Back to work

Well after waiting a few weeks for a contract to be produced I am off on another wander around the globe, this time to Kuwait and Nigeria, two new countries for me.

As usual the people who want me to work for them keep hanging about until the last minute and then expect you to drop everything and run. After 2 weeks of waiting for a contract they produced one on Monday and expected me to be in Kuwait the next day.... have these people never heard of booking flights, hire cars etc... it's not easy getting out of Cornwall in a hurry. In the end I travelled on Friday. Could not get a taxi to Truro as all the local ones seem to be on 'school runs' or sleeping in the afternoons. Had to catch a bus from Cury to Truro to pick up a rental car. Only made contact with the emploters on Friday morning regarding where in Kuwait I had to go as I was arriving at 06:30 and did not want to be left stranded at the airport. Was told what hotel I was booked in and that someone would be there to meet me.

All went fine, no trouble on the roads and even the guy at the bag drop counter was helpful in telling me that I could change my seat to one in the exit row as there were lots available but he could not do it from his terminal but I had to change my seat once I had gone through security. LYING BASTARD......there were no spare seats in the exit row, why the little scots c**t told me that I don't know...maybe it's genetic!!!!!

Flight was uneventful enough except that BA seem to thing diabetics have no taste buds as they keep serving up bland shit meals. With the delightful aroma of shepards pie wafting through the cabin I get served cous-cous with FRIED tomatoes, how this is classed a diabetic meal I have no idea. Maybe BA should employ a diabetic to write their menu's. To top it off breakfast was a CHEESE roll,. Fried food and cheese were the first things the dietician told me to avoid.

Arrived tired after an overnight and after going through the amazingly incompetent visa aplication procedure I found that there was no-one from the hotel to meet me. Had to buy a local SIM card as vodafone for some reason had blocked me rom using my UK SIM. Their loss.
Called the local contact and found that they had changed the hotel without letting me know. Whole project seems loused up even before the start.

Seems that I am only here to get a visa for Nigeria as there is no-one else to discuss the project with. Why the rush, must be the old hurry up and wait syndrome.