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[Jimbo]

Loud Mouth......Have you been talking to my wife :-)

[Jimbo]

Well the air tickets have been booked and the contract signed and on Friday...visa permitting I am on my way to Saudi Arabia. Its been a difficult decsion to make because there is still I good chance to go to Oz but I cannot lose this certain job for a potential one.

Made even worse as it will be some time before I return and see my family but I am eating into my retirement fund sat here without an income. The good news is that I am not going to Afghanistan :-)

[matsaleh]

The good news is that I am not going to Afghanistan :-)

Not much of a choice really! Good luck with your posting in Saudi.

[Jimbo]

Hi all



I thought I would give you an update on my current situation. I am presently Senior Project Manager in charge of an $80 million dollar road project in Saudi Arabia. You will be happy to know that I am miles from anywhere in the middle of the desert constructing 501 Km of a two lane road. This will connect two small towns and be used as a rapid response road for the border guards on the Yemeni Border.



I feel like a king as I have over 700 souls under my control with hundreds of trucks, graders, dozers and my own V8 top of the range Toyota land cruiser.



That’s the good news. The bad news is that I am really having to work for a living. I am also stuck in the middle of the desert miles from anywhere, my leave schedule sucks and my Arabic is not much good. Anywhere looks good from here.



I have just got my e-mail up and running after being here a week. All is satellite uplinks here including phones and communications are painfully slow. The work is a real challenge and there as been absolutely no planning so that’s my first task. As there is no wine I am really beginning to appreciate the different flavours of orange juice. My next beer is scheduled March 2006!!!!!!!!!!!

[matsaleh]

As there is no wine I am really beginning to appreciate the different flavours of orange juice. My next beer is scheduled March 2006!!!!!!!!!!!

:shock: The first one, after the drought, will be like wine of the gods!