chuang Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 What about the man made disasters and I mean those made by one man ? Nothing worthwhile to contribute.....so as usual blame it on 'one man'... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiamondKing Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 What about the man made disasters and I mean those made by one man ? All leads back to him HUH PATHETIC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken George Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Bangkok is doomed you have been warned! A good time to sell and get out as a thousands of Thais already have.. You may not notice down in Bangkok but up North we are getting quite full with new arrivals... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winstonc Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 being prepared is whats best ,cheaper in the long run,,no brains required for this guys,,stupid is as stupid does over here unfortunatley,,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robby nz Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Not Thai weather patterns you have to think of its world weather patterns. Try looking up Southern Oscillation and you will get some idea of how things work on a global scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertson468 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Whilst all the "Thai Bashers" are frothing in their late morning beer and shakely whacking at their computers before engaging brain, think what is happening in Southern Germany, Austria and North Yorkshire..............! Are we becoming a pathetic sad lot who can only see fault in Thailand? Time to go home me thinks or remember why you decided to come to this lovely Country in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emdog Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 I prefer my disasters to be man made: traffic, pollution, disco fires and such 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisswe Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Not only flooding, main part of Bangkok still under seawater level !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbamboo Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Relocate most of the capital, like Burma has done. Very good! I suppose if we eventually do have a Shinawatra presidential dynasty then Chiang Mai could well become the new capital. Of course the main concern regarding theis World Bank statement must be to stress that just because Bangkok is as safe as Bangladesh when it pees down this should not in any way affect tourist numbers which like the water levels will continue to rise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunHehe Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Just watch how the SET trades. That will either confirm or confound these silly assumptions.EVERYONE in the north talks about Bangkok sinking; NO ONE in Bangkok talks about it at all.The grey matter is in Bangkok. The SET is in Bangkok. The money is in Bangkok. The party is in the north. Choose your sources wisely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LALes Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 This World Bank guy lost all credibility when he praised the Gov't. for their quick response to the 2011 floods. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifeincnx Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 What about the man made disasters and I mean those made by one man ? Why don't you go over to the Thai-food section and make a Thaksin -comment there as well. About as sensible, as doing it here! Wow that's deep. No only deep but he's correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbeam1 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Do I need to start to move to the first floor with all my belongings like in 2011 ? You are already on the first floor? jb1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDL Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 What about the man made disasters and I mean those made by one man ? All leads back to him HUH PATHETIC I must've had a brief (premature) senior moment when I read that line... Mr. T didn't actually spring to my mind, more the fact that [at any given time] it only takes one person (as is often proved here) to create havoc; all the while blaming others and/or nature. I must take a break from reading this stuff. ROFL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbeam1 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 The floods of 2011 were not a natural disaster. The rain and subsequent flooding could have easily been controlled! Instead those in charge of such things waited until it was too late, as usual! It's easy to control rain? So in 2012 all the panicking flappers drained the dams in case there was a repeat, had an unusually LOW amount of rain, and ended up with no water - until now 2013 most of the dams are well below their optimum level and they're struggling to keep water flowing. Dry khlong everywhere. If there's a repeat of 2012's lack of a substantial rainy season this year, Thailand is in deep doggy-doo. Yeah, predicting and controlling the weather is real easy... If it is easy to control rain then why is there so much flooding in other parts of the world? And why is there so much drought in other parts of the world. Obviously there are ways to mitigate the mass destruction, by flood prevention schemes but it all costs money and like the western world, what flood prevention is in place did not happen over night. Thailand has come a long way and will make decisions in their own interest, as have the western world in how and what priority comes first. If only some wonderful scientific institute would offer to come to Thailand and study the rainfall patterns for free with world class scientists and equipment. We might learn so much, huh? I do believe the Dutch tried that? jb1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COXYATCITY Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 What about the man made disasters and I mean those made by one man ? Nothing worthwhile to contribute.....so as usual blame it on 'one man'... god ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai at Heart Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Just watch how the SET trades. That will either confirm or confound these silly assumptions. EVERYONE in the north talks about Bangkok sinking; NO ONE in Bangkok talks about it at all. The grey matter is in Bangkok. The SET is in Bangkok. The money is in Bangkok. The party is in the north. Choose your sources wisely. The grey matter is in Bangkok. Oh, please. What a load of s**t. And look at what they created. If they had grey matter they would have moved years ago. