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co durham boy

Not sure , why ? Do you need to get your rocks off ? Try Jules Bar in the Meridien they'll have what your looking for.

Talking Stick

I drowned in Hawaii when I was a teenager. It's not really a bad way to die. I had a snorkel and mask on and I noticed that I started going out to sea. I swam hard and I was still going out, fast- after about 45 minutes of swimming as hard as I possibly could I gave up and I knew I was gonna die, and I was fine with it. I was going down an I experienced some euphoria. I remember being about 10 feet under and looking up at the surface, it was very peaceful then the next thing I knew I was on a lifeguards surfboard. I was way out there, I could barely see the beach and I have no idea how anyone saw me. He got me in fast dumped me on the beach and headed right back out for someone else. I laid there for awhile coughing up water and everything. Eventually I got up and got the half mile down the beach to where my mom and brothers and sister were set up. I said "ma I just almost drowned!" and she said "thats fine honey, do you want a hotdog?" 20 years later I told her that I literally almost drowned in Hawaii when I was a kid and she said "really?"

Ethos83

I used to work near there and the word around the office was it was the place where men liked to go to get their rocks off, at nighttime. That's all I know and your reference to the undercover CID seemed to back up my assumption.

co durham boy

It was more Western women getting a little bit of grief from pissed up locals and amorous labourers looking for love.

In fairness the C.I.D were pretty good at that beach , it could be quite intimidating for women at one time down there but they got a hand on it and sorted it right out.

It wouldn't surprise me about the cruising down there especially as most Arabs are partial to a bit of tradesman's now and again.

BurpusMe

Without fees, how would they pay the lifeguards?

They could use some of the proceeds to install showers, and provide beach chairs and cold drinks. It could be done on the cheap to keep costs down. What does Jumeirah Beach Park cost? AED 10? Seems fair.

BurpusMe

LOL!

weescot

I agree that there should be a charge - you get what you pay for in AD - lifeguards, lavvies and showers. Plus access to cafes etc. The Public Beach entrance is only 10AED and the beach has two sections - families and the rest of us. For an extra 25AED you can hire a clean sun lounger and umbrella. There are also nice mature hedges or fences that precludes the peepers from the street.

Also, dividing the two sections there is a "free beach" that has less facilities, but still has life guard cover so the less well off can still enjoy. It seems to work well and is very popular.

Mischief Queen

From what I've seen the hedges give the peepers somewhere to hide to do their um "business"... the areas with fences are good but there's still a few that shake hands with themselves in the bushes whilst perving at the ladies!

lionheart

You deliberately go looking behind the hedges, do you?

Sandboy

one of the victims was playing away ! told his Mrs he was in the USA on business when actually he was nuts deep in his bit on the side in Dubai.

Divine retribution ?

lionheart

But his Dubai mistress said that they were truly in love. You have to feel sorry for the widow back home in blighty.

Bahtatboy

No. Because who's actually suffering now (if you take the view there's no afterlife): the Mrs (and the kids, if there are any).

lionheart

Didn't you forget to add the word "almost" in your first sentence?

Bahtatboy

Regrettably not, and regrettably he didn't.