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TheShed Jul 17th 2017 9:49 am

Is it just me, or is it really quiet since Ramadan?
 
Not sure about other industries, but I am hitting walls trying to call people last week and this. Seems just about everyone went away after Eid and are back in August.

mission Jul 17th 2017 11:46 am

Re: Is it just me, or is it really quiet since Ramadan?
 
this place is definitely DEAD
:yawn::yawn:

UKCityGent Jul 17th 2017 12:28 pm

Re: Is it just me, or is it really quiet since Ramadan?
 
Its the same in the Kuwaiti Sandpit - there is no volatility in the markets


Possibly the calm before another storm ??

Dubaiexile Jul 17th 2017 12:49 pm

Re: Is it just me, or is it really quiet since Ramadan?
 

DXBtoDOH Jul 17th 2017 12:56 pm

Re: Is it just me, or is it really quiet since Ramadan?
 
Speculation is rife in Dubai about another big crash. Then again these speculations happen every year so what to believe?

Perhaps the UAE signed up to Saudi's mischief over Qatar as a red herring ploy to obscure the real status of the UAE economy? Beyond that I have no idea why the UAE got involved instead of remaining neutral like Kuwait and Oman.

Millhouse Jul 17th 2017 12:56 pm

Re: Is it just me, or is it really quiet since Ramadan?
 
Doesn't this happen every year?

DXBtoDOH Jul 17th 2017 12:57 pm

Re: Is it just me, or is it really quiet since Ramadan?
 
Jinxed mate!


Originally Posted by Millhouse (Post 12296167)
Doesn't this happen every year?


Millhouse Jul 17th 2017 12:58 pm

Re: Is it just me, or is it really quiet since Ramadan?
 

Originally Posted by DXBtoDOH (Post 12296169)
Jinxed mate!

Indeed. But to me it feels normal - I tend to stay for the summers and it's always miserably quiet.

DXBtoDOH Jul 17th 2017 1:04 pm

Re: Is it just me, or is it really quiet since Ramadan?
 

Originally Posted by Millhouse (Post 12296170)
Indeed. But to me it feels normal - I tend to stay for the summers and it's always miserably quiet.

Glorious, isn't it?

Dubaiexile Jul 17th 2017 5:10 pm

Re: Is it just me, or is it really quiet since Ramadan?
 

Originally Posted by DXBtoDOH (Post 12296165)
Speculation is rife in Dubai about another big crash. Then again these speculations happen every year so what to believe?

Perhaps the UAE signed up to Saudi's mischief over Qatar as a red herring ploy to obscure the real status of the UAE economy? Beyond that I have no idea why the UAE got involved instead of remaining neutral like Kuwait and Oman.

Deeper than what it seems, perhaps it will all come out in the wash in the future!

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-u...-idUSKBN1A200H

weasel decentral Jul 18th 2017 9:39 am

Re: Is it just me, or is it really quiet since Ramadan?
 

Originally Posted by Millhouse (Post 12296170)
Indeed. But to me it feels normal - I tend to stay for the summers and it's always miserably quiet.

Are you not approaching the age of quiet being good, that one step away from considering the merits of living in a cabin in the woods?

My excuse for being quiet is that I got struck down with some kind of viral fever for 5 hellish days. It was like entering a native american sweat lodge and eating various hallucinogens to pass the test in to warrior hood, except much less fun than that sounds :lol:

jam25mack Jul 18th 2017 9:58 am

Re: Is it just me, or is it really quiet since Ramadan?
 
It feels standard for this time of year to me...... summers are always dead. Traffic is glorious!

TheShed Jul 18th 2017 11:24 am

Re: Is it just me, or is it really quiet since Ramadan?
 
Me and my big mouth - been running around like a loony since I started this thread and now just landed a project that could cancel or shorten my holiday :(:(:(:(:(

IKnowNothing Jul 18th 2017 12:15 pm

Re: Is it just me, or is it really quiet since Ramadan?
 
Well if this place is anything to go by it's jolly quiet.

scot47 Jul 18th 2017 12:50 pm

Re: Is it just me, or is it really quiet since Ramadan?
 
It is the final run-down before the Apocalypse. You are in THE END TIMES !


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