Comments on: You Don’t Know What you’ve Got Till its Gone http://englishmanindubai.com/2009/07/07/you-dont-know-what-youve-got-till-its-gone/ A little blog about life as an expat in Dubai Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:46:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Michelle http://englishmanindubai.com/2009/07/07/you-dont-know-what-youve-got-till-its-gone/#comment-1405 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:16:10 +0000 http://englishmanindubai.com/?p=604#comment-1405 Got forwarded this article (http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/09/07/27/10335081.html) which made me think of this entry!

]]> By: Andrea http://englishmanindubai.com/2009/07/07/you-dont-know-what-youve-got-till-its-gone/#comment-1368 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:27:17 +0000 http://englishmanindubai.com/?p=604#comment-1368 Well I look forward to hearing the passport story over a glass of wine one day Aaron.

]]> By: Mark http://englishmanindubai.com/2009/07/07/you-dont-know-what-youve-got-till-its-gone/#comment-1354 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:14:15 +0000 http://englishmanindubai.com/?p=604#comment-1354 You have my sympathies. All expats must have stories like this though – my worst involved 6 tortuous months getting a driving licence because of mild colour blindness

]]> By: Aaron http://englishmanindubai.com/2009/07/07/you-dont-know-what-youve-got-till-its-gone/#comment-1351 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:43:49 +0000 http://englishmanindubai.com/?p=604#comment-1351 Thank you all for you comments. I had to really laugh at myself otherwise I would end up moaning and that would help no-one!

@andrea – it was a momentary lapse of the mind. Much like when I left my passport on the flight back from Cape Town – but that is a whole other story!

]]> By: Andrea http://englishmanindubai.com/2009/07/07/you-dont-know-what-youve-got-till-its-gone/#comment-1349 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:17:14 +0000 http://englishmanindubai.com/?p=604#comment-1349 My only question is . . . how did such an organized person like yourself manage to lose your e-gate card? I enjoyed the laugh though.

]]> By: Robyn http://englishmanindubai.com/2009/07/07/you-dont-know-what-youve-got-till-its-gone/#comment-1348 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:00:29 +0000 http://englishmanindubai.com/?p=604#comment-1348 It is like having power to connected to an apartment in Abu Dhabi. Only one person to connect power to every residence in the city.
The Emirates do have a long way to go but Australia has problems too. Have been waiting 2 years to have an off peak power metre removed because we have solar.

]]> By: Jassim Abdulrasool http://englishmanindubai.com/2009/07/07/you-dont-know-what-youve-got-till-its-gone/#comment-1346 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:36:24 +0000 http://englishmanindubai.com/?p=604#comment-1346 I like the check, check, check in attempt 3 and yes it is true it is a hassle to get things done without steps and documents in Dubai, the heat just adds to the frustration sometimes and the uncertinity of who should handle the case and in which room or which extention number if you were on the phone trying to inquier about something.

It has a long way to go, I mean Dubai as a city.

]]> By: CG http://englishmanindubai.com/2009/07/07/you-dont-know-what-youve-got-till-its-gone/#comment-1345 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:12:26 +0000 http://englishmanindubai.com/?p=604#comment-1345 If you can hear me laughing, I apologise. It is just oh-so-Dubai, and we love it!
I agree, scan all documents and cards/passes etc.

]]> By: Natalie http://englishmanindubai.com/2009/07/07/you-dont-know-what-youve-got-till-its-gone/#comment-1344 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:51:11 +0000 http://englishmanindubai.com/?p=604#comment-1344 Thanks for taking one for the team!!

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