By Goong Nang(GN)

 

Pattaya – Pattaya Beach is recovering afer significant damage following heavy rains over the past weekend, especially on Friday (August 27th) which caused flooding across the city.

 

First, a recap of Friday’s rain in Pattaya. Rain also fell throughout the weekend, although the hardest hit portion was on Friday morning.

 

Water had flowed from higher areas in town to drain onto Pattaya beach and then into the sea. Portions of the beach were washed away, causing numerous ditches and holes on the sand. A video is also attached showing the repair work being done following this weekend’s rains.

 

Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2021/08/29/pattaya-beach-repaired-after-heavy-rains-and-flooding-hit-the-city-over-the-past-weekend/

 

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The insanity that is trying to beat mother nature with more concrete

Let me guess..... There were no trees and tree roots to hold the sand in place.

Well, at least someone must be laughing all the way to the bank everytime they "fix" this.

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Water had flowed from higher areas in town to drain onto Pattaya beach and then into the sea.

Gravity up to its usual tricks then or does it normally go the other way?

I'm sure that the unemployed, destitute, homeless and struggling businesses will take great comfort in seeing money spend on repairing beaches without people, which in all likelihood, will again be washed out to sea.

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Water had flowed from higher areas in town to drain onto Pattaya beach and then into the sea. Portions of the beach were washed away, causing numerous ditches and holes on the sand. A video is also attached showing the repair work being done following this weekend’s rains.

World class resort my rear-end.

 

samo-samo, only not different

Welcome to the sand hole ????

Pattaya sand box has been postponed - they keep loosing the sand. Nature shows the way, it creates run off channels in the beach - how about leaving these channels alone or even possibly applying some engineering at these sites to help nature?

 

Ah less opportunity for skimming off the top, middle and bottom. A repeating brown envelope, hope they recycle the old envelopes as they are used often?

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Pattaya – Pattaya Beach is recovering afer significant damage following heavy rains

and will be packed today because it is closed 

5 hours ago, ourmanflint said:

The insanity that is trying to beat mother nature with more concrete

And it truly is Insanity by pure definition of doing the same thing over and over again repeatedly and expecting that things will somehow change 

And Jomtien reportedly little to no problem?

Friend told me he was shopping in the afternoon.

7 hours ago, ourmanflint said:

The insanity that is trying to beat mother nature with more concrete

 

Seems to work with dams.  ???? 

6 hours ago, Leaver said:

 

Seems to work with dams.  ???? 

dammed if they do

and dammed if they don,t

we need the dambusters ASAP

3 hours ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

Dear Pattaya-

Take the Hint.....Mother Nature...

It always wins.....

Yes indeed, as seen here at Hemsby in Norfolk, UK.

 

Edited August 30, 20214 yr by Burma Bill
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8 hours ago, Benmart said:

I'm sure that the unemployed, destitute, homeless and struggling businesses will take great comfort in seeing money spend on repairing beaches without people, which in all likelihood, will again be washed out to sea.

In fact, beaches that are forbidden to go

What's the point, nobody's on the beach as there is no one there.

The Monsoon is just starting so it's going to be the same old story for the next 3 months.

Oh, sorry just realised that the contractor is obviously a business run by someone in city hall. Nice.

8 hours ago, Cake Monster said:

And it truly is Insanity by pure definition of doing the same thing over and over again repeatedly and expecting that things will somehow change 

Nope. That's just good business.????

4 hours ago, Burma Bill said:

Yes indeed, as seen here at Hemsby in Norfolk, UK.

 

The Dusit Thani hotel will suffer that fate .... eventually. If you are booked in some time next year you should be OK.????

9 hours ago, Cake Monster said:

And it truly is Insanity by pure definition of doing the same thing over and over again repeatedly and expecting that things will somehow change 

I brush my teeth every morning...  Yet, by the end of the day, they need brushing again.

 

I cut the grass every Wednesday, with full knowledge that I'll just have to do it again next week.

 

Maintaining beaches in a city environment is much the same, and all over the world.  Just a cost of doing business.

