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We going into winter now, I was told the weather gets extreem down to Zero. Bring a winter coat.

I wish I had brought more British/saudi (two/three pin) double adaptors.

last winter I never even put on a sweater during the day.. at night, the abaya was enough.  But in the desert, it does get chilly at night.

Do I need an electric adapter.  Sparrow said he wished he had more 2-3 pin adapters.  Sorry but a little confused; are you saying you needed a ground plug (three pin) connector or a reducer from three to two (straight plug). Or, something else. 
Thanks.

You'll be able to find plugs/adapters here. The power here is 110v and 220v. Each have their own sockets.

As for winter, I don't wear anything more than a suit jacket or sweater. The wifey and I turned the heater on for about 3 days I think. But only for a few hrs. So you shouldn't be too worried.

They don't have toothbrush heads for my Sonicare toothbrush here so I bring those. Good pair of real jeans are hard to find, as well as shoes. Everything else is available. You'll find the equivalent of Home Hardware/Home Depot/Best Buy over here.

Nothing else comes to mind really. Oh, having a hard time finding a heating blanket, so picking one up from Canada on my next trip down. (I have back problems, not for the winter)

Anything else, let us know. Good luck. Has work got a place ready for you to settle into?

Do not panic, you can get all the adapters you need from the supermarket. All you need to pack is your passport and visa, other than that bring what you would anyway. you can get pretty much everything you need here.

Beezer; My employer says that they will assist me with locating housing (I have an allowance) but keep your ears open for me and thank you all for this advise and forum.

I m entirely agree with Nelson...Just get yourself here .I know u Americans r tough enough to surive and find your type of fun in any part of world so don't worry

Again; thanks y'all

I don't know how tall you are, but MrStretch was very large and he spoke of how difficult it was to find western clothing/shoes in his size.

Also, really .. you can't go wrong bringing a bunch of pairs of shoes/sneakers/sandals.  I don't like the styles and quality here, and I'm not the first person to say so!

thanks, I'm 6-1 but hate western wear;  I don't look like a cowboy anyway (lol)

jswwjw wrote:

thanks, I'm 6-1 but hate western wear;  I don't look like a cowboy anyway (lol)

you've a lot to learn.. 'westerners' means people from the WEST (as opposed to the Middle East); ie. Americans, Canadians, Europeans, etc.

I know silly. I was joking.

jswwjw wrote:

I know silly. I was joking.

Well, this is one of the problems with written communication.  Without the laughing emoticon or the winking one, who's to know you're being facetious, even with an 'lol' ?

you gotta admit the cow boy hat comments was at least a bit amusing.  Thanks.   better?

dude, go work for Aramco! Plenty of cowboy hats there

I myself am packing right now and I can't stop laughing about this cowboy wear thing. This is hilarious!



Chaps: check. Boots: check. Wranglers: check.

Wow.. why'd you mention chaps? 

Makes me think of a male stripper I once saw

Jeez, YOU said that, not me.

well yeah but YOU brought up chaps

...And now I'm thinking about one, too. Thanks a lot! This definitely will not help me focus on packing!

See what you started, jswwjw??!!??

Don't  hate the player hate the game.

who said we're hating it?

John and preoria. welcome to the Kingdom, you two sound like a fun bunch

Salman

Yeah, I'm liking Preoria.  We seem to share some common history

I wish I had brought more British/saudi (two/three pin) double adaptors.

Why?  They are 2 Riyal apiece and you can find them virtually everywhere.  They even come in two different colors; white and caramel.

Drop in a SACO if there is one near you.  If not, find out the street nearest you that has a collection of electricians' shops.  They all have them.

I don't know how tall you are, but MrStretch was very large and he spoke of how difficult it was to find western clothing/shoes in his size.

The cat is right about that.  Except for the sometime special in Carrefour, you are hard-pressed to find larger sizes in KSA.  If your shoe is 12 or over, bring shoes (and sandals).  If you are over a 38 waist or a 32 inseam...bring a few extra clothes.

If you are in Riyadh proper, it really doesn't get very cold...so a light - medium jacket did it for me.

Oh, and bring a Stetson.  You're gonna need it on Disco Night.

Stop it, I'm in tears here and it's not because of the onions.


I may not have boots or a Stetson but I have a big whip.

I cut the 2 pin plug off and fitted 3 pin plugs to them all but I had to bring the right size fuses from UK. I couldn't find 3, 5 or 10 amp fuses.  Even my side light had a 13 amp fuse when I checked. It would have been on fire before the fuse blows.

Shocking.

And Dave also rides a 2 wheeler while yanking his whip....

Musicman wrote:  And Dave also rides a 2 wheeler while yanking his whip....

MM, thats a visual we're just not prepared for! 

musicman wrote:

And Dave also rides a 2 wheeler while yanking his whip....

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seeing is believing, am waiting for the day, his new boss isnt here yet though....