scrubbedexpat141

Thankfully I was at the Ranches golf club at the weekend and judging by the average family in there, I know you're just playing. I'd be raising the average.

co durham boy

Rough as a junkies carpet in there mate , hardly use the Golf Club . unless i want a pint next to an 18 stone 55 year old sweaty bloke in an Abercrombie polo shirt and cargo shorts .

Millhouse

You have described it well. I went for breakfast at MM the other day. Your 18 stone 55 year old with a calf tattoo decided to do a hand-break turn in a golf car just outside. Twat.

Peak ranches is Savannah, from there your options are super-chavvy (Reem or Saheel) or the most terrible useless new-cash people you can find (La Collection etc)

scrubbedexpat141

If I bumped into one of them, I'd just assume it was you.

Joking aside, it was as bad as I was expecting, although it's the first time I've been since it got refurbed (a long while back I think). The volume of kids in there charging about was enough to make me never want to visit again. Great menu selection, especially the pork but christ it was full of undesirables. MM next door has never been much better to be fair. I think they both just sum up Dubai perfectly.

I'm set for another year in Downtown and my 4 minute commute. After that we'll start villa hunting and might end up somewhere that way. We'll see.

co durham boy

I bought mine in Al Reem last year . Took a punt and its worked out

co durham boy

Sitting at the bar 3 years ago and you hear the kids names Elsie May , Henry and Winnie . Now you'll here Kayden , Mercedes and Kanye

scrubbedexpat141

Noted. Don't look in Al Reem next year.

Kanye tickled me.
There was one table that I did like, Dad and two sons. Played uno for ages, Dad had a couple of beerios and the nippers loved it. Miles better than the gaggles of Karen's and 3 kids each fighting over iPads and Fruit Shoots.

Millhouse

You feeling alright fella?

co durham boy

It was a steal mate , needed a bit of work so that was easy for me to sort out . I had a lump of cash sitting around and have just been throwing housing allowance at landlords for too many years .

Very small mortgage on it so all bases covered . I can sell the gaff now and be 800K up

Millhouse

Good job.

I lived in Reem 1 & 2. Speed bumps aside (which can be ignored by smashing a prado down the back road) it's a great place.

scrubbedexpat141

Looked at a few with a mate who moved out there.

If you find one that's had some work done, they're great. Lots are properly tatty though.

co durham boy

The builds are ok . Finishing's are shite but they're 15-18 year old units now . Landlords will do nowt to be fair . I fully retiled mine , new kitchen and re did the patio and garden area for peanuts to be fair .

Two bathrooms to do but its all done . The builds are concrete frame so the key is to make sure you get good finishing's and decent external work materials as second rate shite will just disintegrate in these conditions . Renovation companies are getting money for old rope here to be fair .

Millhouse

Casa CDB sounds like bliss. Hope you have put in a mini water park in the garden for the kids too.

scrubbedexpat141

Update today I think.

No, not CDB's latest renovations on his council house, but travel and traffic lights.

Any predictions?

Millhouse

Tom and Jerry will go on TV and confuse everyone with new rules and guidance that they have not thought through.