Rain, where art thou?
Re: Rain, where art thou?
Heard the Thunder, but we could count the rain spots yesterday. Lasted about 1 minute...... (Sam Prao)
Re: Rain, where art thou?
We have lived about 50 kilometers south of Loei city for more than 10 years. Never once in all those years have I seen our pond go completely dry. The rice and sugarcane crops are a disaster. Fortunately we don't depend on the farm income, BUT, the local farmers are hurting.
The only good thing about this is that I was able to get a big Cat excavator in to enlarge and deepen the pond.Hopefully we will have a normal rainy season to fill it up.
The only good thing about this is that I was able to get a big Cat excavator in to enlarge and deepen the pond.Hopefully we will have a normal rainy season to fill it up.
Re: Rain, where art thou?
Great a bit of forward thinking, maybe you should apply to assist the Thais, they have zero forward thinking just sit there and wring their collective hands .
Re: Rain, where art thou?
KP sorry you are wrong
The Thais around here have all been working on dried out ponds or making more
The Thais around here have all been working on dried out ponds or making more
Re: Rain, where art thou?
Hi Glaitglalt wrote: ↑January 25, 2020, 3:16 pmWe have lived about 50 kilometers south of Loei city for more than 10 years. Never once in all those years have I seen our pond go completely dry. The rice and sugarcane crops are a disaster. Fortunately we don't depend on the farm income, BUT, the local farmers are hurting.
The only good thing about this is that I was able to get a big Cat excavator in to enlarge and deepen the pond.Hopefully we will have a normal rainy season to fill it up.
We did that last year, dug out two ponds to make one and deepened the whole thing by over a meter. It did fill up during the rainy season but overall result the same, just a bigger surface area for evaporation. If you are dependent on rainwater (as we are) it will dry out eventually if same as this year ie no real rain since September.
Re: Rain, where art thou?
Okay in your area, maybe but in others they are sucking all and any available water sources so dry it will take an extraordinary monsoon season to replenish the natural system .
- jackspratt
- udonmap.com
- Posts: 16156
- Joined: July 2, 2006, 5:29 pm
Re: Rain, where art thou?
If they are doing that, I imagine it is because they need to do so to survive.
After all, many don't have much choice do they?
-
- udonmap.com
- Posts: 3516
- Joined: February 28, 2008, 5:31 pm
- Location: On lookout duty ,spotting for snipers .
Re: Rain, where art thou?
They increased the capacity of our local lake in Kham Kling a couple of years ago , with the help of central government money . They made the surface area slightly bigger , but they also went down to at least 30 meters .
Re: Rain, where art thou?
The excavator did a nice job. We were able to substantially widen the road leading to the pond.glalt wrote: ↑January 25, 2020, 3:16 pmWe have lived about 50 kilometers south of Loei city for more than 10 years. Never once in all those years have I seen our pond go completely dry. The rice and sugarcane crops are a disaster. Fortunately we don't depend on the farm income, BUT, the local farmers are hurting.
The only good thing about this is that I was able to get a big Cat excavator in to enlarge and deepen the pond.Hopefully we will have a normal rainy season to fill it up.
Re: Rain, where art thou?
glalt wrote: ↑January 31, 2020, 10:01 amThe excavator did a nice job. We were able to substantially widen the road leading to the pond.glalt wrote: ↑January 25, 2020, 3:16 pmWe have lived about 50 kilometers south of Loei city for more than 10 years. Never once in all those years have I seen our pond go completely dry. The rice and sugarcane crops are a disaster. Fortunately we don't depend on the farm income, BUT, the local farmers are hurting.
The only good thing about this is that I was able to get a big Cat excavator in to enlarge and deepen the pond.Hopefully we will have a normal rainy season to fill it up.
IMG_20200129_140304-Copy (2).jpg
-
- udonmap.com
- Posts: 275
- Joined: September 6, 2012, 4:53 am
Re: Rain, where art thou?
