OK... had a long weekend, did heaps, spent some great quality time with Niki and then sadly took her to the airport this morning...
Then, I return to work to find that my area of the building has been taken over by some head office people and I have been bumped out into what is referred to as "Block 4". In short, my gear had been boxed and moved into a building that is today still under construction.
To get into my office, I had to shoo some Indians who were taking a power saw to a piece of timber whilst using my desk and chair as a "saw horse". All my gear was in a box in the corner and that included my laptop docking station and monitor and phone.
To also put Block 4 into context, there are NO footpaths to get here and NO steps into the building. I had to walk thru sand (which can drift into ankle deep dunes) and then climb into the building! I dont think I will wear a suit tomorrow?
So, I put in a call to "help desk" to basically set me up in construction site and turned my laptop on and worked away. Had to make some calls and then my pre-paid mobile ran out... then I noticed my battery was getting flat so I grabbed the power cable from the box and plugged it in. No Power!
To sum up a long story, power was on by 3pm and my battery lasted (just) but only because I had a couple of meetings and I turned it off. Managed to get the phone on and rang the girls at home but other than that my day has been shot and I have been re-dunked into the pool of UAE Chaos Theory.
All good fun!!
Then, I return to work to find that my area of the building has been taken over by some head office people and I have been bumped out into what is referred to as "Block 4". In short, my gear had been boxed and moved into a building that is today still under construction.
To get into my office, I had to shoo some Indians who were taking a power saw to a piece of timber whilst using my desk and chair as a "saw horse". All my gear was in a box in the corner and that included my laptop docking station and monitor and phone.
To also put Block 4 into context, there are NO footpaths to get here and NO steps into the building. I had to walk thru sand (which can drift into ankle deep dunes) and then climb into the building! I dont think I will wear a suit tomorrow?
So, I put in a call to "help desk" to basically set me up in construction site and turned my laptop on and worked away. Had to make some calls and then my pre-paid mobile ran out... then I noticed my battery was getting flat so I grabbed the power cable from the box and plugged it in. No Power!
To sum up a long story, power was on by 3pm and my battery lasted (just) but only because I had a couple of meetings and I turned it off. Managed to get the phone on and rang the girls at home but other than that my day has been shot and I have been re-dunked into the pool of UAE Chaos Theory.
All good fun!!
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