to sit in the garden with a large glass of chilled white wine

[lemonbeaver]

while DH has taken the kids on a long bike ride........nah course not, just thought i'd mention it [buwink]

Yes YABVU for telling us that, actually. I am currently in Dubai where there are no off licences. I would love to have a large glass of chilled white wine in the garden. Alas, I can only dream.

[jealous]

ahhh, sorry but tell you what i will have another shortly just for you if thats ok?

Gin here.

Yes, YABU as I am now insanely jealous.

Oh, f* O**!!!

Sorry lemonbeaver, I'm only joking, enjoy your wine !

I'm weird like that. I love a drink at night, especially a chilled white wine in summer but I just never drink alcohol in the day.

Perhaps it's because I find it so more-ish

And there i was trying to nice.....now just for that i'm going to have some nibbles and homemade salsa as well !!

I should warn you I may trace your IP address and come and hunt you down for the salsa and nibbles

Just pm me and i will give you my address, i have plenty to go round....must say salsa is rather good but i will not be using the term nom nom at any point today

Oh dear god I'm so pleased to hear that

And if you could also refrain from saying 'they're simply to die for' that would also be good {twitching}

yab totally u.

It should be ME.

oh, hang on, we have 7 degrees and rain. And no chance to sit in the garden for another few months.

Bornagain, there are off licenses round the back of nearly every supermarket in Dubai. You just need an alcohol license to buy it - do you know anyone who has one? If I were there I would offer you a glass of white in my garden!

Must go DH has just returned and is sharing wine.....but has said all are welcome....

dubaipieeye, unfortunately I don't have an Alcohol Licence . Anyway, I didn't think there were any off licences here? Why does everyone go to Barracuda?

Barracuda is tax free - much, much cheaper. There are loads of off licenses - MMI and A&E are the main brands - usually tucked away round the back of Spinneys. You can go along and ask for a license application and usually they will serve you that day as you are applying...whereabouts are you? I'll try to think of your closest shop...

You can go along and ask for a license application and usually they will serve you that day as you are applying.

No way!!! I'm in The Springs.

I say usually - no promises! We lived on the Ranches before and the A&E there would serve us on "their" license before we had ours and when ours expired...

here is a list of A&E stores and

here is a list of MMI stores.

Happy drinking!!

Thanks dubaipieeye - much appreciated