Flash floods hit Orchard, other parts of S'pore

• mancha

  26 Dec 11, 16:48

  Originally posted by dragg:

  singapore really not like it used to be.

  now more and more screw ups.

   

  The problem is the problem is not solved at all. It is merely moved around.

  Usually problems are shifted around. 

  Orchard to Thomson to Bukit Timah back to Orchard.

  Like traffic congestion, the root cause is not tackled. They create new roads to shift the congestion elsewhere. 

  Same with the floods.

   

• Medicated Oil

  26 Dec 11, 16:49

  They will give you the SOP response.

  We are looking into the problem and thank you for your concern.

   

• Jacky Woo

  26 Dec 11, 16:50

  why dun we give our recommendations here lol.

  since we have subway mrt, why not subway reservoir

  subway drains and rivers

• Acx1688

  26 Dec 11, 16:56

  Haha yesterday at the junction of East Coast Rd/Amber Rd, the water cannot flow into the drains. When cars pass by East Coast Rd, lamp post 106[near the zebra crossing Amber Rd turning to East Coast Rd], they just splash water who ever walk pass.
  Called PUB at 1145hrs+/-, took down my info.
  i passed by the area around 1258, water subsided, tot PUB was very responsive but...
  PUB officer called me 2 hours later after 1145, told me that there is no PONDING.
  i replied 2 hours later after i was splashed, my clothes have already dried up, of coz the water would have gone some where else...
  SIGH...
  
  ACx

• mancha

  26 Dec 11, 16:57

  The free water could be collected and stored.

  One example given was to build underground silos to pump in rain water, and these would compliment our reservoirs.

  When there is excess of water, the water rates could be reduced or stablelised.  And raised when needed to. Instead of rising all the time.

• Acx1688

  26 Dec 11, 16:59

  Add on , somewhere and also ex MP Goh Choon Kang wrote in the ST Forum and ZB column that the problem will SG flooding is NO ONE CLEANING UP the clogged drains after repeated reminders to the authorities namely PUB/NEA that results in the constant flooding in SG...
  Outsource somemore with no auditing authority, this is the crap result you have...
  
  ACx

• winsomeea

  26 Dec 11, 18:42

  Originally posted by Acx1688:

  Add on , somewhere and also ex MP Goh Choon Kang wrote in the ST Forum and ZB column that the problem will SG flooding is NO ONE CLEANING UP the clogged drains after repeated reminders to the authorities namely PUB/NEA that results in the constant flooding in SG...
  Outsource somemore with no auditing authority, this is the crap result you have...
  
  ACx

  oh, that is the result of First World Ministers running the country called Singapore.   

• charlize

  26 Dec 11, 19:28

  Originally posted by mancha:

  The problem is the problem is not solved at all. It is merely moved around.

  Usually problems are shifted around. 

  Orchard to Thomson to Bukit Timah back to Orchard.

  Like traffic congestion, the root cause is not tackled. They create new roads to shift the congestion elsewhere. 

  Same with the floods.

   

  How to justify million dollar salaries if there are no serious problems to solve? 

• mancha

  26 Dec 11, 19:44

  Its not easy to shift a situation to another location.

• Eelyn

  27 Dec 11, 01:05

  Every time flood...must be the road works.

• ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~

  27 Dec 11, 09:43

  I think we wont get to survived pass the new year...

   

  It's been already like soooo many 50 years liaox...

   

   

• SBS2601D

  27 Dec 11, 09:47

  Orchard rd never had this problem until they built ION.

• winsomeea

  27 Dec 11, 12:03

  Originally posted by SBS2601D:

  Orchard rd never had this problem until they built ION.

  So how?   Remove ION? 

• SBS2601D

  27 Dec 11, 12:34

  First we must find out if its a positive or negative ion.....

• charlize

  27 Dec 11, 12:39

  Originally posted by SBS2601D:

  Orchard rd never had this problem until they built ION.

  They say feng shui all change.

   

  Times are bad. 

• charlize

  27 Dec 11, 12:40

  Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:

  I think we wont get to survived pass the new year...

   

  It's been already like soooo many 50 years liaox...

   

   

  We are so old we can tell great great great grandfather stories to our great great great grandkids. 

• ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~

  27 Dec 11, 13:11

  Originally posted by SBS2601D:

  First we must find out if its a positive or negative ion.....

  
  chiu suggesting ionic bonding???

• winsomeea

  27 Dec 11, 13:15

  ION is a jinx?????      

  I know one of the retail management staff is a bitch.     A ah lian tomboy bitch !

• SBS2601D

  27 Dec 11, 13:18

  Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:

  
  chiu suggesting ionic bonding???

  I was suggesting if its cat-ION, we build an-ION next to it, or vice versa.

  Huang zhui ma....

  Chiu no know??

• charlize

  27 Dec 11, 14:28

  Ion attracting to many negative electrons? 

• mancha

  27 Dec 11, 22:00

  Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:

  I think we wont get to survived pass the new year...

   

  It's been already like soooo many 50 years liaox...

   

   

  You think the Mayans are right?

• Summer hill

  27 Dec 11, 22:02

  Originally posted by mancha:

  You think the Mayans are right?

  its better to believe and be prepared. 

• charlize

  27 Dec 11, 22:03

  Originally posted by Summer hill:

  its better to believe and be prepared. 

  Remember to put on your tin foil cap too.

• Summer hill

  27 Dec 11, 22:05

  Originally posted by charlize:

  Remember to put on your tin foil cap too.

  Not just my head, must cover up fully. 

• Medicated Oil

  27 Dec 11, 22:10

  Outsource all problems, remove all responsibility and liabilities.

  That is the motto of the top.

  The MRT is still having problem today and yesterday.

  Did Lui said everything is back to normal ?