Popular Post webfact Posted October 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 2, 2022 Residents of Soi Luang Phaeng 6 removing sandbags from a drain that prevented floodwater from flowing out. The Thai headline says, “Sandbags again.” Photos: Amarin TV TNR Staff RESIDENTS of a neighbourhood in Bangkok’s Lat Krabang district that has been flooded since September 10 with the floodwater now reeking today (Oct. 2) found that sandbags had been stuffed into a key drain, Amarin TV said. People living in Soi Luang Phaeng 6 said they started checking the drains after hearing that sandbags were found clogging one of them in a nearby alley. Upon pulling out the first sandbag stuffed in this drain they found over hundred more in there. Once all were removed the floodwater started flowing out. Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2022/10/02/after-weeks-of-flooding-lat-krabang-residents-find-sandbags-stuffed-in-a-drain/ -- © Copyright THAI NEWSROOM 2022-10-03 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more! 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dan O Posted October 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 2, 2022 Not sure of the mentality of some people. Why in the F would anyone stuff the drains with sandbags like this? It certainly wasn't an accident. Seems someone wanted that area to flood for personal reasons. 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post IAMHERE Posted October 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 2, 2022 3 hours ago, Dan O said: ...Seems someone wanted... Famous quote is to not attribute to maliciousness that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. Some one had to get rid of a hundred sandbags easily is my guess. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobodysfriend Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 3 hours ago, webfact said: found that sandbags had been stuffed into a key drain Terrorist act . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobodysfriend Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 12 minutes ago, IAMHERE said: Some one had to get rid of a hundred sandbags easily is my guess. Why not just empty them then ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lantern Posted October 3, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 3, 2022 Could be some developer wants the area cheap. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 4 hours ago, Dan O said: Not sure of the mentality of some people. Why in the F would anyone stuff the drains with sandbags like this? It certainly wasn't an accident. Seems someone wanted that area to flood for personal reasons. Maybe someone that lived in the area the water ran off too ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lujanit Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 This happened in 2011 too. Also the opposite, raising sluice gates that had been activated to stop water draining away. Just a case of nimby syndrome, water wise. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swm59nj Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 I call that Thai Style Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dan O Posted October 3, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 3, 2022 1 hour ago, IAMHERE said: Famous quote is to not attribute to maliciousness that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. Some one had to get rid of a hundred sandbags easily is my guess. Yeah, they stashed them there after the last flood so they wouldn't need to make new ones. They just forgot where they put them. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denim Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Probably not ' stuffed ' into drain just washed there by heavy floodwater. Where we live , Three concrete weirs ( very heavy ) completely destroyed and washed away by flood waters coming off the nearby ridge. Water is very heavy and moving a sandbag is no big deal. Just try lifting a 25 liter water container....heavy . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 6 hours ago, webfact said: Upon pulling out the first sandbag stuffed in this drain they found over hundred more in there. Once all were removed the floodwater started flowing out Amazing Thailand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post George Bowman Posted October 3, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 3, 2022 7 hours ago, webfact said: ...found that sandbags had been stuffed into a drain... During the 2011 floods this was a common practice in the Bangkok neighborhood that I lived in. When I asked why, it was explained this way. If the sewer drains become overcome the water will often backup into people's houses. By blocking the drain, it forces the water elsewhere where it becomes someone else's problem. As Trink would have wrote, TIT. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Note to BMA. time to check drains for blockages is when they are dry. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedrogaz Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Ugh! What a nasty thing to do. Surely stuffing sandbags into the drains will not help the flooding but will only make the flooding worse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post spidermike007 Posted October 3, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 3, 2022 There is some very simple protocol involved in flood and even rainy season preparation. Just like I clean my drains, and the concrete channel next to the house, that the rain and washing machine, etc drain into, every channel, drain and water control device needs to be inspected and made to run at optimal performance, before the rains come. This is not rocket science. This is common sense and very basic stuff. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Denim Posted October 3, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 3, 2022 35 minutes ago, spidermike007 said: This is common sense and very basic stuff. Where we come from. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nahkit Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 2 hours ago, Denim said: Water is very heavy and moving a sandbag is no big deal. Just try lifting a 25 liter water container....heavy . Try lifting a sandbag that's saturated with water. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taotoo Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 2 hours ago, Denim said: Probably not ' stuffed ' into drain just washed there by heavy floodwater. Where we live , Three concrete weirs ( very heavy ) completely destroyed and washed away by flood waters coming off the nearby ridge. Water is very heavy and moving a sandbag is no big deal. Just try lifting a 25 liter water container....heavy . 25kg, to be precise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAMHERE Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 7 hours ago, nobodysfriend said: Why not just empty them then ? Stupidity would explain that too ? ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermike007 Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 2 hours ago, Denim said: Where we come from. Well, yes. Our cultures teach us to question authority, not believe everything we are told, and be curious about the world. At least some of us have those qualities. I see many back there who are lock step, always getting in line, and always believing most of what they are told. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Liverpool Lou Posted October 3, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 3, 2022 2 hours ago, taotoo said: 5 hours ago, Denim said: Just try lifting a 25 liter water container....heavy . 25kg, to be precise. 25kg to be approximate. To be precise, the weight of the container would have to be included also! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taotoo Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 1 hour ago, Liverpool Lou said: 25kg to be approximate. To be precise, the weight of the container would have to be included also! I assumed they'd short-fill it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billd766 Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 8 hours ago, Denim said: Probably not ' stuffed ' into drain just washed there by heavy floodwater. Where we live , Three concrete weirs ( very heavy ) completely destroyed and washed away by flood waters coming off the nearby ridge. Water is very heavy and moving a sandbag is no big deal. Just try lifting a 25 liter water container....heavy . 25 kg without the container. 1 cubic metre of water is 1,000 litres and weighs 1 ton. I have a crate for 12 x 2 litre drinking water bottles which we fill from the 3,000 litre storage tank. I can carry the crate of empties or 4 full bottles, 2 in each hand. My 18 year old son can carry the full crate. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan O Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 9 hours ago, Denim said: Probably not ' stuffed ' into drain just washed there by heavy floodwater. Where we live , Three concrete weirs ( very heavy ) completely destroyed and washed away by flood waters coming off the nearby ridge. Water is very heavy and moving a sandbag is no big deal. Just try lifting a 25 liter water container....heavy . Kind of hard to wash 100 sand bags down a drain that has a cover on it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denim Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 3 hours ago, billd766 said: 25 kg without the container. 1 cubic metre of water is 1,000 litres and weighs 1 ton. I have a crate for 12 x 2 litre drinking water bottles which we fill from the 3,000 litre storage tank. I can carry the crate of empties or 4 full bottles, 2 in each hand. My 18 year old son can carry the full crate. Light as a feather !! Reminds me of a favorite line from one of my favorite movies, The Leather Boys (1964) Dear Charles Atlas , I have completed the course , now send me the muscles . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunsetT Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 On 10/3/2022 at 3:38 AM, Dan O said: Not sure of the mentality of some people. Why in the F would anyone stuff the drains with sandbags like this? It certainly wasn't an accident. Seems someone wanted that area to flood for personal reasons. Probably just the easiest and most convenient way for someone to get them out of their way at the end of the last rainy season! Most Thais, I think, live for today, rarely thinking ahead or about the consequences of their actions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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