Maejo Man Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Yeah, you guessed it.....They are under water, well at least the San Dok has about a foot of water on the road, with dozens of little men in yellow jackets and hard hats rushing around loads of portable pumps. Kuang Sing fared a little better with only a few inches in the underpass. 15 or so hours of rain, and it's panic stations. I wonder what will happen when it really starts to rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ovenman Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 I would expect that sort of flooding from a downpour, not the slow steady rain that we experienced overnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austhaied Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Yeah, you guessed it.....They are under water, well at least the San Dok has about a foot of water on the road, with dozens of little men in yellow jackets and hard hats rushing around loads of portable pumps. Kuang Sing fared a little better with only a few inches in the underpass. 15 or so hours of rain, and it's panic stations. I wonder what will happen when it really starts to rain Sad but true. Not surprising at all. Planning ahead never seems to be a strong point with the Thai construction industry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnyboy Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 I wonder what will happen when it really starts to rain you wont be able to see the men in yellow jackets anymore, just their hard-hats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajarn Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 I remember that some of the underpasses on the Middle Rd flooded after the first rain. After that, it was clear. I Hope the same thing happens with this new underpass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnyboy Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 I remember that some of the underpasses on the Middle Rd flooded after the first rain. After that, it was clear. I Hope the same thing happens with this new underpass. Im sure its just "teething" problems very much likened to our new BKK airport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allyt Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 I remember that some of the underpasses on the Middle Rd flooded after the first rain. After that, it was clear. I Hope the same thing happens with this new underpass. Im sure its just "teething" problems very much likened to our new BKK airport You mean there are "no cracks in the concrete..."? OK, so are there pumps in the pump room? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briley Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 No pumps installed yet, this is the dry season. Never rains in CM until May at the earliest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adjan jb Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 dozens of little men in yellow jackets Life jackets ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackArtemis Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 No pumps installed yet, this is the dry season. Never rains in CM until May at the earliest. I have seen it rain here in January and February, and last year is rained a bit during songkran I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 I remember that some of the underpasses on the Middle Rd flooded after the first rain. After that, it was clear. I Hope the same thing happens with this new underpass. Im sure its just "teething" problems very much likened to our new BKK airport OMG that bad ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnyboy Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 I remember that some of the underpasses on the Middle Rd flooded after the first rain. After that, it was clear. I Hope the same thing happens with this new underpass. Im sure its just "teething" problems very much likened to our new BKK airport OMG that bad ? Im sure theres nothing to worry about, before entering the underpass during/after a downpour, ensure you are in posession of your lucky beads/charms/rabbits foot/Jatukarm/amulet/lucky red socks/ and you will be ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnyboy Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 I remember that some of the underpasses on the Middle Rd flooded after the first rain. After that, it was clear. I Hope the same thing happens with this new underpass. Im sure its just "teething" problems very much likened to our new BKK airport You mean there are "no cracks in the concrete..."? OK, so are there pumps in the pump room? the first guy that reported that got nailed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProThaiExpat Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 Until we know why, what purpose to lay blame on the entire Thai construction industry? Thai road engineers are some of the best in Asia so it probably is not a design problem. Once they clean out the drains or even hook them up, we won't really know if the problem will re-occur. Even in the vaunted West, trades step all over each other in construction caring not a twit for the trade that precedes them, so construction debris is often a major plumbing problem and requires call backs to construction plumbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puwa Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 Until we know why, what purpose to lay blame on the entire Thai construction industry?Thai road engineers are some of the best in Asia so it probably is not a design problem. Once they clean out the drains or even hook them up, we won't really know if the problem will re-occur. Even in the vaunted West, trades step all over each other in construction caring not a twit for the trade that precedes them, so construction debris is often a major plumbing problem and requires call backs to construction plumbers. Good post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajarn Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 No pumps installed yet, this is the dry season. Never rains in CM until May at the earliest. I have seen it rain here in January and February, and last year is rained a bit during songkran I believe. It pretty much rains every Songkran. Rains start before May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 No pumps installed yet, this is the dry season. Never rains in CM until May at the earliest. I have seen it rain here in January and February, and last year is rained a bit during songkran I believe. It pretty much rains every Songkran. Rains start before May. True, but usually only once or twice until the end of May and it is boiling hot the rest of the time. Last year was very different, however! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infernalman7 Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 Until we know why, what purpose to lay blame on the entire Thai construction industry?Thai road engineers are some of the best in Asia so it probably is not a design problem. Once they clean out the drains or even hook them up, we won't really know if the problem will re-occur. Even in the vaunted West, trades step all over each other in construction caring not a twit for the trade that precedes them, so construction debris is often a major plumbing problem and requires call backs to construction plumbers. I agree. When compared to either Indonesia or Malaysia (not counting their capitals and Bali), their streets are one of the worst i've seen in my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaipapajim Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 "You mean there are "no cracks in the concrete..."? OK, so are there pumps in the pump room? " Surely if they had cracks there wouldn't be a drainage problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toptuan Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 Thai road engineers are some of the best in Asia so it probably is not a design problem... OMG, this comment should have posted in the jokes forum. Perhaps the poster left out a word? "Thai road engineers are some of the best ___________ in Asia..." I watch Thai engineers being trained and am close friends with an engineering professor. I also have been nearly everywhere in Thailand via their roads. Perhaps the poster would like to share the authority for his head-in-the-sand assertion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lannarebirth Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 Thai road engineers are some of the best in Asia so it probably is not a design problem... OMG, this comment should have posted in the jokes forum. Perhaps the poster left out a word? "Thai road engineers are some of the best ___________ in Asia..." I watch Thai engineers being trained and am close friends with an engineering professor. I also have been nearly everywhere in Thailand via their roads. Perhaps the poster would like to share the authority for his head-in-the-sand assertion? Yes, poor ingresses and egresses, no substrate materials to prevent roads sinking, insufficient or no banking on turns, turn radiuses too sharp, road slopes often unnecessarily steep. road width just big enough to prevent two cars passing without both slowing and maneuvering to the shoulder. It's increased my attentiveness while driving, so I'm grateful for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toptuan Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 Yes, poor ingresses and egresses, no substrate materials to prevent roads sinking, insufficient or no banking on turns, turn radiuses too sharp, road slopes often unnecessarily steep. road width just big enough to prevent two cars passing without both slowing and maneuvering to the shoulder. It's increased my attentiveness while driving, so I'm grateful for that. Adding fuel to the fire...I'd love to meet the Thai engineer who designed the roads on Koh Phangan...to throttle him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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