Holidays: Today, I flew to Dubai, en route to my new job in Afghanistan....

By EdwinOEF - 31/12/2011 22:36 - United Arab Emirates

Today, I flew to Dubai, en route to my new job in Afghanistan. Both of my bags were lost, my debit card was frozen in London, the next flight was cancelled, and I can't get a hotel room. I'm in the richest city in world with no money and no room. Happy New Year. FML

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Today, my purse was stolen. Too bad it had all of my money and my passport. My flight is tomorrow, and the embassy is closed until Monday. Guess who gets to stay in a foreign country with no money and no identification for the next three days. FML

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By Anonymous - 08/04/2023 06:00

Today, I was waiting at the airport for a flight when I looked down and realised that I had booked the wrong date. Frantically, I tried to rebook the flight, but it was completely sold out. Now, I'm stuck in the airport for the next 24 hours with nothing to do. FML

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By foodsicknessinATL - 24/11/2016 00:08 - United States - Atlanta

Today, I spent the busiest travel day of the year in the busiest airport in the world trapped between the decision to leave the terminal bathroom or shit my pants. Yes, I missed my flight. Sorry, mom. FML

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Sunday 1 January 2012 2:16

Feel bad for you. I hope you get money and a room. I wish you the best of luck. Happy new year 2012!

perdix 29

Sunday 1 January 2012 2:17

Hey, in a few days you'll be in the poorest country in the world, so you'll fit right in. Consider this ordeal as training for your new post.

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THE_A_TEEN 27

Sunday 1 January 2012 4:03

That's horrible, but cheer up. There is always a silver lining. From the biggest douche: HAPPY 2012, Mate!!!!!

neal001 0

Sunday 1 January 2012 4:11

I hope your credit card unfreezes

gntfmlingnow 12

Sunday 1 January 2012 4:15

Pretty sure Togo and Republic of Congo are poorer. But your point still stands.

FrankHotpants 31

Sunday 1 January 2012 4:18

I've been to Dubai about 7 times now and all you have to do is let your bank know you're going to be over seas so they don't freeze up your accounts. If your going to afghanistan to work then I'm going to assume you're in the military on orders in which you can get reimbursed for your hotel expenses on your travel claim. Dubai international has plenty of resources to help you out, it's not as bad as you're making it so far.

Mitch_Connor 11

Sunday 1 January 2012 6:45

Sounds more like he's working as a contractor, seeing how servicemen deploy as a unit and never on their own like the OP.

TheNewGuy03 28

Sunday 1 January 2012 16:48

If I had to lend a slightly different perspective on the contractor/military differences when it comes to deployments, it would be to say that it depends on the situation. When I was a Soldier, there was a contractor that traveled with us because he was to do maintenance on systems. In other cases, they aren't immediately essential or their companies have a different modus operandi, so they come separately. |the kid|

mwolverine 1

Sunday 1 January 2012 4:33

It's like you weren't meant to go to Afghanistan.

RedMoto113 0

Sunday 1 January 2012 4:40

Second richest. Abu Dhabi is the richest, and just a short cab ride away. But since you lack the funds to take said cab, I digress... But yes, your anguish is justified.