Good news...big rain today...we needed it

[Parkwahn]

I think the Jomtiem construction on the Beach got hit too according to Atlas2

I got my visa a few weeks ago and noticed, they seemed to be block paving the sidewalks/Pavements/walkways depending where you are from,

 

To get a decent job you need a lot of hard core down before sand, looked to me as if it was just being laid on sand ? It was only a cursory glance though.

[atlas2]

The foolish man built his house upon the sand

And the rain came tumbling down.

[Parkwahn]

The foolish man built his house upon the sand

And the rain came tumbling down.

There are a few condos and areas that always flood, selling those to people in the know will be a challenge.

[Butch]

I've seen the resulting carnage on facebook, with some interesting pics & videos.

 

Someone mentioned that the snakes tend to move up higher as their burrows flood out, and "higher" in some areas means "people's houses". I know the drainage isn't up to much, but the same happens in Manila when the storms hit, and even in some areas of the UK, and it doesn't take much for drainage to be overwhelmed by rainwater.

 

A friend's wife has cut her leg to shreds walking into a sharp object hidden by the floodwater, so she needs to be carfeul of infection now, because there is a fair amount of poo mixed in with it as well. Who remembers the poor farang who died after being electrocuted when he stood in a puddle which had a live electrical wire in it a few years back?.

Edited September 18, 2015 by Butch