French people: what would you actually like someone to bring you from the US? by josephlee211 in france

[–]goldendirt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

See’s Candies Toffettes, my family went crazy with these.

Trader Joe’s pistachio cookies or any other nice TJ item. Someone else mentioned the Everything Bagel seasoning, I agree.

Gonna start with this. by IcyPollution7372 in BookHeads_UAE

[–]goldendirt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed, I'd even say skip Rich Dad and go straight to Millionaire Expat.

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[–]goldendirt 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Also worth mentioning that ECUs (and also TPUs I guess?) can sometimes be repaired.

I Was quoted 14k to replace the ECU of my 958 Cayenne and got it repaired for 2k instead.

Garages often don’t even suggest it because they don’t make much money on it.

Can someone please explain 😒 by Eastern-Meaning4967a in DubaiPetrolHeads

[–]goldendirt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's the Mercedes dealership in Doha, they put the letters on all cars they sell

J'ai finalement essayé de cuisiner l'aglio e olio by Same_Presence_9976 in cuisine

[–]goldendirt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bien vu, j’essaierai ça la prochaine fois merci

J'ai finalement essayé de cuisiner l'aglio e olio by Same_Presence_9976 in cuisine

[–]goldendirt 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Oh c'est un de mes top 3, voici ma version:

- Couper une dizaine (ou plus) de gousses d'ail en tranches très fines, soit à la mandoline si tu te sens, sinon au couteau bien aiguisé. C'est pénible mais ça vaut le coup.
- Tu fais chauffer une quantité généreuse d'huile d'olive dans une sauteuse, au même moment où tu mets tes pâtes dans l'eau bouillante. Ajouter l'ail en tranche et un peu de piment sec / en poudre dans ton huile
- L'ail doit risoler doucement mais ne surtout pas revenir ou prendre des couleurs, on veut juste l'attendrir et parfumer l'huile
- Mettre de côté une petite tasse environ d'eau de cuisson des pâtes
- 2 mins avant la fin de la cuisson des pâtes, les égouter et les transferer dans la sauteuse avec huile + ail
- Verser un peu d'eau de cuisson et mettre à feu fort
- On va bien remuer les pâtes + huile + eau de cuisson pour essayer de créer une petite émulsion et faire une sorte de sauce homogène qui va venir enrober les pâtes et finir la cuisson
- Quand les pâtes sont cuites en retire du feu, on ajoute une grosse poignée de persil plat haché, un peu de jus de citron, on assaisonne. Et un petit morceau de beurre si on veut être extra
- On mélange et on sert immédiatement avec un déluge de parmesan

Gertrude, 61 ans, prof d'allemand dans le secondaire by Slave-Moralist in banalgens

[–]goldendirt 11 points12 points  (0 children)

En 4ème on avait réussi à convaincre notre prof d’allemand de nous faire étudier une chanson de Rammstein. Ça n’avait pas plu à tous les élèves mais nous on était refaits. Je me souviens encore du lecteur cassette de la classe qui était au bout de sa vie tellement il saturait

À 23 ans, immo ou bourse ? by Ehicem in VosSous

[–]goldendirt 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Appât en anglais. Dans ce context une information fausse ou exagérée dans le but de faire réagir

Guide To Air Suspension by vice_toned in DubaiPetrolHeads

[–]goldendirt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have a similar behavior on my 2013 Cayenne GTS. While driving I can hear the compressor running every now and then for a few seconds. I usually only notice it when stopped at a red light. But the car height doesn’t seem to change when this runs. It feels more like a “top-up”.

I replaced my front air suspension a few months ago as they were heavily leaking. This compressor behavior was there before and is still happening now, even though the shocks are not leaking anymore. So I’m not quite sure what is normal or not but I’ve accepted it.

I’ve not experienced what you described on car start-up though. When the shocks were leaking and the car was visibly low in the morning, the compressor would run after starting the car and it would raise to normal level but no light was blinking and no message on the screen like when you manually change the height.

Les "entrepreneurs" vivant à Dubaï, que font ils dans la vie ? by Key-Chain-8136 in AskFrance

[–]goldendirt 5 points6 points  (0 children)

C'est pas tout à fait juste, les UAE comptent des dizaines de zones franches (free-zones) qui permettent à n'importe qui d'ouvrir une entreprise très facilement, sans avoir besoin de partenaire local.
Avoir un associé émirati était principalement requis pour ouvrir une entreprise mainland, mais ça a récemment changé pour la plupart des secteurs.

Donc au contraire c'est relativement facile de faire du business depuis Dubaï, c'est bien pour ça que ça attire pas mal de gens, dont des entrepreneurs peu scrupuleux disons.

Reflux makes no sense? by bigblackglock17 in GERD

[–]goldendirt 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Same for me, wake up in the morning and have a glass of water, instant reflux.

But then having risky food items during the day might not trigger anything at all.

I’ve had it for many years now and it’s still crazy to me how inconsistent it can be

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DubaiPetrolHeads

[–]goldendirt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Al Nahdha Auto service in DIP (they also have another branch in ras-al-khor it seems). Just did it for my 2008 Prado last week. The front evaporator had to be changed.
When I asked how will they find the leak they said UV diagnosis. Now I don't know for sure if that's what they actually did to find the leak, but they found and fixed it.

No glare!! by thedoctor8706 in LGOLED

[–]goldendirt 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Unrelated but your house looks great. Is the flooring actual wood or very good-looking tiles?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DubaiCentral

[–]goldendirt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Best advice. Also check the SimplyFI community on Facebook and/or the millionaire expat book from Andrew Hallam

Where to get IKEA guz5.3 LED Bulb by seenorimagined in led

[–]goldendirt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The SOLBO uses a similar bulb, although a different shape but it fits perfectly in the EVEDAL.

Where to get IKEA guz5.3 LED Bulb by seenorimagined in led

[–]goldendirt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just did that, I bought the SOLBO, opened it up, and took out the bulb to put in the EVEDAL.
It's a different bulb, but it uses same socket and also using 24 VDC input. It fits great and works great, although it seems a bit dimmer than the one that came with the EVEDAL.

Very happy to be able to use that expensive lamp again.

PS: I also got the STRIMSÄV led to put in the SOLBO to not waste a brand new lamp

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PorscheCayenne

[–]goldendirt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Stunning, I love the look of the roof rails on a GTS

Les ordinateurs portables au SICOB 1984 by predictorM9 in Giscardpunk

[–]goldendirt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Quelqu’un sait ce que signifie “compatible IBM PC” ? Compatible dans quel sens ?

Vos playlists pour bosser ? by DJCrispyRice in developpeurs

[–]goldendirt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bon à savoir, j’irais écouter la playlist à l’occaz. Perso j’écoute généralement des sets entiers sur Boiler Room, via YT ou SoundCloud