tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post6035879362939485556..comments2024-03-27T15:45:49.926+04:00Comments on Life in Dubai: This is a worry...Seabeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06939892206726271433noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-66980267267060348012008-03-04T02:30:00.000+04:002008-03-04T02:30:00.000+04:00Seabee, there's no such thing as a free lunch. I t...Seabee, there's no such thing as a free lunch. I think the fast-food chains could profit from this arrangement.<BR/><BR/>Any prolonged calls to international fast-food companies handled by regional telephone companies could be charged accordingly - don on a business hat, and we profiteerers could join hands in making a healthy profit. :)i*maginatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11768590735811322295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-75519820897823616672008-02-29T19:12:00.000+04:002008-02-29T19:12:00.000+04:00...like the Etisalat Station you suggested. Get on......like the Etisalat Station you suggested. Get on the Metro there, where there would be no service, and you'd be charged huge amounts for very slow trains. <BR/><BR/>If tourists entered the station dressed in revealing clothing it would be closed due to its content being inconsistent with the religious, cultural, political and moral values etc etc.Seabeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06939892206726271433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-51368846813337815212008-02-29T19:03:00.000+04:002008-02-29T19:03:00.000+04:00i*maginate we could have a whole lotta fun with th...<B>i*maginate</B> we could have a whole lotta fun with this. It's almost worth a post asking people to suggest sponsors for the stations with their ideas of how each station would look and what it would be called...Seabeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06939892206726271433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-36537415853402708892008-02-28T23:47:00.000+04:002008-02-28T23:47:00.000+04:00Hehehehe. Was about to ellaborate with the same se...Hehehehe. Was about to ellaborate with the same sentiments spesh with the coke thing - added bonus would obviously be free coke bottles at the ticket barriers, and depending on which culture presides in the train cabin you're in, a host of burps thereafter.<BR/><BR/>Twas late at night and left out the coke bit because I was feasting on Pizza Hut - perhaps another possible sponsor. Well, I was on the phone too. "Rings a bell" (luv the humour) - Etisalat could sponsor, installing freefones to dial up loved ones to inform them trains are on time.i*maginatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11768590735811322295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-60182132808079141502008-02-28T12:58:00.000+04:002008-02-28T12:58:00.000+04:00i*maginate, that'll add to the fun. McDonald's Sta...<B>i*maginate</B>, that'll add to the fun. McDonald's Station, shaped like a double cheeseburger with red & yellow interior decor will be closed while the new sponsor demolishes it and rebuilds it in the shape of a giant cola bottle. It will then be renamed Coke Station.Seabeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06939892206726271433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-56014123943352007812008-02-28T02:40:00.000+04:002008-02-28T02:40:00.000+04:00Thing is what happens if the 'sponsor' changes the...Thing is what happens if the 'sponsor' changes their mind - it's not normal for the name of a station to change!i*maginatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11768590735811322295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-11235112703535099362008-02-27T21:13:00.000+04:002008-02-27T21:13:00.000+04:00You're an optimist, but I hope you're right :-)You're an optimist, but I hope you're right :-)Seabeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06939892206726271433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-66345499475958303712008-02-27T16:57:00.000+04:002008-02-27T16:57:00.000+04:00Seabee, this could be done well and the RTA should...Seabee, this could be done well and the RTA should have the benefit of the doubt. An airport owner designing a connecting train terminal may well ensure that it is designed for passengers with luggage, or who aren't fluent in Arabic or English. One designed by an enlightened shopping centre owner may see that it is well integrated into their development too, perhaps so that it is even easier to take the train than find a parking space. It can be done well. So many opportunities have been missed in Australia because such enlightening thinking hasn't been followed through with. So I think that this is an opportunity that the RTA is rightfully taking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com