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Bangkok Floods Bangkok is fucked right now. A friend of mine's house is basically a foot away from the ceiling of the first floor, give or take. The domestic airport has flood waters covering the runway. Many factories are under water, which is going to have a lot of repercussions on the workers in the city, obviously. And it may take a month or more for the waters to recede. Meaning? You are going to have tropical mold for years to come. Yum! Found this article which has some photos of the damage. Bangkok Underwater - Alan Taylor - In Focus - The Atlantic This, on top of the political instability for the last 5 years(the gov't was overthrown 2 weeks after I left in 06) is just going to make things so much worse for years to come. |
Yeah they are FUCKED so bad. Couldn't have happened to a country with nicer people either. I always love going to Thailand. No so much Bangkok, but once you get out of there the people are so nice. But they always persevere so I think they'll tough it out like they always do. |
Even my friend is kind of taking it in stride. I asked if he was going to go over to help, and he basically said, no I need to make more money here to send over and that will help more than I can. Things get a little risky when you get in that region. If an earthquake doesn't get you, we've got: monsoons, tsunamis, floods or a coup d'etat to take you out. |
It's not just Bangkok that's in trouble it's pretty much the whole country. |
Wow... too bad.. thailand was such a fun place when i visited there.. |
I forgot, in terms of keeping things positive, he says to me, "you know the little Nissan Sunny we were driving around?" "Yeah." "It's a U-Boat" |
its not just Thailand though the whole area was hit pretty hard i think Cambodia has the 2nd most deaths It sounds like Bangkoks flood barriers were able to stave off a serious surge of water though yesterday so i guess that's an upside? :( |
Monsoons since mid-July.. ouch |
I want to go in January and rebuild houses. I figure the expats might appreciate dealing with me, instead of thai workers direct. BUT no one has any money because all the factories are in the flooded regions, so i may need to re-examine my business plan. |
Mosquitoes...I'd worry about that. |
Wow, some of those pictures are crazy! I hope they can tough it out and those waters start to receed soon. |
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No more hard drives, not for a long time, even NCIX and MemEx don't have them for sale this week. Western Digital Stocks http://static.seekingalpha.com/uploa...yst_origin.jpg Their factory... http://regmedia.co.uk/2011/10/27/wd_lake_3.jpg Sony before http://www.geek.com/wp-content/uploa...10/sony-CP.jpg Sony after... http://www.geek.com/wp-content/uploa...underwater.png There's a chart that lists which factories built what components and what got damaged and their ETA of getting things back in order and to resume production, except I can't find the chart anymore. Long story short, outlook is bleak. |
When does monsoon season usually run for Thailand? Is it always mid-July onwards? I was thinking of visiting Thailand next May too... Hmm, think it'll be okay then? |
This is some serious damage... For those that are into computers, WD and Seagate closed their factories and are having HDD shortages. Prices on HDD's are going up by a lot, some prices have almost doubled, and NCIX excluded them on their weekly sales now. |
just saw a sign at an US costco. "Due to the recent floods at Thailand, only 1 DSLR camera purchase per household." Something along those lines |
Shoot, looks pretty bad Posted via RS Mobile |
it's time to sell our hard drives, price jumps double this week. |
A friend of mine is organizing a tournament with all proceeds going towards a charity that is currently helping. Hope this is okay with mods, no profit is being made here and I just want to share the word. WHAT: Dodgeball Tournament Fundraiser in relief of the Thailand Flood Crisis 2011 (with support from the Friends of Thailand Society of Vancouver and the Vancouver Dodgeball League) All proceeds are going to Rajaprachanugroh, a royal foundation providing natural disaster relief throughout Thailand. WHERE: The gym at 2929 E22nd Avenue at Renfrew WHEN: Saturday, November 26, 2011, 4:00PM - 9:00PM WHO: You and everyone you know! (Dodgeball lovers, Friends of Thailand, people looking to raise relief funds for a good cause!) HOW: Register by Nov. 18th here: Dodge For Relief Tournament Registration TEAM FEES: $150/team. Payment due Nov. 22nd to Joanne or Aim. Cash or cheques made out to The “Friends of Thailand Society" please. Email/message Joanne (joanne.chua@gmail.com) or Aim (thaiaim@gmail.com) for more info. -- WHY? Since May 2011, a series of tropical storms, flash floods, and heavy rains have culminated in Thailand’s worst flood in half a century. Some numbers to convince you: - In 62 out of 77 provinces, (6 million hectares, ~the size of New Brunswick), >9 million people have been affected >1 million homes destroyed ~1 million people will be out of work. ~400 people so far have died, and the water continues to rise. The water continues to wreak havoc as it moves towards the gulf and has entered into Bangkok, Thailand’s capital. It’s slated to continue for the rest of 2011. https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=265612096814014 |
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My bro-in-law lives in BKK with his wife and the first floor of their apartment is flooded. They have fled and are staying with her parents just outside the city. The government gave a 5 day holiday recently to encourage people to leave town. It's pretty scary to say the least. My wife and I will be visiting in December for a couple weeks. |
With people that know Thailand-I have a question. Do you think there are enough people left with money to support someone(ala me) setting up shop in a place like Rangsit, hiring me some companies and setting up as a contractor to be the face for expats so they can deal with someone that gets shit? I've been running it through in my head, about spending a month or so and just pounding out home repair. I like vacations that make me money, not cost. My concern is with the majority of factories fucked, it won't be a worker shortage at all, but a money shortage. |
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