The ball is a rollin'
Oct 9th 2004, 6:38 am
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The ball is a rollin'
Today I go and get my eyes tested and submit all the gumff for getting my permit... I shall be starting all beign well the first day of ramadan and I have heaps of experience I should only need 10 to 20 lessons.. With emirates
Keep yah posted and notification will go out in due coarse to give you all plenty of time to vacate the roads LOL
Keep yah posted and notification will go out in due coarse to give you all plenty of time to vacate the roads LOL
Oct 9th 2004, 7:51 am
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The Oracle
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Re: The ball is a rollin'
Originally Posted by Heart of gold
Today I go and get my eyes tested and submit all the gumff for getting my permit... I shall be starting all beign well the first day of ramadan and I have heaps of experience I should only need 10 to 20 lessons.. With emirates
Keep yah posted and notification will go out in due coarse to give you all plenty of time to vacate the roads LOL
Keep yah posted and notification will go out in due coarse to give you all plenty of time to vacate the roads LOL
-Face81
Oct 9th 2004, 10:09 am
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Re: The ball is a rollin'
good luck!!
Oct 9th 2004, 1:50 pm
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Re: The ball is a rollin'
Originally Posted by Heart of gold
Today I go and get my eyes tested and submit all the gumff for getting my permit... I shall be starting all beign well the first day of ramadan and I have heaps of experience I should only need 10 to 20 lessons.. With emirates
Keep yah posted and notification will go out in due coarse to give you all plenty of time to vacate the roads LOL
Keep yah posted and notification will go out in due coarse to give you all plenty of time to vacate the roads LOL
i gotta get my license transferred into local license when i get there so gotta do the eye test as well...
Oct 9th 2004, 4:47 pm
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Re: The ball is a rollin'
Originally Posted by joseph.creative
I personally will be checking the Gulf News website to see if accident increase soon.... lol
i gotta get my license transferred into local license when i get there so gotta do the eye test as well...
i gotta get my license transferred into local license when i get there so gotta do the eye test as well...
Poor Mickey........dont worry.....I have full faith in ur driving!
Not 2 worry bout the eye test Joe......its a breeze........just go to a an optician that registered with the Traffic Dept. and presto. Ur done.....quick and painless.
-Face81
Oct 9th 2004, 9:31 pm
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Re: The ball is a rollin'
Originally Posted by Face81
Poor Mickey........dont worry.....I have full faith in ur driving!
Not 2 worry bout the eye test Joe......its a breeze........just go to a an optician that registered with the Traffic Dept. and presto. Ur done.....quick and painless.
-Face81
Not 2 worry bout the eye test Joe......its a breeze........just go to a an optician that registered with the Traffic Dept. and presto. Ur done.....quick and painless.
-Face81
Oct 10th 2004, 4:06 am
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Re: The ball is a rollin'
Originally Posted by Face81
Poor Mickey........dont worry.....I have full faith in ur driving!
Not 2 worry bout the eye test Joe......its a breeze........just go to a an optician that registered with the Traffic Dept. and presto. Ur done.....quick and painless.
-Face81
Not 2 worry bout the eye test Joe......its a breeze........just go to a an optician that registered with the Traffic Dept. and presto. Ur done.....quick and painless.
-Face81
Oct 10th 2004, 4:08 am
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Re: The ball is a rollin'
Originally Posted by Face81
Poor Mickey........dont worry.....I have full faith in ur driving!
Not 2 worry bout the eye test Joe......its a breeze........just go to a an optician that registered with the Traffic Dept. and presto. Ur done.....quick and painless.
-Face81
Not 2 worry bout the eye test Joe......its a breeze........just go to a an optician that registered with the Traffic Dept. and presto. Ur done.....quick and painless.
-Face81
Oct 10th 2004, 9:13 am
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Re: The ball is a rollin'
Originally Posted by joseph.creative
nah i know it is cool. Am going to the same place that Em uses for her optician's just up the SZR. so is sweet. just find it funny abiout the whole red tape crap!
