off to india

Post 482948 by Jamest5r on 2012-04-07 18:57:44

[quote=volvokid;482829]Don't worry guys I won't call you at dinner and try and sell you something. Im going to Mumbai chad[/quote] Well if you've never been its defo gonna open your eye's :) Bombay is a mad mad city.

Post 483116 by volvokid on 2012-04-07 23:58:40

Nope I've never been, I've been to a couple mad places but I doubt they will be anything like India

Post 483118 by foammanmark on 2012-04-08 00:02:37

Hope you have a great trip. Whose looking after your motors whilst you're away?

Post 483136 by Chad on 2012-04-08 07:10:59

i go india alot, and depending on where you go in Mumbai. its very very different to anywhere on the planet!

Post 483138 by I want a T5 on 2012-04-08 08:03:50

Dont drink the tap water; bottled water only. Even when brushing your teeth, use bottled water to rinse. Take a good supply of Imodium just in case! Eating from street vendors can be great fun but again, beware.....the hygiene there is not quite up to our usual standards! If you drink from a can, use straw and ot direct lip/can contact! Other than that, just be careful and enjoy the amazing culture differences!

Post 483141 by M-R-P on 2012-04-08 08:15:00

Keep a few packs of baby wiped in the fridge at all times ;)

Post 483150 by Al115 on 2012-04-08 09:04:52

Enjoy it, I hope it goes well!

Post 483155 by volvokid on 2012-04-08 09:23:26

[quote=I want a T5;483138]Dont drink the tap water; bottled water only. Even when brushing your teeth, use bottled water to rinse. Take a good supply of Imodium just in case! Eating from street vendors can be great fun but again, beware.....the hygiene there is not quite up to our usual standards! If you drink from a can, use straw and ot direct lip/can contact! Other than that, just be careful and enjoy the amazing culture differences![/quote] Great information thank you I never thought of that when brushing my teeth or drinking from a can

Post 483156 by volvokid on 2012-04-08 09:25:58

[quote=foammanmark;483118]Hope you have a great trip. Whose looking after your motors whilst you're away?[/quote] My dad will be keeping checks on the saffy , I cleaned the P2 and put it in the garage and Adrienne will be driving the V40 as usual :-)

Post 483158 by volvokid on 2012-04-08 09:27:46

Thanks for the support dudes hopefully I will get time to see a bit of it, I haven't a clue what im doing over there, I know I will be offshore for some of it

Post 483161 by sambo on 2012-04-08 09:38:54

yip enjoy urself mate been to goa a few times and more times to come the place is mental only place in the world i know in the world you can have an open razor shave, kingfisher beer,fall off your scooter toot toot lol at 4 am,,ul love it,a real eye opener.drink plenty bottled water or kingfisher lol

Post 483164 by stephenevans99 on 2012-04-08 10:04:26

[quote=I want a T5;483138]Dont drink the tap water; bottled water only. Even when brushing your teeth, use bottled water to rinse. Take a good supply of Imodium just in case! Eating from street vendors can be great fun but again, beware.....the hygiene there is not quite up to our usual standards! If you drink from a can, use straw and ot direct lip/can contact! Other than that, just be careful and enjoy the amazing culture differences![/quote] Great advice..... Another tip is to take pocket sized Hand Sanitisers. If the food doesn't get to you, the germs carried by used notes will. Each time you handle the local currency, make sure you sanitise your hands.

Post 483165 by volvokid on 2012-04-08 10:05:26

Nice another bit of great info

Post 484291 by volvokid on 2012-04-10 10:56:59

okay folks i got in at midnight last night the time difference is a bit weird here its 10:41 uk time but here it is 15:11 i thought time zones worked in hour differences lol obviously not. So first impressions is, the place is mental, it was midnight when i got in and there was more traffic and people than princes street in Edinburgh on a Saturday afternoon!!! there is no lanes for cars they are literately mm away from hitting each other, i think whos got the loudest horn wins. I pulled up to the hotel and there was guards that checked under the bonnet and under the car. then i had to go through a airport security setup just to get into the hotel. I thought Mumbai was supposed to be safe!!! heres a picture of the hotel lobby I thought casino royal when i walked in. My room is spot on, theres a 42" sony LCD, mini bar, shower and separate bath oh and a king size bed so im happy. I went down for breakfast this morning, I have never seen so much food at this time of day, there was lots i had never tried before but i didnt want to risk it yet. i had a look out my bedroom window and not to be offensive to any Indians on here but my view is pretty much onto slums. I have asked the guy im working with if he will go for a wonder with me I dont fancy venturing far myself, so I hope to get more pictures.

