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hehaheha
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 Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 12:27 am Post subject: Any free bus from KFUPM campus to supermarket nearby? |
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I saw it somewhere that KFUPM provides free bus for academic staff to shop (from family housing to supermarket). Is that true? Anyone can confirm?
Or it is necessary for a family to buy a car there?
Any input appreciated. |
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scot47
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| Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 1:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Free buses are provided by the uni and also by Farm 5 which is a local supermarket. |
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hehaheha
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| Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 3:44 pm Post subject: |
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| thank you so much for the info, scott! |
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pooroldedgar
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| Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2015 5:07 pm Post subject: |
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| Is there a way to get to the corniche? |
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scot47
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| Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2015 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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| In the evenings (twice a week ?) KFUPM lay on buses to downtown Khobar. Separate vehicles for men and women, in accord with local custom. No service to the Corniche that I know of. Nor to KFUPM Beach. Befriend someone with a car ? |
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pooroldedgar
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| Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2015 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Is it one bus for men and one for women, or one for men and one for families? |
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scot47
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| Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2015 8:47 pm Post subject: |
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The Farm 5 Bus to the Supermarket was mixed. The buses to town laid on by KFUPM were gender-segregated.
Maybe Liberation has arrived since I left ? |
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billings
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| Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2015 5:38 pm Post subject: transport |
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Taxis are cheap in Saudi. Find the going rate from a colleague and agree the price before getting in (and then stick to it) - to prevent hassles later. Most individuals find a specific driver they can rely on and then call him when they need a ride! (Dependable if you have your wife/kids with you.)
If not, rent a car! You should be able to rent a car from about SAR 1,500 per month - and you would be able to drive that to Bahrain too. |
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scot47
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| Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2015 1:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Taxis are cheap but you would be surprised at the reluctance of many teachers to part with SR25 (approx. US$7) to head to downtown Khobar. I remember one who would hang about and approach people who might be driving and ask for a lift. This is someone picking up US$4000 a month with no outgoings and no dependants ! He was not alone. Lift-scroungers were ubiquitous. |
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1chunk
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| Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2015 11:21 pm Post subject: |
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| scot47 wrote: |
| Taxis are cheap but you would be surprised at the reluctance of many teachers to part with SR25 (approx. US$7) to head to downtown Khobar. I remember one who would hang about and approach people who might be driving and ask for a lift. This is someone picking up US$4000 a month with no outgoings and no dependants ! He was not alone. Lift-scroungers were ubiquitous. |
You don't have to look very far to find these miserly gits in KSA. I lost all respect for an (American) colleague of mine who refused to pay for a crate of 30 eggs when he came to the cashier and found the price had increased from 16 Riyals to 18 Riyals. |
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scot47
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| Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2015 7:28 am Post subject: |
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| Life is a lot easier in KSA if you loosen up and spend a bit of money. No pockets in a shroud. |
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