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We asked him how in the hell did he do that.

He just said "I don't know"

Simply and utterly mind boggling! A bigger moron I have yet to hear of!

I am one of the luckiest individuals around here.

I am the man people come to for advice.

I am what the Egyptians call "an expert in everything, and knows nothing"

But that does not stop people come and ask for everything under the sun.

It is quite tedious trying to let the air out of your tires when you go to the desert.

A Polish man - who could have imagined it?? - invented a 4 way hose, with a gage on it and a connection to a compressor.

You connect this to all 4 tires, and open the valve.

You let the air out to the desired level, and that is it.

All tires are at the same pressure.

Very clever.

When you want to fill them up again, you connect them, and the air compressor, and all tires are filled to the same pressure.

Another way to let the air out quick is to use a valev removal tool.

That way the air is let out much quicker than just pressing the little point inside the valev.

One has to be careful here, as the air comes out quite quickly, and one needs to remember to check the pressure.

Anyway.

One man came over and asked how to get the air out in his car quickly, and he did not want to pay the $150 for the 4 way hose.

I told him to get this tool, which cost very little.

The valve is tiny piece and can easily be lost.

This is exactly what this man did.

Lost one of the valves, and ended with one tire completely flat!

And to compound his stupidity, he replaced the whole tire with his spare.

He could just as easily removed the valve from the spare and used that one.

Now he got nicknamed SPARE VALVE!

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Another way to let the air out quick is to use a valev removal tool.

That way the air is let out much quicker than just pressing the little point inside the valev.

One has to be careful here, as the air comes out quite quickly, and one needs to remember to check the pressure.

Just the other day I went into one of the local Auto Zones and asked to purchase an 'easy out' from one of the younger employees. That is what we all called the valve stem removal tool growing up. I had to finally describe it to him by drawing him a picture. I can just picture in my mind, your new 'friend' taking out the valve stem and losing it in the sand! And then, not just simply taking the valve stem out of the spare! However, if you really think about his mental acuity, he would have likely taken the valve stem out of the spare and would have probably lost it in the sand too! Might have been worse to have two flat tires without valve stems instead of just one! Saeed: Your real life stories are nothing short of pure entertainment! That and the AR Political Whorehouse!

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That and the AR Political Whorehouse!

That part we have to thank you Americans for.

Nothing on this world describes the utter stupidity of running a country by committee!

Don't stop, we need the entertainment!

A while back someone came in here with an AR type 22 rimfire rifle.

Made by UMAREX.

Probably the worst gun maker in this world.

The man is a bit of a wimp, so I thought here is an opportunity for a laugh.

The bolt was stuck solid, won't open.

I asked him if the chamber is loaded, he said he did not know.

While he was getting himself a coffee, I sent a message on Whatsapp to another friend who was with us in the workshop.

I asked him to get a balloon from the other workshop - we use these for targets for the kids.

I told him I will keep our friend busy, and he should blow the balloon, and stand behind him as we check through the barrel if the gun was loaded.

I told the man I will show him how to check if the rifle is loaded, by putting a cleaning rod through the muzzle.

We stood the rifle against a table, stood clear, and I held a cleaning rod with a pair of pliers.

Slowly I eased the rod into the barrel.

Half way I let him finish the job, telling him to go very slowly.

He did.

He was moving in at about 10mm an hour!

He was that scared.

Suddenly, there was an almighty BANG behind him.

The guy went ballistic!

Knocked the table, spilling coffee all over the place!

We found the rifle was not loaded.

So drastic measures were called for.

I got a large rubber hammer, and whacked the bolt open.

All fixed.

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Don't stop, we need the entertainment!

You can thank many, many of your so-called respected AR members for THAT entertainment! I refuse to get involved in the AR Political Whorehouse/Crater! It appears that once someone finds a way in there, they lose all respect(both for themselves and others), all self control, and all ethics and manners, calling each other vile names and denying all truth and logic. It also appears to be a very serious addiction for many! A true insane asylum run by the inmates themselves!

What!? No pics of the miscreant running into your tailgate on the electric bike?!

There are certain things we like to keep away from the Internet!

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There are certain things we like to keep away from the Internet!

Ok, Mr. Nice Guy! We'll just have to used our vivid imaginations!

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There are certain things we like to keep away from the Internet!

Ok, Mr. Nice Guy! We'll just have to used our vivid imaginations!

You are perfectly equipped for that!

Being a lawyer, you imagine all innocents as criminals

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You are perfectly equipped for that!

Being a lawyer, you imagine all innocents as criminals

Sorry my friend, but I don't even practice criminal law! I had enough of that just observing the criminal 'circus' while clerking for a U.S. federal judge! And, actually if I did, it would be imagining all criminals as innocents!

Saeed, Those camels must be all domesticated, right? Are they being moved from graising/feeding area to water each day?

I can't figure why they would be out on that sand where there is no food. Thanks, Brian

All camels here belong to camel farmers.

They are fed and kept in enclosures overnight.

They take them out in the morning returning in the afternoon basically for exercise.

Saeed, Interesting, Thanks, Brian

Camel milk and camel meat is available in supermarkets here.

I drove a long way today to see a friend who lives in the desert.

Passed quite a few camel farms.

Interesting, Thanks, Brian

Our fasting month of Ramadan is here in a few days.

We cannot eat or drink during daylight hours, so no breakfast in the desert during that month.

