Flooding in Bangsaphan

[buksida]

Here are a couple of shots of today's flooding, a full moon high tide with two days of solid rain ...

[yoursTruly]

Good pics. I suspect a wet December. Now if they'd stock those streets with trout...

Here I am in the "coastal desert" climate of Southern California, where they pray for rain and there's a big battle with the wine industry over acreage, since grapes suck up a lot of water. On the other hand, it's about 20C in mid November and the sun shines everyday.

[yoursTruly]

Flooding of the town from 11/24/13, courtesy of Heikevie....

[migrant]

Good pics. I suspect a wet December. Now if they'd stock those streets with trout...

Here I am in the "coastal desert" climate of Southern California, where they pray for rain and there's a big battle with the wine industry over acreage, since grapes suck up a lot of water. On the other hand, it's about 20C in mid November and the sun shines everyday.

But we had rain Thursday! You can tell the TV weathercasters treat it as a apocalypse

[buksida]

Seriously wet yesterday ...

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[Big Boy]

Yes, a couple of nice puddles there. I wish I was there with my truck - looked like great fun. Of course, a thought for those flooded out - a horrible experience.

[Mike Parker]

Presuming that is in town and not near the beach. Where does it find its way out to the ocean ? Puts the kibosh on good diving conditions for a while I guess.

[yoursTruly]

Jaysus, buksida! That first pic (of the half submerged house) is just awful! Imagine having that property year after year. I'd construct a tree house or a houseboat.

[Mr Chin Chok]

Wow...where is that half-submerged house located?

[buksida]

The flooding occurred between the coconut factory (just past Bew Beam) and town, the run off from the burst river made its way to the ocean but high tides slowed the process.

[bsb]

these comments from posters other than mike (cause we all know he lives in CM and has been in bang saphan) answer alot of questions and open up a pandora's box of questions on previous posts, and by the way the losses suffered would not be replaced catching fucking trout

[yoursTruly]

and by the way the losses suffered would not be replaced catching fucking trout

I made the trout remark about buksida's first post, the water running down the street. This was before the second set appeared. I would never make a remark like that about somebody's flooded house.

[buksida]

The 'authorities' opened the dam also to stop it bursting. Although the floodwater looks bad it was gone the following day. The problem now is the tons of plastic and trash that has been dumped into the ocean.

[bsb]

yours truley,sorry maybe a bit too harsh towards you...its just these people are friends and to see their houses like this again pains me greatly. first flood like this here in about 6 years...so now i will chew on buksida's ass ...I hate to see the trash and plastic on the beach as much as anyone, but I do not believe it is the biggest problem in Bang saphan at the moment. the peoples homes and welfare are much more important...besides maybe all the tourists will see the trash and not come back....hurts the bars and hotels but preserves the sanity