);) As did we...
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Latest post on 29 October 2011 - 20:28
Ah, ok. As SueB says :)
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Latest post on 29 October 2011 - 20:27
A friend and I wrote to Jimmy asking if he could fix it for us to have a chimp's tea party :) Yes, we were kids; no, we never heard back.
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Latest post on 29 October 2011 - 19:23
Did you pay for the flowers or did he?
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Latest post on 29 October 2011 - 18:58
Just seen this elsewhere. RIP Jimmy Savile.
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Latest post on 29 October 2011 - 17:55
A bit over-budget but this is a nice one. http://www.liveworkexplore.com/shop/telling-tales:-an-oral-history-of-dubai/711 My Mum fell in love with it so I let her take it home last trip.
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Latest post on 29 October 2011 - 12:11
Can anyone give info as to where and when it is, and what age group it's suitable for please?
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Latest post on 29 October 2011 - 12:10
Can anyone give info as to where and when it is, and what age group it's suitable for please?
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Latest post on 29 October 2011 - 08:32
Can't help you, but it would also make natty gifts to get family photos put on fridge magnets. I hope someone can answer you as I'd be interested to know too.
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Latest post on 28 October 2011 - 20:12
Head towards Hatta on the E44. That road will take you through the border and onto Sohar, whic is on the way to Muscat. Can't help with the other questions I'm afraid.
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Latest post on 28 October 2011 - 19:08
Quite easily. If she steals from you, you can't report her. If you do, you're in trouble for employing her illegally. ll it takes is one person to grass you or her up and you're in the mire. Also, maids get spot-checked.
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Latest post on 28 October 2011 - 17:25
Please don't expect anyone to share their maid with you. It's illegal and can land you both with a fine of up to AED 100,000. Hopefully someone can recommend an agency who can fulfill all your needs.
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Latest post on 28 October 2011 - 07:53
I think the best thing to do is to call them, tell them the situation and ask for clarification. I would call their HK or UK branch as well as the local office and compare answers - I don't have a huge amount of confidence in what I get told here :)
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Latest post on 27 October 2011 - 22:56
But not the vinegar you had at home, special chippy vinegar.
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Latest post on 27 October 2011 - 22:32
Deep fryers are available at Geant and Carrefour. Actifry makes better chips ;)
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Latest post on 27 October 2011 - 06:12
Also, are you sure your DH's residence visa is still valid if he was made redundant? Why did the company not cancel his visa when they laid him off? I don't know if you can (I wouldn't say "trust", more "rely") on the answer you get from immigration but unfortunately, as you know, the answer you get is probably the best you will get. I would call twice though in the hope you speak to different people each time and compare answers - or you call once and your DH call once.
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Latest post on 26 October 2011 - 18:47
Is Diwali just one day?
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Latest post on 26 October 2011 - 10:31
Does it really matter? If the person in question sees this thread and doesn't want to answer, they won't. Simple really.
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Latest post on 26 October 2011 - 06:15
Thanks, I've had similar experience in the past. This is for items bought overseas, so didn't belong to us to start with, and so there's a monetary value attached. The shippers require money but I don't know if that's for customs or if this is why I'd need a clearing agent. Oh well, guess I'll find out on Thursday.
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Latest post on 25 October 2011 - 19:17
*slurp* How lovely :)
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Latest post on 25 October 2011 - 19:03
I heard yours weren't bad, IAMVP ;) <em>edited by Sanddy_Dogg on 25/10/2011</em>
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Latest post on 25 October 2011 - 16:27
Or a bonus "each year"?
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Latest post on 25 October 2011 - 14:56
LOL louise! I was trying to spell something out phonetically and said "Charlie" This ended up as a J.
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Latest post on 25 October 2011 - 14:15
Thank you so much or your detailed reply, that is really helpful. I'll C&P your message into an email to her because it contains information that will be very useful. Thanks again :)
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Latest post on 24 October 2011 - 18:00
It's about an hour to the roundabout where you enter RAK (and would turn right to go towards RAK City) if you stay on Emirates Road. If you go on the E611/bypass road it's about 25 mins from the end of the E611 to that roundabout. From that roundabout it's 52km to the border crossing and the route is not fast. It took me almost an hour to go not-quite-as-far as the border. This is if you're heading to Khasab.
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Latest post on 24 October 2011 - 05:26
Most things scare me, I'm a real wuss. I guess over the past few years it would have been seeing an accident at a motorcycle track. I remember thinking "Someone's having a bad day" as people were crowding around the injured person. Then realising I hadn't seen DH ride past, then seeing the bike in accident being lifted up and it having DH's race number on it. Thankfully, a few days in hospital and a few weeks recovery and he was back to full health, but that moment of realisation, and the panic were something I won't forget.
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Latest post on 23 October 2011 - 20:36
And guess who's now sitting here scratching her head after typing that? :)
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Latest post on 23 October 2011 - 20:34
And what's really frustrating when when you put all that work into getting your kids lice-free and they come home the next week with them again because someone else still has them. Do make sure you tell the nursery they've come home with lice and that you've treated yours so they can inform other parents.
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Latest post on 21 October 2011 - 21:40
Sue62 - when we took insurance in Dubai with RSA they took into account our previous no claims bonus - but even they won't work it the other way round. and it seems if you are outside the UK in the EU they will take into account your no claims. I'm not expecting anything, just asking for advice! Same when we moved to Oman, the insurers there took my UK earned no-claims bonus into account.
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Latest post on 21 October 2011 - 19:37
Not sure what happened, it seemed fine when I read it earlier this afternoon, some very interesting (but appalling) stories from some of our posters. Maybe someone said something to upset the mods after I read it.
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Latest post on 21 October 2011 - 19:09
I think you mean the "Gaddafi is dead" thread? I think that's been deleted.
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Latest post on 21 October 2011 - 19:02
If you do a search on here there's a place in al quoz where they hand make shes so you'll get exactly what you wan...... This one? https://www.facebook.com/ItalianShoeFactory
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Latest post on 21 October 2011 - 08:16
Using a maid that is not sponsored by either you or an agency is illegal and could land you wit a fine upwards of AED 50,000.
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Latest post on 20 October 2011 - 19:10
Oooh, I [url=http://www.pimpemoticons.com'>[img'>http://ohiok.com/img/cowmooos/emoticons/love/in-love.gif [/img'>[/url'>Chris Isaak!
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Latest post on 20 October 2011 - 18:46
I'm older than you http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M43wsiNBwmo&ob=av2n This one - i was there http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azTdo4zM2HA (note the year *gulp*)
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Latest post on 20 October 2011 - 18:30
If you google "nanny agencies dubai" you get a few websites come up.
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Latest post on 20 October 2011 - 17:00
Mine was a blue garter my Mum wore, so it was my something old, something borrowed and something blue too! Mine was a blue garter given to me by my grandmother :)
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Latest post on 20 October 2011 - 16:54
I don't think you can even try G 88. Those people are of a completely mindset to us. How sad that life, especially that of a child, can men so little.
 
 
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