Rascalmate

Anyone know of a good magician who can make all the red tape disappear?

It's becoming a REAL pain in the butt .

How did everyone else get thru' red tape period without growing a few grey hairs? Good job the Ramada is close by !

Rascal

Stop whinging, it took FOUR years in NZ, plus 2 in UK trying to get them to understand!
You have only been there 3 weeks and its nearly all sorted, so stop being a whinging pom and get some work done!

Malteser

Wot red tape are u talking about

Here it is JUST red tape everywhere.........hehe

Welcome to Doha............

Rascal

I DID warn him Malt, but he gets grumpy at slightest little hurdle Men, they need women to sort it don't they?

Malteser

Oh def........

Rascalmate

mmmmmmmmmmmmmm .... that's me shot down in flames .... women!

Rascal

Yeh...know your place!!

Rascalmate

Yep I sure do! That's why me here and you there!

(only joking. can't wait for the R & RM reunion)

TA5

Red Tape?

Welcome to the middle east.


PS. BTW, the red tape is on a never-ending roll, as in, you will deal with it every waking moment you live in one of those third world sandbox ovens

NorthernLad

I've not had to deal with any for the past 3 days. Things must have improved since you left.

Rascalmate

:scared: Thanks! I'm learning about it very quickly! Seems you live, breathe eat and 54*t red tape here. Plus, the so called company goffers who do the arabic bit and also the negociations with the MOI don't seem to be worth the Riyals they are paid.

Well ours ain't up to much! He seems to point me in the direction of the medical center or CID and then leave me too it ... fortunately the first time a turquoise taxi driver understood my directions and the second time the VIP fingerprinting lounge was full of similar palefaces to me (fellow Brits IOW)

Supposedly I'm one week away from Residency ... suppose four weeks here and residency in total of five weeks ain't bad?

Next its the Family Visa mind-field in case the word mine is inappropriate in these neck of the woods?

Oh well its the world cup final tonight and a good bevvy at the Ramada! One way I suppose of making the red tape disappear. Aaaaah ... the magician ... Budweiser ale! Don't suppose anywhere has good ole real ale instead of the lager pee water?

Samijam

Hey RM

They have Kilkenny in Garveys and Rydges so my hubby informs me - he says it the closest your gonna get to real ale here - Cheers

Malteser

We are going to be at the Ramada tonight as well.....hehee

Ladies night..... Rascal ure on our next one I promise

If u see a bunch of very noisey and not behaving ladies ....thats us hahaa

Malteser

HEY Samijam.............do I know u somewhere

MJC

Good grief, now there's a blast from the past - you still homesick for Dubai then Mr. T?