Post 488774 by volvokid on 2012-04-19 13:56:02

[quote=d2k;488750]what do you do for work Volvokid...(when you have your tools that is).?? & whats the hotel like.....??[/quote] I GOT MY TOOLS WOOP WOOP!!!!! they came today. errr mainly electrical stuff for the oil and gas, currently I'm working on electrical connectors and hydraulic lines in India The first hotel was very impressive, it was very grand and the food was some of the fanciest looking stuff I have eaten, the new one is more modern but the food is less than half the price and it shows im just eating soup now my stomach cant handle anything else at nights here

Post 488787 by d2k on 2012-04-19 14:35:14

[quote=volvokid;488774]I GOT MY TOOLS WOOP WOOP!!!!! they came today. errr mainly electrical stuff for the oil and gas, currently I'm working on electrical connectors and hydraulic lines in India The first hotel was very impressive, it was very grand and the food was some of the fanciest looking stuff I have eaten, the new one is more modern but the food is less than half the price and it shows im just eating soup now my stomach cant handle anything else at nights here[/quote] lol.... i know the feeling. i recently got back from the Dominican Republic - all inc, we stayed in the Grand Iberostar in ''punta-cana''... 5 star, own butler to each room, hot tub on the balcony of EVERY room. the food was fantastic... but my body needed a few days on the porcelain god to acclimatize to the difference... i bet its hot where you are....lol, its §§§§ here hence the fact im on the forum in the middle of the day.

Post 488791 by volvokid on 2012-04-19 14:54:13

I will post some pictures of India when I get home, it aint no paradise island here. I wont describe it in words I will let the pictures do the talking. That place looks stunning by the way, did your work put you there? Hot hot hell is colder, it was 50 degs today lol

Post 488795 by d2k on 2012-04-19 15:04:22

[quote=volvokid;488791]I will post some pictures of India when I get home, it aint no paradise island here. I wont describe it in words I will let the pictures do the talking. That place looks stunning by the way, did your work put you there? Hot hot hell is colder, it was 50 degs today lol[/quote] lol... I WISH work put me there, my sister got married there on the beach..... so it was a major §§§§ up really, but it was soooooo fking hot i couldnt even roll my cigarettes as my 'fingers' were sweating, i never even knew they could.? 50 deg.... :cry:, whats the air-con like... if its crap id be on the phone to headquaters telling them to re-site me :smile:

Post 488799 by volvokid on 2012-04-19 15:23:22

[quote=d2k;488795]lol... I WISH work put me there, my sister got married there on the beach..... so it was a major §§§§ up really, but it was soooooo fking hot i couldnt even roll my cigarettes as my 'fingers' were sweating, i never even knew they could.? 50 deg.... :cry:, whats the air-con like... if its crap id be on the phone to headquaters telling them to re-site me :smile:[/quote] AC haha Im working in a bloody yard under no shade, the sun goes rite on top of you and you have no shadow lol. Oh and there is no bottled water, or any water in fact so you must remember to bring. Did I mention the fact that there is no water, well that means no toilets, lets just say you have to watch your step, Its revolting!!!

Post 488802 by d2k on 2012-04-19 15:28:09

[quote=volvokid;488799]AC haha Im working in a bloody yard under no shade, the sun goes rite on top of you and you have no shadow lol. Oh and there is no bottled water, or any water in fact so you must remember to bring. Did I mention the fact that there is no water, well that means no toilets, lets just say you have to watch your step, Its revolting!!![/quote] my god!!!! you should be getting 'danger pay' for that, no water... WTF, i'd be living on canned coke, one thing you can find in the most remote holes on earth. i feel for you mate, i hope the pay reflects the anguish....:smile:

Post 488805 by volvokid on 2012-04-19 15:37:50

[quote=d2k;488802]my god!!!! you should be getting 'danger pay' for that, no water... WTF, i'd be living on canned coke, one thing you can find in the most remote holes on earth. i feel for you mate, i hope the pay reflects the anguish....:smile:[/quote] No I have been shaffted big time with this job the pay doesnt reflect it, im not getting my offshore rate until i go offshore its the first time my company has pulled this one, and they did it last minute. Im in no postion to say no I have my wedding to save for. How the hell can they say this country is safe when all of what i have just told you plus every where you go you need to go through a metal detector, mc donnads, kfc, shops. its crazy we went into a grocery store yesterday and I had a bag with me, they took my bag off me and put it in another bag, they tie wrapped that bag shut and gave me that bag back, it was to stop shop lifting, oh plus you needed to sighn in and out of the shop haha. Dont get me wrong im getting paid extra for this but not what i should get, half the time when I go offshore I do next to no work but yet out here its the hardest job I have worked on and get this. I had no idea at the time what i was coming here to do (either did my company), it was just supposed to be support.

