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Old Dec 17th 2008, 7:29 am
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...that it rains about 5 times a year,

it was PISSING down last night and has rained about 10 times in the last 3 weeks,

I'm not complaining mind, but is this normal...?
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Old Dec 17th 2008, 7:33 am
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Default Re: When I came to Dubai I was told....

...that it rains about 5 times a year,

it was PISSING down last night and has rained about 10 times in the last 3 weeks,

I'm not complaining mind, but is this normal...?
Yeah normal, apart from when they 'make rain' using chemicals in the clouds.

But I believe the recent rains are natural, however they all seem to be at night or early morning which is strange.

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Default Re: When I came to Dubai I was told....

Originally Posted by Spugsy
...that it rains about 5 times a year,

it was PISSING down last night and has rained about 10 times in the last 3 weeks,

I'm not complaining mind, but is this normal...?
I think it was sometime in December 2006 when it was raining for over 2 weeks straight.
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Old Dec 17th 2008, 7:45 am
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Default Re: When I came to Dubai I was told....

Originally Posted by Spugsy
...that it rains about 5 times a year,

it was PISSING down last night and has rained about 10 times in the last 3 weeks,

I'm not complaining mind, but is this normal...?
it never used too, but the last 2 years have been terrible. I used to come out here for Christmas Hols and go home with a tan every year, not now, it's too cold!
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Old Dec 17th 2008, 7:56 am
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it never used too, but the last 2 years have been terrible. I used to come out here for Christmas Hols and go home with a tan every year, not now, it's too cold!
aye I need to try and top up my tan this weekend, whens the hottest part of the day??
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aye I need to try and top up my tan this weekend, whens the hottest part of the day??
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It seems wetter than in previous years.


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It seems wetter than in previous years.
Global warming, or the credit crunch. One "crisis" or another.
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Default Re: When I came to Dubai I was told....

Originally Posted by DaWarrior
I think it was sometime in December 2006 when it was raining for over 2 weeks straight.
Think u are right, i had visitors and they didnt get to the beach once!

Also 2004 it rained constantly!
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Think u are right, i had visitors and they didnt get to the beach once!

Also 2004 it rained constantly!
What, the whole year?










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Originally Posted by Roadking
What, the whole year?











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They are not nits, it's a scalp infection.
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Old Dec 17th 2008, 9:11 am
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Default Re: When I came to Dubai I was told....

Originally Posted by Roadking
What, the whole year?










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Default Re: When I came to Dubai I was told....

Originally Posted by Roadking
They are not nits, it's a scalp infection.
eweeey! Too much information!
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Default Re: When I came to Dubai I was told....

Originally Posted by annacarna
Think u are right, i had visitors and they didnt get to the beach once!

Also 2004 it rained constantly!
I've just been to the beach last Saturday, thank God no rain that day! It was cool yeah, but it seems like I didn't get a tan much either.
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