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Forum: The Sand Pit
Jan 28th 2016, 4:08 am
Replies: 426
Views: 50,006
Posted By the_red_sheep

Re: How is business?

I heard this week that passenger loads on Emirates for Jan have been down significantly, and they're expecting this year to be extremely tough, and they have they goal of doubling last years profit.
Forum: Middle East
Jan 27th 2016, 4:39 am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,141
Posted By the_red_sheep

Re: Lieu payment instead of working full notice period

All, Thank you for the responses. To clarify I am on an unlimited contract, and reason for termination is the downturn on the oil & gas market. My employer will pay my salary until the...
Forum: Middle East
Jan 19th 2016, 5:50 am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,141
Posted By the_red_sheep

Lieu payment instead of working full notice period

Found out a week or so ago that I was being made redundant. I have a 3 month notice period, and my employer wants to pay me in lieu of the final 2 months. My question is, to which date should my...
Forum: The Sand Pit
Mar 8th 2015, 8:05 am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,753
Posted By the_red_sheep

Re: podcasts

The podcast of Frank Skinner’s Absolute Radio show is my personal favourite. You can, I think, still get all the podcasts of Dave Gorman’s now deceased Absolute Radio show which are very funny....
Forum: The Sand Pit
Mar 8th 2015, 7:48 am
Replies: 15
Views: 1,198
Posted By the_red_sheep

Re: Car Re-Reg

It’s been a while, but the need for quick and reliable information has drawn me back as I’m tackling a car registration for the first time, joy.

Can I re-register a Sharjah plated car in Dubai?...
Forum: The Sand Pit
Sep 11th 2014, 6:15 am
Replies: 417
Views: 22,179
Posted By the_red_sheep

Re: Scottish Independence

The short answer to the “How much oil’s left” question is of course no one really knows, although as anyone who lives in Aberdeen or works in the industry will tell you, it was meant to have run out...
Forum: The Sand Pit
Sep 11th 2014, 5:49 am
Replies: 417
Views: 22,179
Posted By the_red_sheep

Re: Scottish Independence

So you think Westminster is a fine upstanding establishment which serves the entire UK fairly and equally?

I’m no great fan of politicians (as I think Billy Connelly said anyone who wants to be...
Forum: The Sand Pit
Sep 10th 2014, 2:02 pm
Replies: 417
Views: 22,179
Posted By the_red_sheep

Re: Scottish Independence

Of course he’s been painting this picture, in the same way the Darling et al have been (trying) to paint the picture that a Yes vote will cause a sinkhole to open up and swallow the UK.

The...
Forum: Middle East
Sep 9th 2014, 10:46 am
Replies: 1
Views: 1,179
Posted By the_red_sheep

Re: Degree Attestation for UAE

I managed to not need to get my degree certificates attested when I moved out here. Now I’m moving jobs and it looks like I’ll need to get these done.

The process of doing this seems long and slow...
Forum: Middle East
Aug 28th 2014, 6:46 am
Replies: 5
Views: 991
Posted By the_red_sheep

Re: Changing freezone visas

How did this work out for you?

I’m potentially moving jobs into a DAFZA registered company (from a non-free zone company), been trying to find a copy of the Dubai Airport Freezone Labour Law. ...
Forum: The Sand Pit
Aug 28th 2014, 5:35 am
Replies: 183
Views: 10,219
Posted By the_red_sheep

Re: Scaremongering?

I have a friend who visited India last year on a work trip. On her daily trip to and from her “5-star” hotel and the best embassy school in Delhi she used to play a game of ‘spot how many adults you...
Forum: The Sand Pit
Aug 27th 2014, 8:49 am
Replies: 2
Views: 547
Posted By the_red_sheep

Re: Second Hand 4x4

There's a Hyundai Terracan up for sale on the work intranet - 2005, 125k km, AED17,000. Can't vouch for it or the seller, but if you want the full details PM me your email and I'll fire it over.
Forum: The Sand Pit
Aug 27th 2014, 7:37 am
Replies: 76
Views: 5,007
Posted By the_red_sheep

Re: Scaremongering?

