siam2007 Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 RAIN RAIN RAIN !!! cant believe we have RAIN here in Bangkok right now, after those many dry weeks. and so much of it - a real cloudburst..... too bad that only seconds after it started, there was a BLACKOUT in my area..... so it seems, 2009 will be a normal year but good for nature, me thinks...... had to go to Charoenkrung this afternoon and the taxidriver told me, that THONBURI was even flooded this morning..... quite unusual for a 2nd of March..... rain anywhere else ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
londonthai Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 west bangkok, thonburi is clearing now, but it was heavy rain with thunderstorms (hence blackout) for many hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehaigh Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 rain anywhere else ? rained hard in Hua Hin yesterday for about 10 mins. i heard the same in samui/phangan, heavy but short, not really enough to green up the garden unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DP25 Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 It rained early Sunday morning too, around 6am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mangoman007 Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 It rained early Sunday morning too, around 6am. === The blackout was intentional I believe. We received a note from the building management that a power cut was scheduled for yesterday and then initiated. However after it was cut they decided that because of the raid it would be better to wait until a dray day: power back on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdinasia Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 We got hit on my side of town and it knocked the power out here 4 or 5 times, the last time lasted 40 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boater Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 rained around 7 pm on Sukhumvit, also my apartment block had a Blackout ( only 5 seconds ) but the thunder and lighting was mad...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phaethon Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Heavy downpour here near BTS On Nut, power went out three times (note too self: go buy a UPS), may have just been my building as lights remained on in nearby houses. Went out an hour later with just a few drops still falling and all seemed well, Skytrain and MRT unaffected but the walk to the station demands planing ahead to avoid not being alongside a puddle as a vehicle hurtles through it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goofie Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 A little off topic, I have seen the skytrain continue operation duing some very exciting thunder storms with lightning strikes everywhere. I presume the Thais thought of this. Has there been cases of an "unlucky" skytrain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
londonthai Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 in bangkok there are a lot high rise buildings for the thunder to strike. I haven't heard about trains anywhere to be endangered this way. The problem is with running water and floods destroying tracks - not the case with skytrain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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