the flood

[aj 62]

just saw some picture's of 2nd road and soi yamato under water. how bad was walking street affect , flb and other places. need to know if i should bring  floatation divice  or stay on upper room in hotel.  ;D  could some one tell me what hotels were dry and those that were not. south pattaya was under what about north?  ??? 35 days  till  swiming i guess. :'(  due tg's act as life guards in this case? ;D

[landy2a 0]

aj,

In a moment of quiet reflection one could wonder what wonderous and odourous objects floated to the surface as the second road drains filled and overflowed.

 

John

[fishingtime 0]

When it rains things flood, the drainage system is just very poor in most of Thailand. It is the rainy season now. No big deal it rains the water goes up and things flood, it stops raining and the goes down again. It is just part of life in Pattaya.

[kjvegas 2]

Don't forget your rubbers ;D ;D

[Gordon 0]

Article with some pics about the heavy rains in this week's Pattaya Mail :

 

http://www.pattayamail.com/current/news.shtml

 

Gordon

[Eneukman 1]

According to the report there was 189.4mm (about 8 inches) of rain in a few hours.

 

As far as I can see, that seems to equate to the average rainfall for the whole of June and July combined. I doubt whether any drainage system anywhere could have coped with that amount of rain in such a short period.

 

Last time I was in Pattaya, (November last year) I was caught in a thunderstorm - just had to take shelter in a nearby beerbar  ;D ;D and when I walked back to my hotel, there were places where the water was above my ankles. It did, however, subside quite quickly though.

 

Alan

[saigon_butterfly 1]

Yep, LOS jest like Louseyiana, when it rains it pours.  Have to brang me pirou on me next trip to BKK.  Last year got caught in a rainstorm on Suk rd. heading down to the Dollhouse. Me TG wanted me to carry her piggyback so she wouldn't get her pants wet.  Thank gawd she didn't weigh much or I would have drowned right den and dere.  Think next time I will jest roll up her jeans.  SB

[fruitti88 0]

now I wonder are trains still running in Thailand.