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Do anyone lnow if Barracuda is open during ramadam

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no it closed on Friday until the first day of Eid. It is RamadaN :):):)

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I heard that the licor shop in Al Ain is open this month.
Haven't been there.
Hotel bars are open after sunset and sells booze.

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[QUOTE=housewife;6739772]I heard that the licor shop in Al Ain is open this month.
Haven't been there./QUOTE] Quite possible as it was closed for several weeks after a fire last month. Its near the Nissan and Toyota showrooms in Sanaya industrial district.

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the big MMI in RAK is also closed

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But Ikea...they are still open right? No man or woman should be forced to 'go without' when it comes to a wide variety of Scandanavian flatpack furniture.

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but how can anyone face that place without having a few drinks first?

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[QUOTE=Shadya;6740277]there is another one, pm for location :)

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LSD, it really allows you to admire the more contemporary designs as the creater would have through his yellow sunglass rimmed eyes. :D

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i think the creators of their bedroom fabrics Overdosed on the stuff!

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IKEA, aaaarrrgg..the very mention of the place makes me fizzz

I build oil rigs for a living which is a breeze to an IKEA filing cabinet..

Last night the bloody thing nearly got chucked out of the window!!

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:rofl: There is a bit of paper that comes with them to remind you of all the parts you are missing!

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great to read that I am not the only one who does miss just a screw after the wardrobe is almost finished. grrrrr....:curse:

They should also add a warning that after you finally succeed to set up the wardrobe that you are not allowed to put clothes in it otherwise the wardrobe will fell down.

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Yeah, I've got a pot of woodglue I use for just such occasions. It actually makes the whole thing much more rigid and stable as well :p.
Form and function? Sounds novel. You ask a lot from poor old Sven, He probably has to come up with a new range every day just to keep up as well as packing all the screws und bolts. :D

"And I wasn't the only slave to my nesting instinct. The people I know who used to sit in the bathroom with pornography, now they sit in the bathroom with their IKEA furniture catalogue." - Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club.

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thats the good thing about ikea here though. when they deliver it they put it together for you! :thumbsup:

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Wright, let's go back to the alcohol topic.
How do you people survive during Ramadan.
Just went to the restaurant here in the hotel.
Was there at 06.30 pm but had to wait for half an hour before they start serving alcohol.
But at least I could have a drink.
Bit boring by the way without any music.

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People who don't have an alcohol dependancy issue usually manage just swell

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People in AD will remember a time (not so long ago) when hotels and restaurants could not serve alcohol at all during Ramadan and all bars were closed so think yourselves lucky now :thumbup:

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the duty free even used to be closed, is it still the same these days?

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Well said. Here in Kuwait there are boozers but not very many and quite a lot just give up drink forever - permanently and are content that way.

My perspective is that there is too much dependence - not condeming it but not participating either..

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what do you mean how do people survive...

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when I lived in the UK alcohol was hardly mentioned, you come and live in a Muslim country and it is the main topic of conversation practically every day of the week, amazes me :(

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Well, just as I say it.

I mean, I cannot do without my bottle of water at the pool or at the gym.
But this is not allowed at the moment. If I do not drink, I get dizzy
Even a cigarette by the pool is forbidden.

So I just ask how do you survive/manage this?

Do not get me wrong that you think I have something against the Ramadan, and yes I do follow these rules but I think it is a bit hard.
And just ask how you deal with this, as I suppose you all managed with this before.

After been to the mall and standing outside with my shopping cart waiting for a taxi takes sometime ages.
Last week about 30 minutes. Standing there i the heat I could use some water. Which was possible because Ramadan wasn't started yet.
But this month I can't, and I won't.

So again, I have nothing against the Ramadan.

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it is down to where you shop, you can smoke and eat in Mall of the Emirates, if you know where :thumbup:

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just work around it....go to the gym at night, swim a little shorter, do your shopping early in the morning when it's still pleasant outside...it's only for a few weeks and we can still eat and drink all we like when we are at home...it's not a big deal...

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Well Blue Cat, and that's the point.
I do not know where.
Therefore my question.
By the way I live in AL Ain and I understand that the mall of Emirates is not here.

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That's an answer. Thanks.

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oh well you are finished then!! I will be surprised if you can't get water by the pool at the Hilton, or at the little indoor pool bar. Most hotels have to keep an outlet open for the tourists.

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Do they search peoples bags for water bottles then? :D

If it was really a huge bother why not put one in your handbag and only drink it where there is no one else around to see you.

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just for the record it is RamadaN :p

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reminds me of one year when I was out here on holiday in the 80's, Ramadan was in May!! everyone at the pool at water bottles and long straws hidden in sports bags :)

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I stay in the Intercontinental.
And the pool bar is closed.
They told me here that I cannot drink my bottle of water at the pool.
I do can walk inside to the changing room and have a zip overthere.

But I realize that I must be lucky that there are here bars and restaurants open after 7.00 pm.

I respect the rules and will not brake them.
Even when housekeeping comes in I put my glass of water away.
So please do not think that I am a person who kicks against the rules.
I just wonder how you manage.

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oh lol....don't make a big fuss...a glass of water in the privacy of your own room is not a big deal...

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;)

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Pedant: -Noun. One who pays undue attention to book formal rules or minor details. :p

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I'm wondering how you make it from one day to the next. What with having to wait until 6.30pm to get a drink at the bar and not being able to smoke while you lounge by the pool.

Just a hint. You can eat, smoke, drink - do whatever you want - in your own room.

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I had a twix in the cab home yesterday....

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Thank you for the hint.
I see your location is "a dark place" :confused:, maybe you like that.:confused:
But I prefer to be outside.

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You naughty scoundrel! Incidentally, I got an e-mail from MMI y/day saying that all of their Dubai booze outlets are staying open. Mostly 10.30am to 9.00pm except two small ones that don't open until 12noon. Their RAK branch is shut.

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was sat in my car at a shamil registration place yesterday waiting for the buyer to turn up. so I got a coffee and croissant. had just about consumed them by the time I remembered it was ramadan :o