Is Bangkok Flooded?

[Loy Toy]

are insurance covering floods ?

Depends on your policy mate.

As we had minimal damage we didn't need to test our status.

[aging one]

sounds like we have a similar house fart. I heard my old house in Laksi went underwater today, about 70 centimeters deep.

[Boon Mee]

How is the highway coming north out of Bangkok, is it flooded anywhere?

The A2 (Asia Hwy) going thru Ayutthya is under water and the ring road (9) thru Ban Bua Thong is cut off last I heard.

[Professorfart]

All that area suffers badly aged one as the canals there aren't to hot. When I used to live in Nonthaburi the Prachacheun canal there was always bursting it's banks.

[Professorfart]

One other point worth noting is to make sure your jabs are all up to date too.

Disease can spread FAST in flood conditions, infections can easily be caught through unclean water.

Be sure that even the smallest open wound you may have - even a shaving cut - is well covered (splashback can be a real bitch) if you have to venture out in flood water, and thoroughly cleaned afterwards.

If you have to go out in flood water, dig out an old pair of decent shoes too. Avoid flip flops if you can.

And here comes the rain.....

[aging one]

Not in Don Muang we have clear skies as of now. Get a bottle of Dettol as well and use that when you shower after being out in the crap.

[Loy Toy]

Disease can spread FAST in flood conditions, infections can easily be caught through unclean water.

Get a bottle of Dettol as well and use that when you shower after being out in the crap.

Two good points as my family have been quite ill since the flood at my house on Sept., the 11th.

The only healthy person has been me but I treated myself with copious amounts of Tiger beer which seemed to offset any germs.

[SEA Traveler]

Nobody really knows how it feels when you stand knee deep in water in your kitchen.

Although I feel we may never experience that feeling again my wife and I are not taking any risks until the rainy season has passed.

We have moved upstairs and protected the 5 doors subject to flooding.

My decision was to buy some waterproof tape and her's was to buy sandbags.

Here's a picture of both our solutions in action as well as an angry klong in the background.

Suggest sandbags be placed horizontally.

Looks like a new tile floor in the living room. Nice.

[armstrong]

how far are the floods stretching? i'm driving to Hua Hin on Friday, does that mean i'll be away from it? or driving through it??

[SEA Traveler]

You should have put the tape on the *outside* not the *inside*

I have it on the outside as well. I'm an engineer after all.....................

new that you were an engineer first time I met you, you had that funny looking cap on. or was it the plastic shirt pocket protector from pen ink? lol

[SEA Traveler]

how far are the floods stretching? i'm driving to Hua Hin on Friday, does that mean i'll be away from it? or driving through it??

Where you coming from? Hua Hin is SW of BKK. Most of the current flooding is North & North West of BKK. Areas of BKK beginning to feel affects with more and heavier BKK flooding in a few days.

[Loy Toy]

new that you were an engineer first time I met you, you had that funny looking cap on. or was it the plastic shirt pocket protector from pen ink? lol

And I knew you were ex-military by the size of your midriff and your preference for beer and barbecue ribs. LOL

[Butterfly]

oh oh, neighbors are putting their furniture upstairs, not sure if they know or don't know what they are doing

[Loy Toy]

Nobody really knows how it feels when you stand knee deep in water in your kitchen.

Although I feel we may never experience that feeling again my wife and I are not taking any risks until the rainy season has passed.

We have moved upstairs and protected the 5 doors subject to flooding.

My decision was to buy some waterproof tape and her's was to buy sandbags.

Here's a picture of both our solutions in action as well as an angry klong in the background.

Suggest sandbags be placed horizontally.

Looks like a new tile floor in the living room. Nice.

There's another double layer horizontal stack in front of those mate but I really think that the material waterproof tape should be enough to keep the water out.

And no, those tiles have been there for years but you and I very rarely venture too far away from the beer esky and the barbecue.

[The Fresh Prince]

oh oh, neighbors are putting their furniture upstairs, not sure if they know or don't know what they are doing

Nobody on our street has got a single sand bag in front of their house. I'm not sure if they know what they are doing or not but I don't have any either.

[Bangyai]

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Keep safe and don't forget to drop the power supply before it reaches socket height

Thanks TY but it didn't happen . Or rather hasn't happened yet. Looks like the move to our new house couldn't have been better timed as we're about a metre higher in the new place. About an hour ago it rained heavily and Ms Bangyai thought we should get the sandbags but when I went for some beer instead I was informed that they are only giving out the sandbags to homes backing onto the canal. That was a relief as it would have been a struggle carrying back 20 sandbags and two bottles of Leo.

[Butterfly]

should I take my collection of StarWars lightsabers upstairs ? those are collectors items and priceless,

[Gerbil]

There's another double layer horizontal stack in front of those mate but I really think that the material waterproof tape should be enough to keep the water out.

Have you allowed for capillary action?

[Bangyai]

On the subject of sandbags, I have one thing against them which is they never collect them up when the waters subside . They soon become an ugly eyesore , left to rot and split there contents everywhere for months afterwards in another kind of environmental blight.

[Loy Toy]

Have you allowed for capillary action?

Yep.....................I put four (4) capillary layers of tape.

[armstrong]

how far are the floods stretching? i'm driving to Hua Hin on Friday, does that mean i'll be away from it? or driving through it??

Where you coming from? Hua Hin is SW of BKK. Most of the current flooding is North & North West of BKK. Areas of BKK beginning to feel affects with more and heavier BKK flooding in a few days.

Onnut. So I assume I'll be OK.

[Loy Toy]

On the subject of sandbags,

I'm using my sand for some more construction building retaining walls.

Better then having a ton of loose sand sitting on your driveway.

[Gerbil]

should I take my collection of StarWars lightsabers upstairs ? those are collectors items and priceless,

I hear Harry feels the same about his Androids.

[klong toey]

We live in a yuppie area Klong Toey,no problems at the moment,even dry at soi setthi at the moment.The wife said just started raining again,think we might be lucky in this area.

[jandajoy]

Not sure whether to post this here or in Airline news, Mods may put it where they like.

Anyway, my mate, a Captain with QANTAS says the following ref: Swampy

"At this stage it operations normal, will email if I hear anything."


I'll post any further updates as they come in.

cheers.