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Yes, but Oman is a *little* different from Saudi Arabia. We lived in
Saudi Arabia from 1974 to 1977 and in Oman from 1980 to 1987. We
enjoyed both but Oman was better in many ways.

Ever meet Sheikh Saied al Kindi?

We were a couple without children in Saudi Arabia and my wife had a
job too, I think this was one of the easiset situations to be in
there, wives with children were stuck at home and isolated, husbands
by themselves often just sort of festered. Although it's a dry
country we knoew more heavy drinkers and alcoholics there than we've
ever met anywhere else. The other saving grace for us was that we had
our own horses there and went riding out in the desert just about
every day.

S al K and his friends take delight in having their men pile up pillars
of stones out in the desert, then laying bets as to the first to knock
his pile down - using cannon, from a mile range.

So, be careful where yo ride in Oman, and if you see a couple of pillars
of stones piled one on another, give them a wide berth!

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