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siologen
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 Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2017 7:04 am Post subject: re: teaching in the desert anthems..... |
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Interesting to hear you met Robert Plant in person, oh scary hairy one   
I always thought one of the songs for teachers in remote parts of the kingdom was America-Horse with no name
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2naehMUQpQY
In the desert you can't remember your name, 'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain, tra lallalalalala
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Grendal
Joined: 13 Aug 2009
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Location: Lurking in the depths of the Faisaliah Tower underground parking.
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| Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2017 7:38 am Post subject: Re: re: teaching in the desert anthems..... |
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Interesting to hear you met Robert Plant in person, oh scary hairy one
I always thought one of the songs for teachers in remote parts of the kingdom was America-Horse with no name
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2naehMUQpQY
In the desert you can't remember your name, 'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain, tra lallalalalala
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nice link but it goes into Hotel California after that, and it just depresses me (thinking about the insane asylum that had the same nickname)
But back to "horse with no name" the refrain la la la la la la x 9 reminds me of the question I asked Mr Plant. It went something like this..."How many times is baby baby said in A Whole Lot of Love? Because I am confused when I hear different live versions of it with varying amounts of baby baby, and on the album it is only said X number of times. What is the official amount of times baby baby must be said?"
He bought me a beer after that question and changed the subject.
enjoy
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scot47
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When the Saudis tell you it is time to go, come and join me on my island. i will have a word with the Marquess and he will allocate you a humble cottage where you can live out your days in Peace and Quiet. And non-stop rain.
You can join me in reflecting on the folly of a career in TEFL. |
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Makkah
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Gonna "pump this oil well for what it's worth". Ipad in hand, loving it even more, all good.😃😃😃😃 Total laugh a minute. MBS should really have a look under the hood of Aramco. Guys are milking it for what it's worth.😄😄😄
Though pending IPO 5% and prospectus could see a lot of institutional investors look at how much in services is contracted out.
As it stands keep them petrodollars coming. |
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desert_traveller
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when? it is running out, and this is what happens
if you are on a high expat salary basically nothing
if you get below 10k it may signal the end of your tenure especially if you are with your family
by the way their problem is not running out of oil but running out of exportable oil, the increase rate of their internal consumption is the problem, not the reserves |
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siologen
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| Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2018 10:44 am Post subject: re: exportable oil? |
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| by the way their problem is not running out of oil but running out of exportable oil, the increase rate of their internal consumption is the problem, not the reserves |
I was under the impression places like Russia and Venezuela had more reserves than the kingdom. I think what you posted was the reason why the UAE switched to running buses on CNG, to avoid consumption of dwindling reserves at home? |
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nomad soul
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Location: The real world
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when? it is running out, and this is what happens
if you are on a high expat salary basically nothing
if you get below 10k it may signal the end of your tenure especially if you are with your family
by the way their problem is not running out of oil... |
Expat teacher salaries started "running dry" years before oil prices slumped.
Expat families at 10,000 SAR/mo will have to look outside the GCC for work or return home.  |
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