Post 488806 by d2k on 2012-04-19 15:43:49

[quote=volvokid;488805]No I have been shaffted big time with this job the pay doesnt reflect it, im not getting my offshore rate until i go offshore its the first time my company has pulled this one, and they did it last minute. Im in no postion to say no I have my wedding to save for. How the hell can they say this country is safe when all of what i have just told you plus every where you go you need to go through a metal detector, mc donnads, kfc, shops. its crazy we went into a grocery store yesterday and I had a bag with me, they took my bag off me and put it in another bag, they tie wrapped that bag shut and gave me that bag back, it was to stop shop lifting, oh plus you needed to sighn in and out of the shop haha. Dont get me wrong im getting paid extra for this but not what i should get, half the time when I go offshore I do next to no work but yet out here its the hardest job I have worked on and get this. I had no idea at the time what i was coming here to do (either did my company), it was just supposed to be support.[/quote] pics pics pics......... i gotta see this sh*t hole, it might make me feel a little better about the fact the rain here is preventing me from earning a penny. i have a feeling you wont be volunteering for this contract again.lol, not 'offshore', id say ''oi....... im English im about as far offshore as it gets!!

Post 488812 by volvokid on 2012-04-19 16:01:18

[quote=d2k;488806]pics pics pics......... i gotta see this sh*t hole, it might make me feel a little better about the fact the rain here is preventing me from earning a penny. i have a feeling you wont be volunteering for this contract again.lol, not 'offshore', id say ''oi....... im English im about as far offshore as it gets!![/quote] I will see what i can do I dont have much, these are from beside the old hotel, I really need to get some beside where i am working, that would open your eyes a massive amount. Edit I do have beside my work place I feel so sorry for the poor over here, I get quite sad when I see some of them, the kids especially

Post 488813 by volvokid on 2012-04-19 16:02:19

If a MOD wants to move this onto my india thread I think it would be better please.

Post 488866 by volvokid on 2012-04-19 18:38:28

Bump for Nat

Post 488895 by volvokid on 2012-04-19 19:30:29

View from my first hotel window I was shocked when I first seen this, but it was nothing stuff like this is all over the place, I have seen a whole street with abandoned cars, plus cars on there sides on pavements I havnt seen a whole pavement here yet Women and children digging this hole There is a goat in here somewhere Look at the blood on the floor Nice body shop

Post 488896 by T5frankie on 2012-04-19 19:32:01

hows your stomach holding up? plenty of imodium on tap? lol

Post 488901 by local-looney on 2012-04-19 19:36:44

what a s*** pit....feel for ya mate....i'd be swimming home!! like bloody luton......

Post 488905 by volvokid on 2012-04-19 19:43:16

Some houses Little cat at my first work site think it lives there 2nd work site this is where I am at for 90%, plenty of shade here isnt there, this is purely a yard no buildings Poor kids I really do feel for them!!!

Post 488909 by local-looney on 2012-04-19 19:50:09

jesus,think id rather stab myself in the eyes with a blunt knife than live like that.. know what you mean about the kids,just couldnt imagine bringing my kids up in a dirty §§§§hole like that certainly opens the eyes when someone in the thick of it posting pics like them....

Post 488910 by volvokid on 2012-04-19 19:50:26

Heres a good one Rite now this is a long video but please watch it if you have the time it can get borring but this shows you there conditions, there are a couple hang onto your seat over takes. I havnt managed to get a picture of 4 people on a motor bike yet, but i've seen it a few times now. Near the end is actually houses, this is the very same street im working on. http://s252.photobucket.com/albums/hh9/volvokidv70r/India%20%20April%202012/?action=view¤t=MOV_0802.mp4

Post 488911 by volvokid on 2012-04-19 19:53:05

[quote=t5frankie;488896]hows your stomach holding up? plenty of imodium on tap? lol[/quote] I dont think I have a stomach left, it was ok until i moved to the new hotel

Post 488913 by volvokid on 2012-04-19 19:56:05

[quote=850-shane;488909]jesus,think id rather stab myself in the eyes with a blunt knife than live like that.. know what you mean about the kids,just couldnt imagine bringing my kids up in a dirty §§§§hole like that certainly opens the eyes when someone in the thick of it posting pics like them....[/quote] Its worse than that, I have seen things here that really has broke me down to a certain extend. The smells also are horrible, that first bunch of pictures are the one and only time I have walked around, I was gagging and I mean gagging I had to start breathing through my mouth.

