I packed up house contents into attic and into shipping pile before H came back to the UK for our wedding.
Our shipping left our house in Nottingham on 24th July.
H arrived in the UK on 26th July.
We were told the delivery date in Al Ain was indeterminate.
On 20th September the shipping left the UK.
It was on a boat outside Dubai on 30th September due to dock 1st October.
It was waiting there a few days in a queue of ships.
It was Eid holidays, when no one works.
Yesterday, 15th October, H called the shipping people.
The power of a phone call! I’ve just been told it will arrive in Al Ain tomorrow, 17th October.
This is a Friday when no one works.
I’m not holding my breath.
H is leaving UAE on a work trip on Saturday for eight days.
[Actually it's to Tunisia and Beiruit so he might be a little longer 
]
Is there a pattern to my personal fortunes with cardboard boxes?
The loneliness of the unpacker of long-distance packing crates.
October 16, 2008...12:23 pm
Shipping Departures Arrivals Landing
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