I was driving from Jomtien to Pattaya on second road to get something to eat and when I started going into Pattaya after the rains this afternoon the road was flooded. Luckily, I was able to turn right back under the overpass and head back to Jomitien. Right after I make the turn in front of the little hotel on the left hand side of the road I spot a man 75 years old or so walking in the rain out of the corner of my eye.
I think to myself, why is this guy walking in such a hard rain and then he drops instantly 5 feet into an open water drain for the city's water drainage. I park the car, wad through the water, and help pull him out. The water was above his waist and he was holding his arms almost straight up and he did a lot of the work getting himself out.
I looked around, and saw a 1 meter by 1 meter drain cover that was about 4” thick with concrete that had been moved. I have no idea if the water was strong enough to move it, or if it was moved by a person. I put him in the car and his ribs were killing him, I thought they were broken. But, I could not convince him to go to the hospital and I dropped him off at his hotel room. He was in shock as you might expect, what a terrible experience for anybody. WOW, Unreal!