Why Are You Even Here? The Surprising Attitudes of Some Expats in Thailand

[MZurf]

It's been raining on and off all night so we're bound to have areas of the city under water. Anyone been out and about yet?

[NormanW]

Some trees down and the usual advertising banners all over the place!

[morrobay]

This storm is from the North . So while there was not much of a South West monsoon ( summer months )

This North East monsoon season is starting with a vengeance

Edited September 16, 2015 by morrobay

[guzzi850m2]

Just been down on beach road for a walk on the promenade north end, very pleasant there today with hardly anybody there and a good strong wind coming in and overcast.

[Ling Kae]

No damage or flooding on soi Buakhao, Pattaya Klang to 3rd road. I was out and about last night, the water dissipated quite well last night, mind you that might have been different if the rain didn't stop every 15 minutes or so.

[NanLaew]

This storm is from the North . So while there was not much of a South West monsoon ( summer months )

This North East monsoon season is starting with a vengeance

A bit early for the NE monsoon. This rain is the remnants of the tropical storm that landed in central Vietnam a couple or three days ago and dumped its guts on Laos and the northeast.

[wpcoe]

I've been wondering about the intersection of Jomtien Second Road and Soi 5 since they installed the drainage channels across Second Road the past couple weeks. Has that finally eliminated the flooding at that area every time it rains? These past several nights with decent rainfalls should have been a good test.

I was through there two days ago (after the first night of rain) and there appeared to be no residual pools or piles of sand/silt, so hope they finally did it right.

[guzzi850m2]

It's really raining hard here in Naklua now, it must soon starts flooding some-places.

[Bernard Flint]

Raining heavy but certainly not a storm, not even thunder and lightning

[ThaiBob]

Steady rain beginning here in Jomtien late in the afternoon.

[Ling Kae]

Thunderstorm and heavy rain at Pattaya Klang right now. This time we might get some flooding, to heavy to check right now.

[pmugghc]

I've been wondering about the intersection of Jomtien Second Road and Soi 5 since they installed the drainage channels across Second Road the past couple weeks. Has that finally eliminated the flooding at that area every time it rains? These past several nights with decent rainfalls should have been a good test.

I was through there two days ago (after the first night of rain) and there appeared to be no residual pools or piles of sand/silt, so hope they finally did it right.

It was OK today before the lunch, seems it's working. Not sure how it looks right now.

[chiang mai]

Is that type of storm normal in Pattaya this time of year, the severity of it?

[ThaiBob]

Steady rain beginning here in Jomtien late in the afternoon.

Heavy rain now, thunder and lightning, lost satellite reception. No power outage so far. This will be a test of the new erosion control design by the new beach reconstruction as the new walkway is almost underwater. Edited September 16, 2015 by ThaiBob

[KhunBENQ]

Is that type of storm normal in Pattaya this time of year, the severity of it?

Not so unusual.

Currently looking down from the hotel room to Soi Buakhao/Soi 15 (leading to Villa market): all deep underwater.

Scooters still fight trough.

Hotel WiFi offline.

Using mobile internet (AIS).

Looks like a quite evening in the room

Downpour is just slowing down a bit, thunderstorm is moving away:

Edited September 16, 2015 by KhunBENQ

[ThaiBob]

Is that type of storm normal in Pattaya this time of year, the severity of it?

Storms like this are not unusual in September and October. This is the first rain of any consequence in a long time here in Jomtien.

[wpcoe]

It's surprising sometimes how localized these storms can be, but from KhunBENQ's post this afternoon's seems citywide. Here in Jomtien, it's now a gentle rain, but for two hours was a drenching shower with about a half-hour of lots of nearby lightning, strong winds and heavier rain.

Am curious if these few days have had any effect to Lake Mabrachan's water level. And, indeed, wondering about erosion of the beach at the newly decorated section from the Dongtan police box down towards Soi 5.

[johng]

Have a look at the new beach front in this thread

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?/topic/826914-Plans-to-ruin-Jomtien-Beach?

[Ling Kae]

Report: Soi Buakhao flooded last night, nearly all shops doing a clean up. The Butchers arms door open, chairs stacked up and cleaning up flooding. A lot of ATM's down so went to Central to do withdrawal. Saw electricity box blow up in soi honey. Motorcycles parked on high ground. Cleanup was going on but now rain is heavy again and the flooding may re occur. Worst I've seen in 10 years. These shop keepers are going to be busy cleaning up the shops and stuff. 7/11 near soi 14 Pattaya Klang closed due to flooding.. Bar near soi Nam Kang still 1 foot under water and I was warned by 7/11 staff not to step in the water, may have been live/power problems. Bought food for the room, not going out again, raining heavy again.

[GaryB1263]

The Suk road to Bangkok was closed around 8:30PM

[overherebc]

Google windyty weather map for a good look at the areas.

[balo]

The air quality outside is refreshing , almost like Europe in August.

[GaryB1263]

The air quality outside is refreshing , almost like Europe in August.

You said it Balo. But I was trying to travel. I had to push my dates one day it cost me 15000 THB.