Flooding'

Post by **douglas** » July 31, 2008, 5:01 pm

Hi,
Just picked kids up from school, Bad flooding in Udon. Second time this week. Sunday afternoon was bad but today was worse. But the crazy way some people drive in floodwater beggers all. M/C's up past there engines and cars driving to fast and breaking down and causing more problems.
I don't know why, never seen flooding in the last 3 years i've been here
Cheers Doug.

Post by **Cliffb21001** » July 31, 2008, 5:10 pm

You should see the traffic pile up down by Wattana Hospital. Bannon Street and Suppakitchanya Road meet is flooded when it rains hard here. It's funny, as the motorbikes try to get through, ain't no way. SUV's and trucks can, but cars and low rider style vehicles can't, but they try anyways.

Pop's

Post by **wokkawombat** » July 31, 2008, 5:27 pm

The Jintakam River has not broken it's banks yet so all is well in my neck of the woods.

John

Post by **wilson_smith** » August 1, 2008, 5:27 am

I hope this does not affect the Jintakam River salmon run, I have my fly rod and flies all ready for the big run!

Post by **38nholding** » August 1, 2008, 2:13 pm

I love it when I am negotiating a two foot deep "lake" with the motorcycle,feet up ,driving slowly ,trying to keep dry as possible . And some moron comes booming towards with his new toyota 4x4 and sending a 4 ft high wash ,over everybody. I guess its kind of like "well if you had a truck ,you wouldn't get wet."
This ever happened to you. Man I prayed to be taught patience and now I am living in Thailand ( should of been more specific !)

Post by **wokkawombat** » August 2, 2008, 10:57 am

wilson_smith wrote:I hope this does not affect the Jintakam River salmon run, I have my fly rod and flies all ready for the big run!

I think it will be a poor season this year unless the fish can mutate and grow legs to walk around the reeds, trees and assorted junk blocking the stream.

BTW you have a good memory.

John

Post by **westerby** » August 2, 2008, 9:54 pm

Can someone give us an update with regard to the flooding today - has it subsided?

Post by **wazza** » August 3, 2008, 5:39 pm

Over at Romyen, it was flooding last week and 2 farang got soaked on their push bikes whilst trying to negotiate the flooded roadway near the muban shops.

The car just drove faster as it drove past them, and the bow wave and spash was huge, actually amazing, Tsunamai !!!

I suppose these guys wont go there again for a while.

Hope not they were the door knocking mormons and causing problems for the locals.

I bet they learn how to handle dogs, non believers, door slamming etc, but the Utah training CD of "how to be a good mormon in Thailand" , didnt include the Udon flash floods.

Post by **westerby** » August 3, 2008, 5:54 pm

wazza wrote:I bet they learn how to handle dogs, non believers, door slamming etc, but the Utah training CD of "how to be a good mormon in Thailand" , didnt include the Udon flash floods.

The Bible Bashers would put that down to an Act of God (even He has a sense of humour).

I noticed on Alan's videos last night that it had been p*ssing down in UTH.