Well the inevitable has happend, and my client has signed a contract, however it will mean i am off to Saudi for 6 months.

As of yet, i am unsure if the client will insist on me being on-site through-out the engagement or whether i can fly back at weekends.

They may even let me gather the required information and work from Dubai, but i doubt this very much.

So im going to have to take a leave of abscence from the site, as the quicker i complete my work the quicker i can come back 2 dubai.

Id like to apologise to the people i have let down recently. I have been so busy getting everything ready that i have had to make certain sacrifices elsewhere, and for that i am sorry.

I have been so worked up about going that I have been a bit of a nightmare....sorry guys.

Anyway, if my hotel has Internet i'll try to sign on in the evenings to catch up.

Regards
JD

Take care JD and look after yourself - who's going to protect us at Zinc now

You will probably be safer at Zinc now !

he he

JD....see you there soon

AWWW JD Im really sorry. Just when I am back online too. Pity eh!

Anyways u take good care and hurry back soon.

Take care, stay safe and see you soon

Take care and all that safe stuff

Cheers Bob, Done a stint there before, but it always fills me with dread when i go there........no women..no drinks..its gonna be tough :scared: :scared: :scared:

Hey buddy,
We both know it's no picnic. Keep you head low and your backside covered. We'll miss you. Stay away from Faisaliah and Al Mamlaka; dangerous places!
Keep in Touch, Tami

Hey Tami, I used to go out for Dinner at Faisaliah and Kingdom tower, luckily most of my work is in Jeddah..otherwise i would probably have resigned !
May have to pop to Riyadh just to have a monthly meeting.

Stay safe dude. Hopefully you can roll back in here often, i'm pretty sure air arabia has regular flights from Jeddah.

I had a friend here for the last few days, her brother came from Riyadh. Apparently its already hot as hell there, way more than here, but he said its a dry heat (no humidity) so more like having a heat lamp on your face than being in a sauna like dubai. He kept complaining how hot it was the last couple of days, yet said it was 45 degrees when he left riyadh.

Thats about right, it hit 55 when i was there last year, but your spot-on, the heat is very tolerable, and you can sit out in the shade without getting too drenched.
The problem is Jeddah is coastal so it has the same humidity as Dubai ,
But the diving there is very cheap and has some of the best dive sites in the world, so i can finish off my Advanced open water and dive master courses while i am there !

Gonna stick with Emirates i think..company are paying the flights home and i could do with the skyward miles !

keep your head down and your ass tucked in as we dont want to hear about either getting shot.

i'll e mail you a guys no. in jeddah who has a good supply of booze and has been known to partake of a few now and then.

oh if you do get shot can i be the first to say that i'll look after your car for you!!!

Beat you too it I already asked him that.........