Makati City, Philippines

glatt · 09-29-2009, 09:36 AM

Well, Slang said he's now a couple hundred miles to the north of Manila in Burgos. That could be a good thing for him, because most of the bad news about the flooding is coming out of Manila. Not sure if the news comes out of Manila because that's where the worst flooding is, or because that's the capital city and the reporters are there. Maybe it's bad in Burgos too. Hope he's fine. Almost half a million people are homeless from this flood.

xoxoxoBruce · 09-29-2009, 10:43 AM

But Slang is in the boondocks, and the news media is based in Manila, so we don't know until he checks in.

slang · 10-02-2009, 07:47 PM

Thanks for your concern.

It's Saturday morning now and we're in Baguio, about an hour away from Burgos.

We recieved a text message at 4am that our ponds would soon overflow with the heavy rains.

We left Burgos last night at 5pm under heavy rain with the expectation to return after the storm.

At that time our large breeding pond was at about 5% of capacity and the smaller segregating ponds were at about 80%.

My concern at the moment is for the soil to give way around the perimeter of all the ponds. The worst of the storm is scheduled to arrive today and we'll return tomorrow, Sunday.

As for Manila, yes it is truly a mess there. Our old house is under about a foot of water and will surely be rising.

Manila is a very old city with bad drainage in all but the newest most expensive neighborhoods. Imagine 300 years worth of built up cockroaches and rat crap flowing through your front room. That's what I'm expecting in the coming 24 hours at the old house.

I'm looking at the whole situation there at the old house with a certain amount of satisfaction as we left under strained circumstances.

My experiences with these people have changed my entire experience here and not for the good.

Maybe it was the downturn in the economy that changed them into greedy envious people but they changed completely. That's a big disappointment to me personally but better to see their real intent now than later.

I'll be saving my single peso coins to donate to their recovery at the old house.

Life's a bitch. Sometimes even when you lie and cheat to get something nice it turns out be just dogshit. Just what you deserve.

I'll keep you posted.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-03-2009, 01:47 AM

Quote:

we left under strained circumstances.

Whoa, that's a strange twist in your journey. That relationship seemed to be pretty stable and generally cool.

Well I'm glad you're OK, anyway... and hope you survive this rain with little damage. Take care.

Griff · 10-03-2009, 07:23 AM

Good to here from you man. Are the ponds well designed?

slang · 10-10-2009, 05:28 AM

were both ok but wow what a storm.

I've never seen anything like it. We have a lot of photos coming but it's been more trecharous than expected.

Our fish pond overfowed and I don't know if there are any fish left.

The mudslides have been incredible. They're everywhere and much more dangerous than I had imaged.

6 days of continuous monsoon rain with high winds.

I'm exhausted from hiking around the mudslides to get to naguilian.

More soon.

slang · 10-12-2009, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Whoa, that's a strange twist in your journey. That relationship seemed to be pretty stable and generally cool.

That was a strange twist. We were in pretty good.

The combination of hard times from their US income source ( California ) and a reduction of what was normally 500 or so a month to zero and the death of family members with valuables turned into bad blood with us.

Anyway, we're into a new adventure and location. Those folks are not anywhere near us now and that's good.

slang · 10-12-2009, 11:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Griff

Good to here from you man. Are the ponds well designed?

They are only dug into the ground with no reinforcement. The soil has a claylike consistency that holds a shape wet or dry.

Our problem this time was not having grass growing on the newly created sidewalls of the pond. Without a lot of erosion the damage would be less.

We're not talking about tens of thosands of dollars though, we're talking a few hundred for repairs.

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolf

Welcome to the Jungle.

During this entire storm my main worry was to meet up with a snake flooded out of its home just wandering around looking for a dry safe place to stay.

Mudslides or BIG snakes? I'll take the mudslides.

Quote:

Originally Posted by zippyt

I been looking at some of your Flickr Pics

Thanks for the encouragement Zip. The project will continue and I have some more photos on Flickr.

Luzon Typhoon

Maybe now I can get this big solar collector assembled and working.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-13-2009, 01:44 AM

Picture 100_0838, is that footbridge because the water normally flows over the road there?
This was the first typhoon, wasn't it? How did you make out in the second one?

09-29-2009, 10:43 AM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	But Slang is in the boondocks, and the news media is based in Manila, so we don't know until he checks in. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-03-2009, 07:23 AM	#5
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Good to here from you man. Are the ponds well designed? __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

10-10-2009, 05:28 AM	#6
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	were both ok but wow what a storm. I've never seen anything like it. We have a lot of photos coming but it's been more trecharous than expected. Our fish pond overfowed and I don't know if there are any fish left. The mudslides have been incredible. They're everywhere and much more dangerous than I had imaged. 6 days of continuous monsoon rain with high winds. I'm exhausted from hiking around the mudslides to get to naguilian. More soon. __________________ FTFF

10-13-2009, 01:44 AM	#9
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Picture 100_0838, is that footbridge because the water normally flows over the road there? This was the first typhoon, wasn't it? How did you make out in the second one? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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09-29-2009, 09:36 AM	#1
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Well, Slang said he's now a couple hundred miles to the north of Manila in Burgos. That could be a good thing for him, because most of the bad news about the flooding is coming out of Manila. Not sure if the news comes out of Manila because that's where the worst flooding is, or because that's the capital city and the reporters are there. Maybe it's bad in Burgos too. Hope he's fine. Almost half a million people are homeless from this flood.

10-02-2009, 07:47 PM	#3
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	Thanks for your concern. It's Saturday morning now and we're in Baguio, about an hour away from Burgos. We recieved a text message at 4am that our ponds would soon overflow with the heavy rains. We left Burgos last night at 5pm under heavy rain with the expectation to return after the storm. At that time our large breeding pond was at about 5% of capacity and the smaller segregating ponds were at about 80%. My concern at the moment is for the soil to give way around the perimeter of all the ponds. The worst of the storm is scheduled to arrive today and we'll return tomorrow, Sunday. As for Manila, yes it is truly a mess there. Our old house is under about a foot of water and will surely be rising. Manila is a very old city with bad drainage in all but the newest most expensive neighborhoods. Imagine 300 years worth of built up cockroaches and rat crap flowing through your front room. That's what I'm expecting in the coming 24 hours at the old house. I'm looking at the whole situation there at the old house with a certain amount of satisfaction as we left under strained circumstances. My experiences with these people have changed my entire experience here and not for the good. Maybe it was the downturn in the economy that changed them into greedy envious people but they changed completely. That's a big disappointment to me personally but better to see their real intent now than later. I'll be saving my single peso coins to donate to their recovery at the old house. Life's a bitch. Sometimes even when you lie and cheat to get something nice it turns out be just dogshit. Just what you deserve. I'll keep you posted.

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