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  • be careful out there

    I guess the warning on aerosol cans really SHOULD be taken seriously.

    aerosol explosion

    A South African chap, Steve Hawthorne, returned to his Pajero last week, after parking it in the sun for an hour or two over lunchtime, to find that the aerosol can of “cooling spray” he kept in the car to cool down the steering wheel had exploded in the heat. Not only that but it had sliced right through the door!

    We all know how dangerously hot vehicles get here, there are stories every year about people dying after falling asleep in cars or buses, but it seems even more care is needed. Don’t leave aerosol cans or electronic goods in your car. I would say even original CDs won’t last long this way.

    The full story is here.

    Image scanned from the Xpress paper, June 4
     
     

  • cancelled

    In these uncertain economic times it’s probably a good idea to be cautious and careful. So with that in mind we decided that it might be prudent for me to change from a husband-sponsored to a company-sponsored visa, that way if anything (G*d forbid) should happen to Stu’s job, then we aren’t both visa-less, and can hopefully avoid the drama being visa-less would unleash, especially with the bank (but we won’t go into that again).

    cancelled

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  • we are there!

    hot in Dubai

    At 11:55 this morning! Ouch.
     

  • stop whining or something

    Being a South African I am very aware of the fact that we complain a lot, about everything. This is true whether we are still in SA, or living somewhere else. I know this because I personally spent many hours complaining about the SA banks, amongst other things, when living in Johannesburg. Essentially there are 4 main banks that operate in the country, and sometimes it feels a bit like Hobson’s choice when deciding between them. However, since moving to Dubai, I have realised the banks back home are FANTASTIC, not to mention rather technologically advanced, when compared with the choices here.

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  • whilst the Stu’s away

    Dubai Fountain
    [Dubai Fountain, taken with my phone]

    This weekend was nice but also rather tiring, or maybe I am just getting old (any comments agreeing with that statement will be deleted, you have been warned). On Thursday evening we started with dinner at the Rivington Grill (Souk al Bahar). I decided on this restaurant purely because of it’s location, it has a good view of the new Dubai Fountain. And, as it seemed to get a good review overall on Timeout, it seemed like a safe choice. We were taking a visiting friend there with us as well as two of Stu’s American colleagues who were in town. As we walked into the Souk we could already see (and hear) the water display through the large window at the end of the passage. It looked amazing!

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