work will bring me to the West Coast of the Persian Gulf. I'm going because I'm insane. Enjoy May and hopefully June, insha'allah
Thank you! I did read the Persian Gulf is excellent for fly fishing. I plan to buy the gear tomorrow so I can learn. When I was in Tripoli, it sucked, so I spent all my money travelling. This time, I want to bank as much as possible. Kind of stoked that I'll have something to dump my time into
Supreme, good luck. I just looked up to see exactly where Qatar and Bahrain are. You are going to the center of the storm. Major political and civil unrest all around. Stay safe.
damn dude, good thing u got outta Libya before the civil unrest & bombings started... stay safe out there broham... did u ever get out to Dhubai btw?
man i am SO glad you got of libya!
i've been doing remote consulting work for bahrain and abu dhabi for years. i feel WAY better about you being in qatar.
I've heard Qatar is the up and coming emirate right now. Have a good time man, send pictures.
Yeah, echo what these guys are saying re: you and Libya. Actually I hear Doha is pretty cool. Good luck out there
thans everyone.. will respond later, when I can ffel my face
I also owe JesseDark a thread about Libya... never thought I'd know significantly more than Anderson Cooper about the going ons of the world
Markji wrote:Supreme, good luck. I just looked up to see exactly where Qatar and Bahrain are. You are going to the center of the storm. Major political and civil unrest all around. Stay safe.
VDesai wrote:Yeah, echo what these guys are saying re: you and Libya. Actually I hear Doha is pretty cool. Good luck out there
according to the CIA Factbook, Qatar has the second highest per capita income in the world. I bring this up because my belief is these revolts ultimately have to do with the piece of the pie the people get, and property owner rights.
My company is ~50,000 and I already started pestering THE safety guy about the location specific evacuation plan. A coworker that worked in Iraq/Afghanistan used to carry a big shiny gold coin in case things got sticky because that has value to everyone, anywhere. I'm going to do the same and use it for "cabfare" if things get sticky
Doha is supposed to be very nice. I have a Saudi friend who is a petroleum engineer in New Orleans, and he said he's actively trying to get there
TMS wrote:damn dude, good thing u got outta Libya before the civil unrest & bombings started... stay safe out there broham... did u ever get out to Dhubai btw?
Never got to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, or Cairo but I definitely will this time. There was nothing to do in Libya and I was pretty lonely. I tended to go to place were English speaking tourists were to stay sane. Everyone speaks English and there are US universities there... I actually think it will be easier to immerse
Marv wrote:man i am SO glad you got of libya!i've been doing remote consulting work for bahrain and abu dhabi for years. i feel WAY better about you being in qatar.
Would you mind if I asked jimi or fishy for your email? I would love to get some career progression advice... I know this will be marketable in the future, but I just stumbled into this world. Would be curious to hear what you think
Silverfuel wrote:I've heard Qatar is the up and coming emirate right now. Have a good time man, send pictures.
It absolutely is. I will. This was my favorite picture from my Libya trip:
Glad you got out safely Supreme. Best of luck on your next job.
SC.. best of luck to you brotha! keep us posted (obviously you will) on how things are going.
SC, here u go bro
marv@jizzhut.com
SupremeCommander wrote:My company is ~50,000 and I already started pestering THE safety guy about the location specific evacuation plan. A coworker that worked in Iraq/Afghanistan used to carry a big shiny gold coin in case things got sticky because that has value to everyone, anywhere. I'm going to do the same and use it for "cabfare" if things get sticky
The gold coin is a great idea.
Actually, some gold and silver coins are good to have even here in the U.S. Useful as a hedge against inflation and in case things really get crazy.
TMS wrote:SC, here u go bromarv@jizzhut.com
I sent a message there and someone responded with a picture of their penis in one hand, and fruity drink umbrella in the other
NYKBocker wrote:Stay safe my friend.
thanks... I don't think there's much to worry about in Doha but I've--obviously--been wrong before 
Hey SC, good luck in Doha. Its a great time to go now as they just got the World Cup bid, so therell be some heavy infrastructure spending. You a part of any of those contracts?
Either way, check the news, be safe and come visit!!
Good luck Supreme. Stay safe and when you come back maybe I'll actually be able to get to one of these get togethers!
Allanfan20 wrote:Good luck Supreme. Stay safe and when you come back maybe I'll actually be able to get to one of these get togethers!
i think he's coming on to you.. 