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeO Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 The floods of 2011 were not a natural disaster. The rain and subsequent flooding could have easily been controlled! Instead those in charge of such things waited until it was too late, as usual! And on what grounds do they pour such praise on the government? "praised the government for its quick and effective resolution of the flood disaster in 2011" Ask those up in Ayuthaya how quick and effective their resolution of the flooding was...!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbeam1 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Whilst all the "Thai Bashers" are frothing in their late morning beer and shakely whacking at their computers before engaging brain, think what is happening in Southern Germany, Austria and North Yorkshire..............! Are we becoming a pathetic sad lot who can only see fault in Thailand? Time to go home me thinks or remember why you decided to come to this lovely Country in the first place. North Yorkshire... Is that anywhere near Prague? JB1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan michaud Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 The floods of 2011 were not a natural disaster. The rain and subsequent flooding could have easily been controlled! Instead those in charge of such things waited until it was too late, as usual! It's easy to control rain? So in 2012 all the panicking flappers drained the dams in case there was a repeat, had an unusually LOW amount of rain, and ended up with no water - until now 2013 most of the dams are well below their optimum level and they're struggling to keep water flowing. Dry khlong everywhere. If there's a repeat of 2012's lack of a substantial rainy season this year, Thailand is in deep doggy-doo. Yeah, predicting and controlling the weather is real easy... If it is easy to control rain then why is there so much flooding in other parts of the world? And why is there so much drought in other parts of the world. Obviously there are ways to mitigate the mass destruction, by flood prevention schemes but it all costs money and like the western world, what flood prevention is in place did not happen over night. Thailand has come a long way and will make decisions in their own interest, as have the western world in how and what priority comes first. If only some wonderful scientific institute would offer to come to Thailand and study the rainfall patterns for free with world class scientists and equipment. We might learn so much, huh? Probably wouldn't get a work permit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunderland Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 climate change look at europe now austria, germany ,Uk never stops raining ,where did all the trees go in thailand ,was there in the 70s ,when i came back in the 90s thought i got the wrong country It was a little colder in the 90s, so trees were chopped up to keep people warm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunderland Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Whilst all the "Thai Bashers" are frothing in their late morning beer and shakely whacking at their computers before engaging brain, think what is happening in Southern Germany, Austria and North Yorkshire..............! Are we becoming a pathetic sad lot who can only see fault in Thailand? Time to go home me thinks or remember why you decided to come to this lovely Country in the first place. North Yorkshire... Is that anywhere near Prague? JB1 Only about 3.5cm on the map I'm looking at. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbeam1 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Whilst all the "Thai Bashers" are frothing in their late morning beer and shakely whacking at their computers before engaging brain, think what is happening in Southern Germany, Austria and North Yorkshire..............! Are we becoming a pathetic sad lot who can only see fault in Thailand? Time to go home me thinks or remember why you decided to come to this lovely Country in the first place. North Yorkshire... Is that anywhere near Prague? JB1 Only about 3.5cm on the map I'm looking at. You need a larger map then? jb1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrdome Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 I still say that Bangkok is doomed and will have to be abandoned in this century. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxLee Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 The whole country is doomed, IF it doesn't get RADICALLY colonized by competent foreigners, LOL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Mamma Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 My Dad said when he was a kid and they drained the green bay bottoms and made it into farmland and dairy's, grandpa warned about the floods.<br />So when Bangkok with it's many klongs and low elevation started filling and draining it rings a bell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbamboo Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 The whole country is doomed, IF it doesn't get RADICALLY colonized by competent foreigners, LOL Never fear, Grasshopper. The Chinese are on their way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 There has been quite a bit of rain around Bangkok and neighboring provinces and it seems like it's heavier than normal. Does anyone know what the long range forecast for rainfall is for this year? Bangkok seems to be a rather precarious city and I would have to agree with another poster who said that it will likely have to be abandoned sometime in this century. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai at Heart Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 There has been quite a bit of rain around Bangkok and neighboring provinces and it seems like it's heavier than normal. Does anyone know what the long range forecast for rainfall is for this year? Bangkok seems to be a rather precarious city and I would have to agree with another poster who said that it will likely have to be abandoned sometime in this century. Don't worry. Plenty of storage available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagwan Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 This report may be likened to casting pearls before swine. The World Bank should have saved their time and money. Thailand knows best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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