rooster59 Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 Abhisit’s home flooded in Bangkok deluge By The Nation Former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has been affected by the flash-flooding that hit Bangkok on Saturday. “It was the first time floodwater has got into my house. I did not lift things up. My car has already broken down,” he posted on his official line account, @mark_abhisit, on Saturday afternoon. The Democrat Party leader’s house is located in Soi Sukhumvit 31. Heavy rains lashed Bangkok from midnight on Friday and continued into the early hours of Saturday, leading to flooding on many Bangkok roads. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30329271 -- © Copyright The Nation 2017-10-14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saakura Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 Last time in 2011 he blamed Thaksin for the flooding.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExpatOilWorker Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 1 minute ago, saakura said: Last time in 2011 he blamed Thaksin for the flooding.... Soi 31 was not flooded in 2011. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saakura Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 Just now, ExpatOilWorker said: Soi 31 was not flooded in 2011. Bangkok was. And it was said that Thaksin deliberately did this to save the farmlands of his cronies upriver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExpatOilWorker Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 4 minutes ago, saakura said: Bangkok was. And it was said that Thaksin deliberately did this to save the farmlands of his cronies upriver. Who said that? The voice in your head? Thaksin was not in power in 2011 and everything north of Bangkok was flooded for months in order to save Bangkok. At the end the water won and inundated the northern part of Bangkok, while the center stayed dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigntax Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 Poor Abhisit. He has always struggled to keep is head above water, both personally and in politics. A true believer in anything sub. Substandard, subversion, subjunctive, juntas subordinate, submarines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wakeupplease Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 My car has already broken down, Then 90% of the population wet themselves laughing as they say well you should of fixed that when you had some power. But think on the brightside Mark, now you do not have to drive with the worlds deadliest drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowboat Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 As much as he is a limp wristed, under performer, sad to hear that he or anyone's homes get flooded out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobobo Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 8 hours ago, wakeupplease said: My car has already broken down, Then 90% of the population wet themselves laughing as they say well you should of fixed that when you had some power. But think on the brightside Mark, now you do not have to drive with the worlds deadliest drivers. Poor man! I do feel sorry for him. Can he afford a new car, or should TV start a collection? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raybangkok Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 18 hours ago, ExpatOilWorker said: Who said that? The voice in your head? Thaksin was not in power in 2011 and everything north of Bangkok was flooded for months in order to save Bangkok. At the end the water won and inundated the northern part of Bangkok, while the center stayed dry. Agreed. People forget that the prime ministers wish to keep Bangkok businesses dry meant that she ordered the sandbagging of all klongs leading into Bangkok. This is what led to the higher flood waters to the north of Bangkok. Some areas under 3-6 feet of water for 4-6 months. Does anybody remember the news of residents having had enough and trying to rip the sandbagging down to release the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scouse123 Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 1 hour ago, yellowboat said: As much as he is a limp wristed, under performer, sad to hear that he or anyone's homes get flooded out. My other half said that he was ' just too nice to be a politician ' probably right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowboat Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 1 hour ago, Scouse123 said: My other half said that he was ' just too nice to be a politician ' probably right. Though he has spoken out against some of the buffoonery of the junta, he accepting the role of PM during the last coup has made him hated by a good percentage of the population. He should bow out. He may be a good man, but he as made some really bad choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesimps Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 5 hours ago, yellowboat said: As much as he is a limp wristed, under performer, sad to hear that he or anyone's homes get flooded out. I'm not sad at all in his case after some of the things he's responsible for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phatbeets Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 4 hours ago, Scouse123 said: My other half said that he was ' just too nice to be a politician ' probably right. No he is not a nice guy and I have no sympathy for him - I have met some Cambodians that told me some horror stories about the time when he was in charge and those Cambodians were working illegally in TH. Basically the BiB could do just about anything with them and they really enjoyed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scouse123 Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 I doubt realistically that this was really his doing as much as it was Immigration police.As you say, they were illegals, so they were part of their own problem. Thailand has constant problems with illegals from Myanmar ( just look at MBK ) Laos and Cambodia. The fact that these people do work that Thais consider beneath them is besides the point. I know Cambodians right at this minute working in Thailand- legal and illegal. You pay your money, you take your chances!Sent from my SM-A500F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayinThailand2much Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 (edited) On 10/14/2017 at 5:53 PM, saakura said: Last time in 2011 he blamed Thaksin for the flooding.... Abhisit could have done something to prevent future flooding, in his time as prime minister of Thailand, e.g. improving rainwater canalisation and sewerage systems, but he didn't. How do they say in Thailand: "Som Nam Na!" Edited October 15, 2017 by StayinThailand2much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenchair Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Ooh what a pity. ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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