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Tropical storm floods Pattaya

Tropical storm floods Pattaya

Tropical storm floods Pattaya

Tropical storm floods Pattaya, when it rains it really pours down. I love to see the storm clouds roaring across Pattaya bay from my condo. You can can also watch from anywhere in the world on my webcam.

Here it comes

Tropical storm floods Pattaya

John Fogerty has a question….

I really love watching the black clouds roll in over the bay.

Is this a road or a river?

Tropical storm floods Pattaya

 

Looks more like a river to me. 🙂

Oh oh! This does not look good.

Tropical storm floods Pattaya

The roads flood so quickly as the drains just can’t handle the incredible volume of water. Often these storms only last for 30 or 40 minutes however that’s enough time to cause havoc.


LadyBoy in distress.

Tropical storm floods Pattaya

 

This LadyBoy looks a little concerned.

Houston, we have a problem

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Hmmm what do I do now?

Helping hands

Tropical storm floods Pattaya

 

You see a lot of this during the storms.

Pattaya weather

Tropical storm floods Pattaya

 

South Rd near Tukcom.

Tropical storm floods Pattaya

My friend and I were relaxing in Starbucks watching the action.

No problem for the Baht bus.

Tropical storm floods Pattaya

 

The Song Tao or Baht bus ploughs straight through.

They won’t all make it

Tropical storm floods Pattaya

Believe me, not all these vehicles will get through.

Help is on the way

Tropical storm floods Pattaya

 

Tractor to the rescue.

The result

Tropical storm floods Pattaya

  The beach gets smashed time and time again throughout the year this is the result.  

Gutters can’t handle the volume

Tropical storm floods Pattaya

 

I don’t think there is any drainage system that can handle the sheer volume of storm water.

Repairs are needed

Tropical storm floods Pattaya

Sadly this in an all too familiar sight on Pattaya beach.

Soggy footpath

Tropical storm floods Pattaya

 

The aftermath of the storm.

Crazy idea

Tropical storm floods Pattaya

Here are 3 pumps to take the water from the flooded road onto the beach, don’t ask me to describe the logic behind this crazy idea. It simply washes away the sand as you can see in the above photos. One thing I do know however, logic and common sense are thin on the ground in Thailand.

The cavalry arrives

Tropical storm floods Pattaya

 

Repairing the beach.

A perfect Pattaya day

Tropical storm floods Pattaya

After all the rain and floods and beach erosion you can always be sure a perfect day is just around the corner.

April 30 Pattaya storm


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Author: David Herd

My history, particularly over the last 30 years is dominated by overseas travel. I sold my home in Australia October 20th 2011 and have have been living in Thailand since then. I don’t know where the time has gone? It seems like you go to sleep one night, wake up the next morning, and 20 years have flashed by. Not sure how many years I have left, however I have enjoyed a wonderful charmed life, and if it all ended today I would leave this world with no regrets. I was born in Sydney halfway through the last century, started my travels in the 60s with the usual U.K. Europe adventure at the age of 20, back to Australia and worked in Sydney, Melbourne & Adelaide in Sales & Marketing with multinational companies including Sanyo, Canon & Remington. Engaged to be married 3 times and never quite made it to the alter, finally realized by the mid 90s I was not cut out for "long term relationships" so I moved to the Gold Coast in Queensland in January 1987, worked for a couple of banks as a Financial Planner, I took a year off work in 1998 to travel and never went back to full time work again, after 25 fun filled years on the Coast I packed up and moved to Thailand. What is the purpose of this blog? Well I really want to use it to record my travel experiences & to display my photographs, give and receive travel tips, comment on places I visit, restaurants I eat in and use it to replace the autobiography I intended to write, apart from all that it helps me fill in my day. :) I moved to Thailand mainly because I wanted to keep travelling while my health allowed me to, there are huge advantages being closer to all the places I want to visit. Cost of living in Thailand is around 35% of the cost in Australia, plus flights are 50% cheaper because you are much closer to everywhere. ???? Consequently I am able to travel to many more places compared to living in Australia. Having said all that, it is & has always been my intention to return to Australia when my travelling is finished, I predict this will happen around 2021.

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