Post 488914 by local-looney on 2012-04-19 19:59:57

unbelievable people still live like this....

Post 488916 by volvokid on 2012-04-19 20:07:12

Tell me about it they are about 200 years behind

Post 488918 by local-looney on 2012-04-19 20:09:16

[quote=volvokid;488916]Tell me about it they are about 200 years behind[/quote] how long you stuck over there?

Post 488921 by volvokid on 2012-04-19 20:15:59

[quote=850-shane;488918]how long you stuck over there?[/quote] hmm it will be 2 weeks on monday so far, its looking likely to be 1 month or slightly longer, think im offshore next week for a bit then im coming back to work in the yard again, then should go offshore again. Things change all the time though.

Post 488923 by local-looney on 2012-04-19 20:19:37

[quote=volvokid;488921]hmm it will be 2 weeks on monday so far, its looking likely to be 1 month or slightly longer, think im offshore next week for a bit then im coming back to work in the yard again, then should go offshore again. Things change all the time though.[/quote] being nosey now,what is it you do? you certainly seeing the sights!!

Post 488924 by volvokid on 2012-04-19 20:22:21

I just work for the oil and gas industry, I have always been electrical based and still mainly am but im learning about hydraulics now. I'm not office based and very much doubt I ever will be.

Post 488927 by d2k on 2012-04-19 20:26:49

my god.....:cry: it is shocking, watching that vid its like that in the Dominican, some of the best hotels on earth surrounded by the worst poverty.. such corruption, mismanagement of funds.. me & my brother rented a couple of quads from the complex we were on & headed out... we ended up on the world famous ''Macao Beach'', where we were swamped by kids desperate for anything... they were just sleeping with their families on the beach under leaves ffs, i gave them everything i had... whats money, i can come back here & earn more, i even gave a young boy my sunglasses... that yard looks bleek.... id have to design some form of shade, that would be my first task. your a pioneer mate..... Louis Theroux aint got sh*t on you.:smile:

Post 488974 by Jimmie on 2012-04-19 21:37:22

Wish i was there then we could have a party somewhere.:lol:

Post 488976 by LiamT4 on 2012-04-19 21:43:33

[quote=volvokid;488916]Tell me about it they are about 200 years behind[/quote] Just think about how many millionaires and billionaires there are there, makes it even more tragic. and to think we talk about "class divide" here, nowhere near as bad as india.

Post 488981 by Jamest5r on 2012-04-19 21:50:19

I know how you feel mate been to India 5 times and spent over a year in the country, you just need to get out of the city lol its a great country when you do, if you can get a few days off jump on a plane to Goa for the weekend only an hour flight and chill on a beach for a bit :)

Post 491255 by volvokid on 2012-04-25 14:21:44

[quote=d2k;488927]my god.....:cry: it is shocking, watching that vid its like that in the Dominican, some of the best hotels on earth surrounded by the worst poverty.. such corruption, mismanagement of funds.. me & my brother rented a couple of quads from the complex we were on & headed out... we ended up on the world famous ''Macao Beach'', where we were swamped by kids desperate for anything... they were just sleeping with their families on the beach under leaves ffs, i gave them everything i had... whats money, i can come back here & earn more, i even gave a young boy my sunglasses... that yard looks bleek.... id have to design some form of shade, that would be my first task. your a pioneer mate..... Louis Theroux aint got sh*t on you.:smile:[/quote] Wow that beach sounds like a sad place to visit. I cant say I have had that much beggers come up to me TBH I dont like when they do, you really feel for them, I dont carry anything of value on me most of the time. Oh I got some tarpolin up for some shade :)

Post 491256 by volvokid on 2012-04-25 14:23:19

[quote=LiamT4;488976]Just think about how many millionaires and billionaires there are there, makes it even more tragic. and to think we talk about "class divide" here, nowhere near as bad as india.[/quote] Oh the divide is in your face, the big hotels are built rite beside slums

Post 491258 by volvokid on 2012-04-25 14:24:17

[quote=Jamest5r;488981]I know how you feel mate been to India 5 times and spent over a year in the country, you just need to get out of the city lol its a great country when you do, if you can get a few days off jump on a plane to Goa for the weekend only an hour flight and chill on a beach for a bit :)[/quote] I'm afraid I wont get to do that, but one of the young engineers it going to take me for a tour round the city this weekend. Bollywood here we come!!!