I've been here for nearly 12 years, never had a problem with our well but it's running out of water now.
- Barney
- udonmap.com
- Posts: 4425
- Joined: November 1, 2012, 5:51 am
- Location: Outback of Nong Samrong Udon Thani
Re: Rain, where art thou?
Nice overnight soak was gratefully accepted by the trees and plants.
Had a quick hit late evening but must have sprinkled for some time as woke up to a wet yard and pooling on the concrete.
My usual 6am yard watering was not needed.
Hope the forecast for more rain in the next couple of days eventuates. Before the heat rapidly cranks up again for Songkran.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Had a quick hit late evening but must have sprinkled for some time as woke up to a wet yard and pooling on the concrete.
My usual 6am yard watering was not needed.
Hope the forecast for more rain in the next couple of days eventuates. Before the heat rapidly cranks up again for Songkran.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
- stattointhailand
- udonmap.com
- Posts: 19114
- Joined: October 25, 2007, 11:34 pm
- Location: Oiling the locks on my gun case
Re: Rain, where art thou?
Oh it was rain ......... thank god for that.
I saw the wet road this morning and assumed a water pipe must have burst somewhere
I saw the wet road this morning and assumed a water pipe must have burst somewhere
Re: Rain, where art thou?
WoW !! It Rained on The Riviera last night for a WHOLE 5 Minutes,Didn't even wet the Grass !!
- Barney
- udonmap.com
- Posts: 4425
- Joined: November 1, 2012, 5:51 am
- Location: Outback of Nong Samrong Udon Thani
Re: Rain, where art thou?
Actually me statto my first bleary eyed thought was the sprinkler system had been left on overnight.stattointhailand wrote:Oh it was rain ......... thank god for that.
I saw the wet road this morning and assumed a water pipe must have burst somewhere
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Re: Rain, where art thou?
Decided to start building a water tank for the next dry spell
pipoz4444
pipoz4444
That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.
- sometimewoodworker
- udonmap.com
- Posts: 3403
- Joined: October 7, 2008, 11:19 am
Re: Rain, where art thou?
Very light rain last night but high wind that has taken the power out so currently on 17 hours, and counting, with no powerBarney wrote: ↑March 3, 2020, 11:37 amActually me statto my first bleary eyed thought was the sprinkler system had been left on overnight.stattointhailand wrote:Oh it was rain ......... thank god for that.
I saw the wet road this morning and assumed a water pipe must have burst somewhere
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Jerome and Nui's new househttp://bit.ly/NJnewHouse
In my posts all fees and requirements are the standard R&R but TIT and a brown envelope can make incredible changes YMMV.
In my posts all fees and requirements are the standard R&R but TIT and a brown envelope can make incredible changes YMMV.
- stattointhailand
- udonmap.com
- Posts: 19114
- Joined: October 25, 2007, 11:34 pm
- Location: Oiling the locks on my gun case
Re: Rain, where art thou?
ouch !! hope its sorted soon stwwsometimewoodworker wrote: ↑March 3, 2020, 1:13 pmVery light rain last night but high wind that has taken the power out so currently on 17 hours, and counting, with no powerBarney wrote: ↑March 3, 2020, 11:37 amActually me statto my first bleary eyed thought was the sprinkler system had been left on overnight.stattointhailand wrote:Oh it was rain ......... thank god for that.
I saw the wet road this morning and assumed a water pipe must have burst somewhere
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
- Bandung_Dero
- udonmap.com
- Posts: 3618
- Joined: July 10, 2005, 8:53 am
- Location: Ban Dung or Perth W.A.
Re: Rain, where art thou?
21.5 mm in the gauge this morning and another 5.3mm to be recorded tomorrow. Looks like more at 16:30 on the way, very grey.
Happy days in the rice paddies of Ban Dung!
Happy days in the rice paddies of Ban Dung!
Sent from my 1977 Apple II using 2 Heinz bake bean cans and piano wire!