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apollo
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I live in the Eastcoast in the USA... my own house had no power for 24 hours (flood basement as no sump pump...). The feeling was very bad. Power got back the next day, but it was quite a bad experience and indeed many others got their whole homes flooded... and took months (or still they work on it) for them to recover.
In addition to the supplies, think about the people, the workers who live out of BKK where its cheap and travel by bus hours daily to work in BKK... their own homes or relatives got affected and hence they will have to first take care of their own problems before they can resume work as usual.
No one likes to cancel.. me included.. after waiting for so long for the trip but... the suffering you may get can be worse.. I sure do not want to have a repeat of my experience during the hurrican in the EastCoast... and that was just power lost.. no food issue (though could not cook or heat anything... ) or water issue or house dammage other than flood in the basement (3 feet...). To get worse experience and for weeks in Bkk? no thanks... so yes I watch as you very carefully...
Chiang Mai is nice too.. and out of the issues and may have direct flights from airports without going through BKK (Phuket too). While we want BKK maybe this time we can give other places a try...
Ap.-
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Thai Girls : Meet Sexy Thai Girls
Posted on: 1:06 pm on Oct. 22, 2011
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DaffyDuck
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Just fly in to Phuket, and survey the BKK situation from there.
Of course, in Phuket you will have to deal with more expensive costs, and the regular and constant rip offs.
Or, just head out to Pattaya from the airport, and evaluate the BKK situation from there.
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Sexy Bangkok Girls
Posted on: 7:55 pm on Oct. 22, 2011
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DaffyDuck
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Here's another side of the impact that the govt.'s incompetence is causing in the long term.
http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/10/22/seagate.and.wd.outline.thai.flooding.damage/
Seagate, Western Digital warn of long-term drive shortages
updated 07:10 pm EDT, Sat October 22, 2011
Seagate and WD outline Thai flooding damage
Seagate and Western Digital both warned late this week that continued flooding in Thailand was worsening shortages. Western Digital has been the worst affected and anticipated a major hit to supply of its hard drives made in the country. Seagate's main plants were unaffected so far, but many of the smaller companies supplying parts were temporarily shut down, the company said.
There would be a 'significant impact," Seagate said, and it expected this to last over multiple quarters.
About 25 percent of hard drives are made in Thailand and could see significant shortages among traditional PCs. A knock-on effect could lead to increased prices both for PCs and aftermarket drives and, in extreme cases, delayed models as companies wait to get enough stock. Some may also make aggressive orders to book a guaranteed supply, possibly creating problems for smaller PC builders.
The expected shortage could magnify problems for computers. Windows PC makers are already seeing slow sales growth and in some cases may have to contend with the inability to make already conservative expectations.
Apple has warned that it might be affected as well, although it may be the best positioned to mitigate the loss. Its relative entry-level MacBook Air uses entirely flash-based storage, often made well away from Thailand by Samsung and Toshiba. The iPad has been denting traditional PCs and again uses only flash storage, giving it little trouble on the market.
Numerous other electronics companies operate out of Thailand. Nikon produces some of its less expensive compact and DSLR bodies and is expecting a camera shortage while its own plant is shut down. [via CRN]
By Electronista Staff
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Thai Women : Meet Matured Thai Women
Posted on: 7:59 pm on Oct. 22, 2011
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bkkz
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Thanks for the traffic cam links. That's great. Well, it does at least give you an idea if it's safe to visit or not.
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Attractive Thai Girls
Posted on: 11:55 pm on Oct. 22, 2011
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apollo
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Usually these are good to check for traffic where I want to go when in BKK... but now it shows very little traffic... all cars are parked on the high grounds and people do not travel?
Ap.-
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Thai Girls : Meet Active Thai Girls
Posted on: 1:07 am on Oct. 23, 2011
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DaffyDuck
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http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/investigation/262735/1983-1995-and-2011-the-more-it-rains
FACTS AND FIGURES
HOW LONG WAS BANGKOK FLOODED?
1983: Four months, September to December.
1995: Two months, October to November.
NUMBER OF PEOPLE AFFECTED
1983: More than 400 dead, 55 in Bangkok, plus tens of thousands of familes displaced and more than 17,000 homes destroyed.
1995: More than 400 dead, 2.6 million people affected in Bangkok, a further 1.68 nationwide, 60,000 relocated.
DAMAGE TO INFRASTRUCTURE
1983: 400 million baht damage to farmlands and orchards in Bangkok, 200,000 houses in housing estates in Bangkok's eastern suburbs, 462 million baht in damage to roads in Bangkok.
1995: 26 major roads severely damaged, more than 70 rai of farmland was estimated to have been hit hard.
DAMAGE TO THE ECONOMY
1983: 6.6 billion baht.
1995: Tens of billions of baht.
HOW MANY LOST THEIR JOBS OVER HANDLING OF THE FLOODS?
1983: None.
1995: None.
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Thai Women : Meet Matured Thai Women
Posted on: 2:31 am on Oct. 23, 2011
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madfrog
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Water is overflowing from chao paya river since about 4pm, there was around 30cm in the streets near sonam luang when I left
Some trucks giving away "free sandbags from the governement" was in the street...
I also noticed some stands selling....LIFE JACKETS !!!!
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Attractive Thai Girls
Posted on: 6:04 am on Oct. 23, 2011
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also you should repeat the other thai live webcams here: