A Canadian in Abu Dhabi: Adventures in reporting, Part 1

Monday, March 23, 2009

Adventures in reporting, Part 1

Me: Dial the number of an official, on a mobile number I have since checked and know is right.

Him: Hello?

Me: Hi, is this (insert name)?

Him: No. (Hangs up)

1 comment:

Magnus said...: That wouldn't happen to have been someone at Etisalat, would it? I've had the same experience with an Etisalat "official" :-); April 18, 2009 at 12:33 AM

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