Wandering around Sharjah, I have noticed that almost all the highrise blocks (luxury or otherwise) have helipads on the rooves. But I have yet to see a single helicopter land on one, and given how close some of the different sized blocks are to eachother, one wonders whether all the helipads are actually accessible.
When I quizzed a work colleague, he pointed out they were for rescue situations should a block catch fire..........the only problem being is there is no rescue helicopter service in Sharjah.....mmh........
Twenty Years On: The Story of 18 Doughty Street Talk TV
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*Twenty years ago this week, I was part of the launch of a new internet TV
station. It only lasted a year, but it was a decade ahead of its time.*
In the...
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