Afterwards it might be too hot for some, we will have to wait and see.

So next Friday is our last desert trip.

But with a slight change.

We are not going for breakfast, but for lunch, and a bit further out.

We are going with a large group who want to see the buried village.

After that we are going to make a BBQ lunch somewhere where there are trees.

We even have some vegetarians with us.

I am taking special organic burgers for those who human development has left them behind.

Brains require MEAT to develop.

That is why vegetarians are as clever as an ice berg lettuce!

Will we get pictures of the "buried village"? Please?

What is too hot for some?

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Will we get pictures of the "buried village"? Please?

What is too hot for some?

Depends on your tolerance.

Heat does not bother me.

But I don't like the cold.

Yesterday a friend sent me pictures of the fjord by his house, as the ice was starting to melt, saying "swimming soon".

I told him I only swim in water that is higher in temperature than my body!

It's just a matter of acclimatization Saeed. Either extreme can kill you if you're not prepared to deal with it. Windy and way below zero is probably more dangerous, but I think heat kills more people. I have taken a bath in a 37 degree (F) lake before.

I am looking forward to Friday!

Several families are coming.

Should provide good entertainment!

We had an absolutely great day!

In fact we found a very large acacia tree about 500 meters from the buried village.

Big shady tree and lunch was prepared by two chefs.

A Frenchman and a German!

The kids had a blast too.

All the ingredients were present for a good laugh.

Women providing all the entertainment, even the non blonde ones

City dwellers getting stuck in the sand, other city dwellers trying to get them out without success, digging themselves so deep even the tow rope broke!

Maktoum had a full fledged mobile industrial kitchen.

Hessa had 3 large cool boxes in the back of her Gladiator full of assortment of food.

I had two large coolers with iced drinks.

Stewart had all the coffee making equipment, and a wonderful day was had by everyone.

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All the ingredients were present for a good laugh.

Women providing all the entertainment, even the non blonde ones

What?! No Walter antics?! I see Walter and his spawn talking with what appears to be perhaps the beautiful Hessa? Were those two under control the entire time? Maktoum's set-up appears to be the ultimate way to go!! Love it!!

Walter was complaining that we did not ask for his help in organizing this.

Everything went so well because he was not involved.

In the picture he talking to my friend Alberto and that young girl with them is his daughter.

The girls were so excited about this they came over the evening before and stayed over at our house.

Hessa had her car full of her friends.

Great to have them that way, peace and quite for us in our cars instead of having to put up with teenager non stop yip yapping!

Problem now is everyone is asking "when are we going again?"

I really have to stop being nice to people

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I really have to stop being nice to people

Temperature in the sun was 41 degrees C!

And was so nice and cool under that acacia tree.

Plans for next visit to the GHOST village is under consideration.

Speakers with proximity switches are being obtained.

We will record ghost sounds on them and hide them in the nooks and crannies of those house.

Should be fun to watch!

The grilled kabobs look yummy! What are they?

What is the story behind the village getting buried? In the other parch of desert some of your picture showed ongoing sand control nd the equipment they use so it seems like if they wanted to hold the sand at bay they could have. Why are there no windows in the buildings in the buried village?

Are the Acacia trees in these deserts the same species of acacia in the rest of Africa?

We had lamb kebab and chicken kebab, burgers etc.

The house do have windows, but they are buried.

No point in cleaning the sand out if there is no one there.

Was the village abandoned and then the sand took over?

As often as I can get there, I eat at a Lebanese restaurant that has outstanding middle eastern food. The lamb kabobs (kebabs) are one of my favorites, but all of what they have on the menu is really good. Someday I will figure out how to use venison in place of lamb and goat in some of those recipes. Fawn cone like that ought to be at least as good and maybe better. Altogether too often when people try to prepare foods from other culture the results are just a pale imitation of something that ought to be fantastic.

You need a bit of fat to make good kebab, that is why lamb is normally preferred.

You need yogurt, finely chopped onions, black pepper and dried lime.

Cut the meat into pieces and marinate for 24 hours in a fridge.

Perfect with bread!

Looks like everyone had a great time. So Hessa has a car already? They sure grow up fast!

Hessa loves sport.

She did a mini iron man sort of thing a few months ago they ran here.

Swimming, running and cycling.

She came first in her category, and 3rd over all on women!

She does long distance cycling, so we got her a Jeep Gladiator.

She can carry her bike and carry our food in the desert too.

She loves driving it, especially in the desert.

Been giving her pointers on that and she does very well.

Friends went cycling up in the mountains yesterday, and I went along.

Sadly, it was too windy to fly the drone, but here are some photos.

They have the world's longest zip line there too, but was closed due to The Chink Virus.

Are those last pics, pics of some ancient ruins?

Yes.

These are abandoned homes.

When I used to fly over these mountains over 40 years ago, I used to see homes right near the top of the mountains, with people and goats there.

Always wondered how the hell they get there.

I understand we still have people living up in the mountains.

Just as they did years ago.

The tram... Where does it connect to/from?

That road in the mountains had to be VERY expensive to build.
Does it lead to something or to another country?

How far is that from your home.

Off to google maps to look at this

Tram only connects points within Dubai City.

The mountain road was built for two purposes.

As a biking trail, and leading to the world's longest zip line.

Roughly 100 k in a straight line from us.

On Google Maps look for Jebel Jais zip line.