LivinginKata Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Just back home after a trip from Kata over to Patong, and back. No sports car today, took the SUV MU7. Just chaos with water streaming off the hills, made worse by all the hillside building developments. Many timid drivers stopped, blocking the road for those braver and with higher vehicles. Lucky I got home. Everyone beware, think twice before venturing out in the rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaigerd Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Just coming back from the same trip like you.......nightmare. Gerd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Burr Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 "Same as it's ever been, same as it's ever been". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeungKen Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 It's pretty scarey up my way on the on the old Honda Wave !! Think I'll stay here now and send the Good Lady out for dinner later....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiddlehead Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Yes, that was a very hard rain, aye? I had my 3 year old with me and kept telling him when you drive through water that is up to your knees, you have to go slow. Unfortunately some people have not learned this. They get stuck in it. I wish i had my camera today. Twas a lot like driving in a blinding snow storm (only warmer) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hkt83100 Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 And it took me about 20 minutes from Nanai Road to Carrefour (about 3.30pm). I cannot understand why these blockheads got a building permit for the construction in that road (Soi Banzaan or whatever it is called) :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterMan Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Shame on all those developers who build on hillsides!!! They give no consideration impact it beyond their pocketbooks. I believe it is the Raimonland Project in Kata that created a muddy flood near the Kata Beach Resort. LivinginKata, dont you have a hillside Building? Must be nice to have 2 cars in Phuket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingdongrb Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 I can understand where you are coming from about driving in the rain while residing in Thailand. Here is my take on that with others providing their thoughts: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Don-t-Rain-t202069.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted September 5, 2008 Author Share Posted September 5, 2008 LivinginKata, dont you have a hillside Building? Must be nice to have 2 cars in Phuket. Actually we have 2 hillside buildings, one in Patong and one in Kata. We built with the contours of our land, we did not move huge amounts of dirt either onto or off of our properties, and we laid in good drainage. Actually we have 3 'cars'. Our very old & battered (11 years now) Suzuki Caribean, Wallee's SUV truck, and my recent sports car treat subject to promise my wife never to use a motor bike ever again. And yes, it's very nice to have 3 cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Burr Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 ^ You wouldn't perchance be related to Mobi, would you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted September 5, 2008 Author Share Posted September 5, 2008 ^You wouldn't perchance be related to Mobi, would you? If that question is directed to me... I have no idea what you are talking about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Burr Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 He's a famous poster on TV that makes a dick of himself by informing complete strangers on an internet forum about how wealthy he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted September 5, 2008 Author Share Posted September 5, 2008 (edited) Just being polite and answering a question. Now can we get back to the OT... Friday, September 5, 2008 Floods in Chalong and Patong Downpours caused traffic tailbacks around the island, including in front of the power station on Chao Fa West Rd (pictured), and damage to homes and shops. PHUKET: Heavy rains since this morning have caused flooding at many locales around the island, causing long tailbacks along major roads and damage to shops inundated with water. Patong suffered minor floods this morning before the rain stopped to give the resort town a midday reprieve, but the skies opened again this afternoon and brought more flooding. Rat-U-Thit 200 Pi Rd saw long tailbacks from Soi Bangla back to Baan Sai Nam Yen School, while on Sirirat Rd at the southern end of Patong one shop staffer told the Gazette that it took an hour to clear out the floodwater from his shop this morning, only to see the shop flood again after just 30 minutes of rain this afternoon. Patong Municipality workers spent an hour clearing drains at the intersection at the bottom of the hill so that the floodwaters would subside. The Thai Meteorological Department center in Phuket City recorded rainfall of 34.7 millimeters between 1 pm and 3 pm. In Chalong, runoff from nearby hills caused flooding across Chao Fa West Rd in front of the Phuket Provincial Electricity substation. Nearby shophouses were flooded, with staff at TTT Furnishings store saying it was the first time that the shop had been flooded. “Normally, only the road floods, but today it’s not even heavy rain and the shop was flooded after only about an hour,” said one staffer. Edited September 5, 2008 by LivinginKata Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jts-khorat Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 Just back home after a trip from Kata over to Patong, and back. No sports car today, took the SUV MU7. Just chaos with water streaming off the hills, made worse by all the hillside building developments. Many timid drivers stopped, blocking the road for those braver and with higher vehicles. Lucky I got home. Everyone beware, think twice before venturing out in the rain. This situation has repeated itself every single year with every start of the rainy season (and there are two every year), for the full decade I have been here on Phuket. Blocked drains are the major culprit, only if it really rains excessively then even cleared drainage might not be enough. But we all know that planning is not the strength locally, so it needs a good flooding for funds being available to do standard maintenance work on the drains. Just one of the little things one learns to live with here. TiT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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