Archive for October 14th, 2008

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Lack of infrastructure

October 14, 2008

So, I may have mentioned the lack of infrastructure before, as in the heavy traffic on arterials is due to a lack of alternative routes on side streets and the randomness of buildings – both in size and placement. There’s also the lack of systematized addressing and residential postal delivery.

I have learned that there is another major piece of the infrastructure puzzle missing — sewer system. Actually, that’s unfair, they have a sewer system, a significant portion of it does not involve piping leading to the sewage plant. Sewage goes into storage tanks and is then pumped into trucks and trucked to the sewage treatment plant. Apparently, 3000 of these trucks are trying to keep up with the daily demand, so to speak. One would think that the inefficiency of this system in the long run would have occurred to someone before the population reached 1.5 million.

http://www.ameinfo.com/141407.html

Article about new treatment plant in Jebel Ali

So, the moral of this story is: If you are apartment/villa shopping in Dubai, add “how close is it to the sewage plant?” to your list of questions to ask. Just imagine — sewage plant + sewage trucks + 110F = reek!

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I’m just sayin’ …

October 14, 2008

So, it is time for a blog entry nagging (or encouraging) you to leave comments. It helps us know who is reading it and what you think. Leaving comments is easy. At the bottom of each entry, you will see a link “Comments.” Click on this link. You will then see a box labeled “Leave your comment.” Type your comment in, scroll down and click the “Publish your comment” button. You don’t have to have a blogger account, you can click on Anonymous.

If you have questions, post them and we will gladly answer them. We love talking about Dubai.

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