Dubai Gone Mad
May 14th 2007, 11:25 pm
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Dubai Gone Mad
What do you think are the latest developments that are just ridiculous?
I think the plan to bulldoze a creek through Safa Park and Jumeirah 2 is crazy, and a huge waste of money. What do they plan to do with Sheikh Zayed Road?
Oh, and I'll say it for GarethR and W10: "all the Dubai developments are ridiculous". Wanted to save you two the typing effort
I think the plan to bulldoze a creek through Safa Park and Jumeirah 2 is crazy, and a huge waste of money. What do they plan to do with Sheikh Zayed Road?
Oh, and I'll say it for GarethR and W10: "all the Dubai developments are ridiculous". Wanted to save you two the typing effort
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May 15th 2007, 7:10 am
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Re: Dubai Gone Mad
What do you think are the latest developments that are just ridiculous?
I think the plan to bulldoze a creek through Safa Park and Jumeirah 2 is crazy, and a huge waste of money. What do they plan to do with Sheikh Zayed Road?
Oh, and I'll say it for GarethR and W10: "all the Dubai developments are ridiculous". Wanted to save you two the typing effort
I think the plan to bulldoze a creek through Safa Park and Jumeirah 2 is crazy, and a huge waste of money. What do they plan to do with Sheikh Zayed Road?
Oh, and I'll say it for GarethR and W10: "all the Dubai developments are ridiculous". Wanted to save you two the typing effort
It would be nice if they invested their money on better infrastructure, sustainable power supplies and perhaps more greenery instead of more stagnant pools of water to help put the UAE back in the world malaria hotspots.
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May 15th 2007, 8:12 am
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I thought the idea of the creek extension was to do just that, free flowing water with bloody great pumps built in to make it fresh?
May 15th 2007, 9:09 am
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Why don't they just flood SZ rd and everyone can go to work by boat!
How fun would that be!
How fun would that be!
May 15th 2007, 11:08 am
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Surely they need *less* greenery. The environmental cost of maintaining what they've already put in is colossal, and one of the reasons why the UAE is one of the most polluting nations in the world by population size.
May 15th 2007, 12:10 pm
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Or if there must be 'greenery' at least make it nice. Those garish flowerbeds in Garhoud are VILE. It's very Dubai twinned with Bournemouth.
May 15th 2007, 3:15 pm
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May 15th 2007, 3:26 pm
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May 15th 2007, 4:59 pm
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Lmao, this thread is hilarious. lol. Fun compared to all the ones i've been in before.
Why i'm here I should ask if anyone can help me with buying property in Dubai?
I'm looking for either a villa in The Springs/Arabian Ranches or an apartment in Dubai Marina.
Any thoughts?
Email me on [email protected]
Why i'm here I should ask if anyone can help me with buying property in Dubai?
I'm looking for either a villa in The Springs/Arabian Ranches or an apartment in Dubai Marina.
Any thoughts?
Email me on [email protected]
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May 15th 2007, 5:05 pm
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Lmao, this thread is hilarious. lol. Fun compared to all the ones i've been in before.
Why i'm here I should ask if anyone can help me with buying property in Dubai?
I'm looking for either a villa in The Springs/Arabian Ranches or an apartment in Dubai Marina.
Any thoughts?
Email me on [email protected]
Why i'm here I should ask if anyone can help me with buying property in Dubai?
I'm looking for either a villa in The Springs/Arabian Ranches or an apartment in Dubai Marina.
Any thoughts?
Email me on [email protected]
May 16th 2007, 7:27 am
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We know we live in a desert, stop pretending we don't and you'll cut running costs in Dubai by 30% at least, not to mention causing far less pollution.
May 16th 2007, 7:32 am
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And you escaped. Well done!
I could have said Eastbourne or any town with fancy municipal flowerbeds. It's just that the bright pink that is there currently is just shocking. Even if it wasn't sunny you'd need shades to look at them.
I agree with W10's comments about living in a desert. Palm trees are fine, but the municipality is planting things like petunias that need a lot of water. I think the painted horses/camels/eagles are plenty decorative.
I could have said Eastbourne or any town with fancy municipal flowerbeds. It's just that the bright pink that is there currently is just shocking. Even if it wasn't sunny you'd need shades to look at them.
I agree with W10's comments about living in a desert. Palm trees are fine, but the municipality is planting things like petunias that need a lot of water. I think the painted horses/camels/eagles are plenty decorative.