I think the point here is that it was, in real terms, a very short time ago that Europe was a pretty uncivilised and constantly warring mass of loosely bordered countries (sound familiar?). It’s only...
Forum: The Sand Pit
Aug 27th 2014, 7:28 am
Replies: 76
Views: 5,007
Posted By the_red_sheep

Re: Scaremongering?

But the very reason the standard of living is not higher is because of the tribal squabbling and religious sectarianism in the region, despite all allegedly being Arab Muslim brothers. Let us not...
Forum: The Sand Pit
Aug 27th 2014, 7:19 am
Replies: 76
Views: 5,007
Posted By the_red_sheep

Re: Scaremongering?

So what exactly have you got your knickers in a twist about this time? You agree that the definition is accurate with regard to the Middle East, and no one here is denying Europe’s history. The fact...
Forum: The Sand Pit
Aug 26th 2014, 11:59 am
Replies: 76
Views: 5,007
Posted By the_red_sheep

Re: Scaremongering?

So you're suggesting that "fractious", whether applicable to those elsewhere or not, is not an accurate description of the historic (and possibly current) relationships of the tribes of the Middle...
Forum: The Sand Pit
Aug 17th 2014, 7:42 am
Replies: 56
Views: 4,337
Posted By the_red_sheep

Re: Proposing in (or around) Dubai

If you're letting the hotel in on the fact you're planning to propose during your stay will they let you stay in a room together whilst there, given that you're telling them you're not a married...
Forum: The Sand Pit
Aug 17th 2014, 7:33 am
Replies: 23
Views: 5,512
Posted By the_red_sheep

Re: SONOS in DUBAI - finally

Do Denon sell non-Denon products in their stores now? I thought they'd be keener on selling there own versions of the Sonos...

Also, can you stream directly from an laptop or ipad to Sonos...
Forum: Middle East
Jul 22nd 2014, 9:30 am
Replies: 23
Views: 2,933
Posted By the_red_sheep

Re: Apartment in Dubai

Fixed that for you.
Forum: The Sand Pit
Jul 15th 2014, 10:59 am
Replies: 72
Views: 9,122
Posted By the_red_sheep

Re: Emirates vs Etihad

A giant ball pit or soft play area would probably be a relatively safe place to be in the event the plane were to make a rapid and unplanned descent.
Forum: The Sand Pit
Jul 15th 2014, 9:28 am
Replies: 72
Views: 9,122
Posted By the_red_sheep

Re: Emirates vs Etihad

Airlines should have "family" sections on aircraft where all the kids and their parents are herded, leaving the rest of us to slurp up the "free" booze and fall into uncomfortable moments of...
Forum: Middle East
Jul 14th 2014, 7:09 am
Replies: 19
Views: 2,500
Posted By the_red_sheep

Re: New or Used cars?

No, but fortunately I didn't need something that was easily cleaned of child vomit, that I could pretend I was having fun in driving through the desert and with a dedicated holder for my nuts.
Forum: Middle East
Jul 14th 2014, 5:10 am
Replies: 19
Views: 2,500
Posted By the_red_sheep

Re: New or Used cars?

This is a good shout, I did the same thing and saved circa-10% on a Toyota 86 which was 6 months old and with 1,500km on the clock. I have since given the saving to the RTA in speeding fines though...
Forum: The Sand Pit
Jul 13th 2014, 10:14 am
Replies: 6
Views: 870
Posted By the_red_sheep

Terrible cinema listings just now - why?

What is it with the cinemas here at the moment? They are full of such dire films at a time of year when going to see one is one of the most attractive (and only) things to do. I checked out the...
Forum: The Sand Pit
Jul 13th 2014, 10:07 am
Replies: 30
Views: 2,400
Posted By the_red_sheep

Re: Niqab ban upheld by Human rights court

The attitude comes from the prevailing religious and cultural climate there (and in the region as a whole) where people can absolve themselves of responsibility for their actions so easily, or indeed...
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