i claudius Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 i know there will be none till after songkran ,but what then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anto Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 (edited) Sea water .Tons of it .(distill yourself ) .Wash in the sea also .Up here in C.M.we do not have that option . Edited April 12, 2016 by anto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i claudius Posted April 12, 2016 Author Share Posted April 12, 2016 Sea water .Tons of it .(distill yourself ) .Wash in the sea also .Up here in C.M.we do not have that option .well that was helpfully,every night we will drive to the sea ,wash and distilled a barrel of water thanks for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kabula Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 I'm getting thirsty thinking about it. There is always imported beer for survival.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarrySeaman Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 About an hour aga I saw the girls at one bar on Soi Baukhao already outside throwing water. Ain't no water shortage for the annual week of madness that is Songkron in Pattaya - unfortunately. Time to lock myself in the house until the 20th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulic Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 No bad at all, they have not shortened Songkran here so their must be no issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HLover Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 i know there will be none till after songkran ,but what then? Sorry, I cannot predict the future. Doubtful you'll find the answer to your original post here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggles45 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Around 10 years or so ago the Mabrachan reservoir was dry and trucks were going around delivering water to houses, apartments, hotels etc. Some of it was of dubious quality and not that cheap. Authorities promised it would never happen again but there has been a huge amount of development in that time so it is always possible. A photo of Manrachan a month or so ago showed a very low water level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaoboi Bebobp Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 I'm in Bangkok at the moment, but a friend in Pattaya now says the water throwing must stop by 7 pm and in fact it did last night, he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchisaan Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 I'm in Bangkok at the moment, but a friend in Pattaya now says the water throwing must stop by 7 pm and in fact it did last night, he said.People stop trowing water when the sun sets, so nothing new here.Happy Thai new year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartender100 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Any recent pictures of the Mabrachan reservoir from guys living that way please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
questionsreplies Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 One of the worst drought il history they said... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Sea water .Tons of it .(distill yourself ) .Wash in the sea also .Up here in C.M.we do not have that option .well that was helpfully,every night we will drive to the sea ,wash and distilled a barrel of water thanks for that The time might not be so far off when beggars can't be chooser. A lot of people will be coming off of their high horse if the drought continues. It might be a humbling experience and restore some of the humility we have lost thanks to this IT lifestyle we now live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enoon Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 (edited) No problem with a water shortage after Songkran in Pattaya, if you wear one of these during the "celebration": Just squeeze yourself out while standing in a plastic dustbin (trashcan) when you get home. Then go out and wander around a bit more. Repeat until your dustbin is full. Edited April 12, 2016 by Enoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesimps Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Sea water .Tons of it .(distill yourself ) .Wash in the sea also .Up here in C.M.we do not have that option . Wash in the sea in Pattaya! Are you crazy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlindMagician Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 The art of the pointless and unanswerable question is clearly mastered here on TVF. What answer could anyone give you that you would take as believable, concrete and actionable? Surely you would place more weight on your own direct daily observations. Just wait and see. Meanwhile, help out by conserving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anto Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 When drinking water gets in short supply at Makro ,and the price increases substantially .Then its time to start worrying .( and to start hording if you have not already done so ) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keesters Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 i know there will be none till after songkran ,but what then? If you're saying there will be no water in the mains until after Songkran you are wrong. Water running normally, or as normal as it gets, at my house in South Pattaya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattaya_girl Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 i know there will be none till after songkran ,but what then? If you're saying there will be no water in the mains until after Songkran you are wrong. Water running normally, or as normal as it gets, at my house in South Pattaya. My Water is ok too, and I am Central Pattayaklang. It is off and on all the time, which is no problem as its slowly filling up my tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbirds20 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Only in Thailand would such illogical thinking prevail, ... Gee, there is a water shortage! Let's play water for 7 days anyway! Idiotic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tropo Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Only in Thailand would such illogical thinking prevail, ... Gee, there is a water shortage! Let's play water for 7 days anyway! Idiotic! I don't think anyone could stop Songkran water throwing in Pattaya. How could they do it? Send in army trucks? Maybe cutting it down to just one day would be possible - we can only dream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tropo Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 i know there will be none till after songkran ,but what then? If you're saying there will be no water in the mains until after Songkran you are wrong. Water running normally, or as normal as it gets, at my house in South Pattaya. Also in South Pattaya - we've had less trouble with water supply this year than most other years I've been here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil B Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I'm in Bangkok at the moment, but a friend in Pattaya now says the water throwing must stop by 7 pm and in fact it did last night, he said.People stop trowing water when the sun sets, so nothing new here.Happy Thai new year. People Thai's stop trowing water when the sun sets, so nothing new here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyf Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 I can remember a few years back that when there was a water shortage the bars in Walking Street would shut down the toilets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langsuan Man Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 As long as the authorities continue to allow the water wars at Songkran, I am free to water my lawn, without any guilt, since I am paying for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i claudius Posted April 14, 2016 Author Share Posted April 14, 2016 i know there will be none till after songkran ,but what then? If you're saying there will be no water in the mains until after Songkran you are wrong. Water running normally, or as normal as it gets, at my house in South Pattaya. no ,just the opposite ,i was saying it will be ok up until the end of Songkran , then what , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotsira Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Only in Thailand would such illogical thinking prevail, ... Gee, there is a water shortage! Let's play water for 7 days anyway! Idiotic! I don't think anyone could stop Songkran water throwing in Pattaya. How could they do it? Send in army trucks? Maybe cutting it down to just one day would be possible - we can only dream. I can think of two ways to stop it, as you said, send in the army to put a curfew on it, just like they shut down all of the pattaya night life after the military took over the government. Or, Shut down the water supply to all the shops and houses from 10am to 7pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya46 Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 A photo of Manrachan a month or so ago showed a very low water level. I made a turn yesterday to the 2 main reservoirs of Pattaya, Map Phrachan and Huai Chak Nok, and they are far to be as low as they were last year at the same season. Pattaya has water for many months right now, and rain should come then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tropo Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 I'm in Bangkok at the moment, but a friend in Pattaya now says the water throwing must stop by 7 pm and in fact it did last night, he said.People stop trowing water when the sun sets, so nothing new here.Happy Thai new year. People Thai's stop trowing water when the sun sets, so nothing new here. No they don't. I've been dunked late at night by Thais many times. One time it was around 11pm and ice water. They also throw water all night before the big day (19th). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i claudius Posted April 16, 2016 Author Share Posted April 16, 2016 We drove down beach road today ,then to woodland ,empty roads,no water chucking ,lovely ,just going to stay home 18 and 19, save water as we won't be around for people to throw it at us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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