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   dovetail97128 | Apr 22, 2008 08:52pm | #1

   Think it is a "Bubble" and it will burst sooner or later?

   They can't get your Goat if you don't tell them where it is hidden.
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   Shoeman | Apr 22, 2008 10:17pm | #2

   Well, I wouldn't think you could keep up that pace for too long.

   I really don't know much about Dubai at all - friend sent me the link and I posted here.

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   frammer52 | Apr 23, 2008 12:10am | #5

   I don't believe it's a bubble.  I understand everything is paid for.

   Tiger woods is involved in something over there.

   Have you seen the tv shows showing how they built the Islands? amazing!!!!!

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   geoffhazel | Apr 23, 2008 12:45am | #6

   your gasoline dollars at work...

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   Matt | Apr 23, 2008 01:42am | #8

   I was wondering why I paid $3.39 a gallon yesterday...

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   geoffhazel | Apr 23, 2008 01:54am | #9

   you got off easy. $3.69 and up in Seattle metro area

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   Huntdoctor | Apr 23, 2008 03:46am | #10

   $3.69 here also. Jumped $.34 today

   Russell

   "Welcome to my world"

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   frenchy | Apr 23, 2008 12:55am | #7

   frammer52

     I'm pretty sure the building boom will come to an end,  the build up is designed to replace oil as their major export product.. the oil is expected to run out relatively soon. They want to become the Monte Carlo of the middle east.

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   Shoeman | Apr 23, 2008 06:41am | #12

   No, I have not seen the program on the building of the islands.  That would be interesting.  Remember who was running it?

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   frammer52 | Apr 23, 2008 02:44pm | #13

   science channel

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   Sasquatch | Apr 22, 2008 11:10pm | #3

   I wonder how they handle wastewater.

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   bp21901 | Apr 22, 2008 11:57pm | #4

   They recycle it toward making snow for their indoor ski slope.....Nothing's more slippery than sh!d, you know!

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   Shoeman | Apr 23, 2008 06:40am | #11

   with gloves?

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   frammer52 | Apr 23, 2008 03:39pm | #14

   no where.

   They are more like us than you think.

   Dubai is a small country, I'm not sure where the money is coming from.

   I do know that they have a wealth management fund with a lot of money.

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   dovetail97128 | Apr 23, 2008 04:41pm | #15

   OIL Dubai is part of the United Arab Emirates. (UAE) OPEC Member
   They can't get your Goat if you don't tell them where it is hidden.

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   frammer52 | Apr 23, 2008 06:09pm | #16

   according to Wikppedia less than 7% of their economy is petroleum or natural gas.

   Total economy of 37bill.

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   dovetail97128 | Apr 23, 2008 06:20pm | #17

   You are correct ! I was mistaken in where the income is from. My apologies.
   They can't get your Goat if you don't tell them where it is hidden.

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   [email protected] | Apr 23, 2008 07:14pm | #18

   They, unlike other countries in the region have invested their petro dollars, and diversified their economy, so that they are no longer as petroleum dependant as the other nations in their region. 

   They have seen oil as an expendable, finite resource from the beginning, and have done a good job of planning for the day when it is gone. 

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   frammer52 | Apr 23, 2008 07:29pm | #19

   that is what it looks like, even though I believe they have an awful lot of natural gas still on hand.

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   fatboy2 | Apr 23, 2008 07:31pm | #20

   1.5 TRILLION in their fund.

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   Sasquatch | Apr 23, 2008 11:00pm | #21

   I would like to see all of the countries in that area build like that.  Then, the next time they try a dirty trick like 9/11, we find out which country sponsored the event and turn the tables on them. 

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   dug | Apr 24, 2008 12:24am | #22

        In a nutshell, I believe their leaders and their people are much smarter than most others in that part of the country , hence  no need for all the hatred and Jihads and what not.

      Kinda like when ya read these forums and see the same people bashing our leaders over and over and over again, I generally associate that with ignorance.

      I'll be the first to admit that our elected leaders be it reps. or dems. all have shortcomings, but I have more important things in my life to dwell on.

      Yea, I have to work a little harder to pay for that $4.16 diesel fuel but at least I'm working, I have a roof over my head and my kids are healthy. Life is good.

     dug

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   Sasquatch | Apr 24, 2008 12:56am | #23

   I'm glad life is good for you.  It is great for me.  Sadly, it is not great for far too many people.  People bash leaders because they make the decisions that affect our lives.  I think a little more leader-bashing couldn't hurt.  They really need to do a better job of management.  The economy is going down, and I don't see any significant roadblocks being put in place by the leadership.

   Our leaders have the best communications and computing power in history.  They have the best view of history that has ever been available, and they can use that information to avoid previous mistakes.  They unfortunately can't seem to maintain the infrastructure that their predecessors were able to build.

   So I would conclude by suggesting that we let the leaders handle the criticism.  They are big boys and girls and they get paid quite handsomly.

   I didn't mean to hijack this thread (to the Tavern), but I thought that was the direction you were going in with your comments.