And keep ur wallet handy when u go down to the traffic department........and no I dont mean so that u can bribe the coppers......its those "hidden" taxes that will have the fleas excaping from the confines of ur wallet when u r paying for all the crap that needs 2 b done. hahaha
Oh and b4 u whip out the calculator on ur cell, the eye test costs:
AED 25 = GBP 3.85
For ur interst, 1 GBP = AED 6.5
-Face81
Last edited by Face81; Oct 10th 2004 at 9:31 am.
Oct 10th 2004, 9:28 am
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Re: The ball is a rollin'
Originally Posted by Heart of gold
So glad someone has faith,you may have a lift if you dont mind holding on .. Joe on the other hand can run along behind .. Lol!
-Face81
Oct 10th 2004, 5:07 pm
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Re: The ball is a rollin'
Originally Posted by Heart of gold
Eye test costs Dhs 25, and all the guy did was make me look at the letter E in four different postions, up, down, to the left and to the right and then again twice with alternate eye covered each time ... strange though it would have been much more than that but yeap, its short and painless
Oct 10th 2004, 5:10 pm
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Re: The ball is a rollin'
Originally Posted by Face81
Thats just the first step. Wait till u have to get ur car registered.......its a whole forest of red tape to get thru then!:scared:
And keep ur wallet handy when u go down to the traffic department........and no I dont mean so that u can bribe the coppers......its those "hidden" taxes that will have the fleas excaping from the confines of ur wallet when u r paying for all the crap that needs 2 b done. hahaha
Oh and b4 u whip out the calculator on ur cell, the eye test costs:
AED 25 = GBP 3.85
For ur interst, 1 GBP = AED 6.5
-Face81
And keep ur wallet handy when u go down to the traffic department........and no I dont mean so that u can bribe the coppers......its those "hidden" taxes that will have the fleas excaping from the confines of ur wallet when u r paying for all the crap that needs 2 b done. hahaha
Oh and b4 u whip out the calculator on ur cell, the eye test costs:
AED 25 = GBP 3.85
For ur interst, 1 GBP = AED 6.5
-Face81
can we have a proper chat about this car crap when i get back as i need to sort out the Audi TT as soon as I can...
hmmm gonna talk back ur Horlicks now, madame HOG.... hmmm make me run... damn!
okay. Shiva is calling me now so will let you all know if he sounds normal or not!!! lolk
Mickey.. how is it going the the driving. worried yet and when is the test?
you will be fine!!!
Oct 11th 2004, 4:05 am
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Re: The ball is a rollin'
Originally Posted by joseph.creative
aha... checked the rates yesterday and it is 6.25 !!!! nah nah.
can we have a proper chat about this car crap when i get back as i need to sort out the Audi TT as soon as I can...
hmmm gonna talk back ur Horlicks now, madame HOG.... hmmm make me run... damn!
okay. Shiva is calling me now so will let you all know if he sounds normal or not!!! lolk
Mickey.. how is it going the the driving. worried yet and when is the test?
you will be fine!!!
can we have a proper chat about this car crap when i get back as i need to sort out the Audi TT as soon as I can...
hmmm gonna talk back ur Horlicks now, madame HOG.... hmmm make me run... damn!
okay. Shiva is calling me now so will let you all know if he sounds normal or not!!! lolk
Mickey.. how is it going the the driving. worried yet and when is the test?
you will be fine!!!
Oct 11th 2004, 11:32 am
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Re: The ball is a rollin'
Ok, I promised fair warning to you all!!! Next Saturday I take the PLUNGE and have my first driving lesson! And Im not an ounce excited more bloody nervous than anything else ... sweaty palms just thinking about it ... :scared:
Oct 11th 2004, 11:35 am
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Re: The ball is a rollin'
Originally Posted by Heart of gold
Ok, I promised fair warning to you all!!! Next Saturday I take the PLUNGE and have my first driving lesson! And Im not an ounce excited more bloody nervous than anything else ... sweaty palms just thinking about it ... :scared: