You know when you've been here too long when.......

You know when you've been here too long when.......

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Dunk1982

Original Poster:

429 posts

179 months

Thursday 11th March 2010
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I caught myself complaining about the price of a packet of the new Marlboro Filter Plus... 800 fils!? How much!

What are we at back home now?? 6 quid a pack? I'll keep me mouth shut! tongue out

Chilli

17,318 posts

237 months

Thursday 11th March 2010
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I know what you mean. In the Marina I could get 200 M lights for AED75....But nexto where I work, in the Intercontinental hotel....AED125. I almost didn't nut them.

Hitch78

6,107 posts

195 months

Thursday 11th March 2010
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I caught myself considering the MPG figures of two SUVs the other day, which is bonkers as petrol is cheaper than water and I have a fuel card anyway!

yorky500

1,715 posts

192 months

Thursday 11th March 2010
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Yes, but I still buy frpm supermarkets at 700 fils per pack, rather than the 800 fils from the petrol stations hahaha - yes, I am a Yorkshireman

Chilli

17,318 posts

237 months

Thursday 11th March 2010
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Hitch78 said:
I caught myself considering the MPG figures of two SUVs the other day, which is bonkers as petrol is cheaper than water and I have a fuel card anyway!
A fuel card you say scratchchin ......think a PH meet at the services is due every Sunday morn @ 7.

Ecosseven

1,984 posts

218 months

Thursday 11th March 2010
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I have a company fuel card. It really annoys my friends back home when I tell them fuel costs around 20p / litre and then mentioned that the company pays for it as well!

Last time I was home it cost me almost £60 to fill a Ford Mondeo


Chilli

17,318 posts

237 months

Thursday 11th March 2010
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Ecosseven said:
I have a company fuel card. It really annoys my friends back home when I tell them fuel costs around 20p / litre and then mentioned that the company pays for it as well!

Last time I was home it cost me almost £60 to fill a Ford Mondeo
Quite. I had a Honda Civic on hire, and that cost IIRC AED55 to fill up. The BM is AED120. I'd hate to think what it would cost at home.

Hitch78

6,107 posts

195 months

Thursday 11th March 2010
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Chilli said:
Ecosseven said:
I have a company fuel card. It really annoys my friends back home when I tell them fuel costs around 20p / litre and then mentioned that the company pays for it as well!

Last time I was home it cost me almost £60 to fill a Ford Mondeo
Quite. I had a Honda Civic on hire, and that cost IIRC AED55 to fill up. The BM is AED120. I'd hate to think what it would cost at home.
Just change the AED for GBP and you'd be about there!

Chilli

17,318 posts

237 months

Thursday 11th March 2010
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Hitch78 said:
Chilli said:
Ecosseven said:
I have a company fuel card. It really annoys my friends back home when I tell them fuel costs around 20p / litre and then mentioned that the company pays for it as well!

Last time I was home it cost me almost £60 to fill a Ford Mondeo
Quite. I had a Honda Civic on hire, and that cost IIRC AED55 to fill up. The BM is AED120. I'd hate to think what it would cost at home.
Just change the AED for GBP and you'd be about there!
Damn... and almost all of that is tax.

Marto

603 posts

213 months

Thursday 11th March 2010
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£6.50 for a 20 of premium cigs
£1.12 p/l for 95 / £1.15 for 97.

You guys are breaking my heart!!

Dunk1982

Original Poster:

429 posts

179 months

Thursday 11th March 2010
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Marto said:
£6.50 for a 20 of premium cigs
£1.12 p/l for 95 / £1.15 for 97.

You guys are breaking my heart!!
6.50!!!!!!!!!!!!!!???????????????

F that!! quitting when i get back... again.....

Filled up my nissan crap box today 4.100 BD about 7 quid! from empty as well

Dunk1982

Original Poster:

429 posts

179 months

Thursday 11th March 2010
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You've been here too long when....

You catch yourself driving like a local.... i know i know!!!

nono

Chilli

17,318 posts

237 months

Thursday 11th March 2010
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Dunk1982 said:
You've been here too long when....

You catch yourself driving like a local.... i know i know!!!

nono
Funny eh? You spend months driving like you do at home, shaking your head at "the locals" but before you know it, you've joined them!

Marto

603 posts

213 months

Friday 12th March 2010
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Dunk1982 said:
Marto said:
£6.50 for a 20 of premium cigs
£1.12 p/l for 95 / £1.15 for 97.

You guys are breaking my heart!!
6.50!!!!!!!!!!!!!!???????????????

F that!! quitting when i get back... again.....

Filled up my nissan crap box today 4.100 BD about 7 quid! from empty as well
£7!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You have just made my eyes bleed.

£85 for the M5 & £60 for the Tuscan.....

Brown's Britian!!!! Tax, tax and then some more tax!!.... More tax anyone?

Asterix

24,438 posts

229 months

Saturday 13th March 2010
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Dunk1982 said:
You've been here too long when....

You catch yourself driving like a local.... i know i know!!!

nono
You've been here too long when....

You can accurately judge a nanosecond - it is the time difference between a traffic light going green and someone behind you beeing their horn!

oilydan

2,030 posts

272 months

Monday 15th March 2010
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Pah, if you have time to honk your horn....it wasn't close enough to bother.

And what is all this 800 fils and 600 fils for cigarattes rubbish? It's 6 Dhs. 100 fils is a bloody Dirham. rolleyes

laugh


Marto

603 posts

213 months

Wednesday 24th March 2010
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Budget Special.....

3p fuel duty.... (its already up at around 120p/ ltr now), introduced in stages with the final penny hitting Jan 2011.

Fags up... Booze up...bandit

Stay where you are lads.... !!

AE82GT

142 posts

176 months

Wednesday 24th March 2010
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Agreed!! Just moved back from 'DU(Bankrupt)BAI' and i'm telling you this st hole is even worse than you could imagine. I thought Mid East paper pushing was bad, At least you can pay to have someone else do it or know someone or better still bribe someone.

The UK is a great place to be from, not to live in.

24 months and we're off to OZ.

Dunk1982

Original Poster:

429 posts

179 months

Saturday 27th March 2010
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When you look at a white Land Cruiser and think, yeah not bad actually.. wonder what there like off road? Might pop along to the dealer and spec one out in white with the gold option pack.....