 

Edited August 30, 20214 yr by impulse

On 8/30/2021 at 12:03 PM, petermik said:

dammed if they do

and dammed if they don,t

we need the dambusters ASAP

 

Pattaya City would have been in drought conditions with water rationing had it not been for covid, which kept the tourists away.  

 

They will eventually need to increase their water reserves here, or water shut offs and water sharing will become a common thing in the future.  

On 9/1/2021 at 6:25 PM, Leaver said:

 

Pattaya City would have been in drought conditions with water rationing had it not been for covid, which kept the tourists away.  

 

They will eventually need to increase their water reserves here, or water shut offs and water sharing will become a common thing in the future.  

Perhaps you don't remember when there was no piped water ( due to drought ) and trucks had to fill hotel tanks. It'll just be another opportunity for someone with the right connections and a fleet of water tankers to make a pile of cash.

12 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Perhaps you don't remember when there was no piped water ( due to drought ) and trucks had to fill hotel tanks. It'll just be another opportunity for someone with the right connections and a fleet of water tankers to make a pile of cash.

As I recall, they were paying people to close valves to drum up business. 

After this mornings downpour she will be gone again.

 

ChaChing..... Another 400 million to the contractors !!

On 8/30/2021 at 5:10 AM, kotsak said:

Well, at least someone must be laughing all the way to the bank everytime they "fix" this.

It's like painting the Forth Bridge except that only takes place once a year not ten times a rainy season.  It's a job-for-life; applicants must be related to the mayor.

On 9/6/2021 at 6:17 PM, thaibeachlovers said:

Perhaps you don't remember when there was no piped water ( due to drought ) and trucks had to fill hotel tanks. It'll just be another opportunity for someone with the right connections and a fleet of water tankers to make a pile of cash.

 

As another member has posted, corruption was possibly involved.  In any case, water infrastructure will have to be improved in this so called "World Class Tourist Destination."   Do you see it happening?  

 

Edited September 7, 20214 yr by Leaver

6 hours ago, Leaver said:

 

As another member has posted, corruption was possibly involved.  In any case, water infrastructure will have to be improved in this so called "World Class Tourist Destination."   Do you see it happening?  

 

IMO corruption is always involved in anything to do with Pattaya, but it's a stretch to believe that all of the hotel owners would allow minions to turn off the taps.

 

IMO the whole "make Pattaya a world class tourist destination" thing is never going to happen because everything they touch turns to dross, as it's done as cheaply as possible, for the usual reasons. IMO same reason Swampy is a lemon instead of something as good as Changi.

On 9/8/2021 at 5:59 AM, thaibeachlovers said:

IMO corruption is always involved in anything to do with Pattaya, but it's a stretch to believe that all of the hotel owners would allow minions to turn off the taps.

 

IMO the whole "make Pattaya a world class tourist destination" thing is never going to happen because everything they touch turns to dross, as it's done as cheaply as possible, for the usual reasons. IMO same reason Swampy is a lemon instead of something as good as Changi.

 

No argument from me.

 

Meanwhile, in neighbouring Vietnam, they are building record breaking tourism infrastructure.  Eg:  cable cars.

 

No arguing with speed boat mafia.  Beach chairs and umbrellas are free, so no beach mafia.  Check out the drink prices in the video - local beer 20,000 VND which is 28 baht, Tiger beer is 35,000 VND which is 50 baht,  so no price gouging.  Free hammocks.   

 

Vietnam has corruption, but they get the job done.  Thailand has corruption, but the job doesn't get done, and the tourists have to deal with corruption at every turn on their holiday. 

 

How can Thailand compete in the future?  

 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 10, 20214 yr by Leaver

On 9/8/2021 at 5:59 AM, thaibeachlovers said:

 

 

IMO the whole "make Pattaya a world class tourist destination" thing is never going to happen because everything they touch turns to dross, as it's done as cheaply as possible, for the usual reasons. IMO same reason Swampy is a lemon instead of something as good as Changi.

Done as cheaply as possible and as incompetently as possible. Check out this "retaining wall" plastic boxes filled with gravel.  The sand is the least of their problems along the beach.