Moving back to Dubai after 22 years has been an experience! Back then we didn't have the internet or blogs. Now we do I can jot down my thoughts on daily life, things we come up against, things we enjoy, the multi-national society, the laws, the weather...plus other things in general which catch my attention.
Saturday, March 29, 2008
What's going on?
Dubai's first-in-the-world much vaunted air-conditioned bus stops, so recently installed, are now being boarded up:
It looks like they're getting them up and running. So far they had been built but the A/C and electricals hadn't been turned on. Looks like they are doing that now.
I agree, I believe its something to do with the power. They've recently installed meters so it might be electrical. I like the idea but they do take up alot of sidewalk space.
anon@7.21, that's what the claim has always been..."Dubai is the first city in the world to offer the luxury of air-conditioned bus shelters for passengers"it says here, for example.
It looks like they're getting them up and running. So far they had been built but the A/C and electricals hadn't been turned on. Looks like they are doing that now.
ReplyDeleteI agree, I believe its something to do with the power. They've recently installed meters so it might be electrical. I like the idea but they do take up alot of sidewalk space.
ReplyDeletethey r waiting shaikh Mohammed to come and open it :D
ReplyDeleteThe RTA has signs up on the street that say
ReplyDelete"We've done it...
Air conditioned bus shelters"
or similar; except they're actually not done /:
I, too, wondered. Good you actually posted about it. No longer need to vent my frustrations. No bus to catch...for now!
ReplyDeleteRecall went to ENOC petrol station 4 days ago...graphic on front shop door read along the lines of:
RTA ... report violations of
'pavement destruction
traffic lights not working..."
'all calls come with reward'
lol
rta violations published in an advertisement advertised with rewards?
id dont believe it is first in world, is it ?
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because some people going to the bus stand building...
ReplyDeleteanon@7.21, that's what the claim has always been..."Dubai is the first city in the world to offer the luxury of air-conditioned bus shelters for passengers" it says here, for example.
ReplyDelete...and the RTA website says First ever A/C Bus Shelter in the world - Technological Breakthrough
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