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A little humidity strikes and, oohhh well, the sand just sticks permanently to the tile surface of the balcony, making it even more of a hassle to clean. I think many of the Blue Building occupants will understand. The solution is water. Spread water all over and you\u2019re done. Unless (yes there\u2019s always something to stop you doing something good in Dubai) the drains are blocked or so small that even a drop of H2O has great difficulty getting through. So by the time you\u2019ve managed to bring the sand\/water with your \u201craclette\u201d (french word for that tool that looks like a hairless brush for water surfaces) close to the drain\u2026 well\u2026 it doesn\u2019t go down. The goowy water just sits there. The drain isn\u2019t a drain, it\u2019s just fake. Architects are high all the time here !<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m such a lucky bastard this month ! I\u2019m getting to go back home for the second time. 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