grumpyoldman

May I suggest an immediate and urgent search is conducted in an attempt to rediscover that lost sense of humour?

No, as my humor level is fine, and my dorky posting meter working just fine. Gee, it's gone off now !

Let's get back to "It's pouring with rain" rather than "It's roaring with pain"

(Apologies to the late Rev. Dr. Spooner.)

Are the foods still present at Nai Yang? I'm thinking of riding there to take some flood photos.

Any other areas inundated?

Are the foods still present at Nai Yang? I'm thinking of riding there to take some flood photos.

Any other areas inundated?

That other newsite is reporting airport road now open, as of 10:30 this morning it had been inundated, traffic diverted.

I heard slip at Cape Panwa, but thats pretty far for you oilinki !

Are the foods still present at Nai Yang? I'm thinking of riding there to take some flood photos.

Any other areas inundated?

That other newsite is reporting airport road now open, as of 10:30 this morning it had been inundated, traffic diverted.

I heard slip at Cape Panwa, but thats pretty far for you oilinki !

Thanks GOM,

Cape Panwa is definitely too far for me, especially in this weather, when it's impossible to say if the heavy rain starts again.

If the road is open again, it might not be a good reason enough to take the ride.

Are the foods still present at Nai Yang? I'm thinking of riding there to take some flood photos.

Any other areas inundated?

Areas 1 & 2 as indicated by the yellow pins are the worst affect areas oilinki.

Are the foods still present at Nai Yang? I'm thinking of riding there to take some flood photos.

Any other areas inundated?

That other newsite is reporting airport road now open, as of 10:30 this morning it had been inundated, traffic diverted.

I heard slip at Cape Panwa, but thats pretty far for you oilinki !

Thanks GOM,

Cape Panwa is definitely too far for me, especially in this weather, when it's impossible to say if the heavy rain starts again.

If the road is open again, it might not be a good reason enough to take the ride.

My forecast: rains are finished, tomorrow will be good as well.

Thanks!

I'll get on my scooter. It started to rain a bit more again at Ao Por.

Thanks!

I'll get on my scooter. It started to rain a bit more again at Ao Por.

I can actually see some sun already

Thanks!

I'll get on my scooter. It started to rain a bit more again at Ao Por.

Cheers & Good Luck, I've always admired your photos, please keep them coming.

I managed to get only to the Susco location on Thephasarati road. It was inundated once again. I did not want to get through the water with scooter.

I could have taken the more southern way to Nai Yang, but at that point I had some water vapour inside of my camera lens. It was not worth the trip.

I'll upload some photos of the Susco gasoline station, if I can remove the fog on the photos.

Are the foods still present at Nai Yang? I'm thinking of riding there to take some flood photos.

Any other areas inundated?

That other newsite is reporting airport road now open, as of 10:30 this morning it had been inundated, traffic diverted.

I heard slip at Cape Panwa, but thats pretty far for you oilinki !

Thanks GOM,

Cape Panwa is definitely too far for me, especially in this weather, when it's impossible to say if the heavy rain starts again.

If the road is open again, it might not be a good reason enough to take the ride.

My forecast: rains are finished, tomorrow will be good as well.

Nice afternoon, but a shower right now to prove my forecast wrong. Hope tomorrow will still be ok

According to windguru the worst has passed. I tend to beleive that site and the model it uses more so then the TMD. http://www.windguru.cz/int/index.php?sc=310

According to windguru the worst has passed. I tend to beleive that site and the model it uses more so then the TMD. http://www.windguru.cz/int/index.php?sc=310

I too tend to believe WG, but we're currently getting hit pretty hard and looking towards the west I see no let up coming. Grrrr

Some photos from Thalang.

Songran came early to Phuket.


<deleted> this weather! The same I think when it rains.


Phuket's green zone entrance by Pekka Oilinki, on Flickr

Has the chap swimming next to the electrical street light got a death wish??

This was the situation a moment ago and now it's raining once again.

so how bad is it in phuket im there 12th September. at least the drought seems to be taken care of and the white water rafting will be vigorous and the jungle blooming so it cant be that bad. UNLESS bangla road is flooded killing the night-life then i will be a unhappy boy!!!!!

We just got clobbered in Kamala. I was out on my bike when it came. Fortunately there was cover nearby which just happened to be a bar.

Are the other parts of the island inside a cloud? The view at Ao Por has been whitewashed for the whole morning. Weird.

I guess it's island wide. This was published on PG.

http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket-news/Phuket-haze-not-Indonesias-fault-says-expert/61822#ad-image-0

Are the other parts of the island inside a cloud? The view at Ao Por has been whitewashed for the whole morning. Weird.

Yep, grey skies in Rawai but nothing that looks to be rain-like. Sun trying to get through.

Visibility is pretty bad and with a slight smell of smoke in the air, not sure I believe the gazette report about this not being from the Indo fires. Friends in Singapore were complaining about the haze a few days ago and I remember thinking that I was glad we weren't getting it...............

Visibility is pretty bad and with a slight smell of smoke in the air, not sure I believe the gazette report about this not being from the Indo fires. Friends in Singapore were complaining about the haze a few days ago and I remember thinking that I was glad we weren't getting it...............

At the moment when I ride my bike early morning my eyes are hurting. So I'm sure there's something in the air that's not supposed to be there.

Sumatra fire haze.

Visibility is pretty bad and with a slight smell of smoke in the air, not sure I believe the gazette report about this not being from the Indo fires. Friends in Singapore were complaining about the haze a few days ago and I remember thinking that I was glad we weren't getting it...............

At the moment when I ride my bike early morning my eyes are hurting. So I'm sure there's something in the air that's not supposed to be there.

There is no smell at Ao Por. Think it's just small local fires, which adds the smoke in to air. Now there is no wind at all and I think the lower layer of air can not get up.

Thus it's really, really hot and the air feels heavier.

I just went up to a one hill to see how the fog looks from there. There was a bit less white fog on upper layers / hills.

Visibility is pretty bad and with a slight smell of smoke in the air, not sure I believe the gazette report about this not being from the Indo fires. Friends in Singapore were complaining about the haze a few days ago and I remember thinking that I was glad we weren't getting it...............

Also authorities now say it is from the Indonesian fires, http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/851548-phuket-health-advisory-issued-over-forest-fire-haze/. I believe it has been for some days already though, and is not from today.

Someone where I am said it's raining in Kata now? Looked to me like this grey was more of the smoke.

RE for Edit: Disregard, just started, not really rain as much as just sprinkle here in Rawai

Someone where I am said it's raining in Kata now? Looked to me like this grey was more of the smoke.

RE for Edit: Disregard, just started, not really rain as much as just sprinkle here in Rawai

Was nothing much in Kata, plus lasted only 5 minutes.

Plenty today.