can anyone brief me on weather in lapta last week

basheer



Joined: 22/12/2008
Posts: 949

Message Posted:
27/02/2010 12:15

I hear about all this rain and wondered what lapta was like, I am too far away (UK) to check my balcony drains are not blocked by bird droppings blocking the drain holes thanks

TRNCVaughan


Joined: 27/04/2008
Posts: 4578

Message Posted:
27/02/2010 12:19

I would contact your villa manager for sure, and possibly your house insurer, in that order.

andrew4232



Joined: 04/07/2009
Posts: 1543

Message Posted:
27/02/2010 12:33

i think it rained yesturday so the drains maybe there but i dont think anything else will be unless it was nailed and screwed down

basheer



Joined: 22/12/2008
Posts: 949

Message Posted:
27/02/2010 12:43

the drain pipes are fine ,it was last year when I turned up in april 09 the balcony drain had blocked and the rain collected staining the lounge ceiling in two corners, but I have not been in lapta since nov09 and hear about rain and floods caused by heavy rains, but if Lapta had normal rain that will be fine however if you have had heavy rains non stop then I may have a problem hopefully not

everon


Joined: 18/04/2009
Posts: 956

Message Posted:
27/02/2010 13:14

basheer we had the worst rain "in living memory" the paper states today! it was unbelievable! we live in Lapta and it was worse than when we were in Mexico and got caught up in the tail end of hurricane 'george'!

This morning, lovely blue sky and sunshine x

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
27/02/2010 13:29

Basheer you need a diesel 4x4 to get anywhere just now!

basheer



Joined: 22/12/2008
Posts: 949

Message Posted:
27/02/2010 13:33

this sounds terrible my suzuki swift would float to the main road

everon


Joined: 18/04/2009
Posts: 956

Message Posted:
27/02/2010 14:41

hey I saw a suzuki swift float by last night lol x

crofter


Joined: 16/12/2008
Posts: 1035

Message Posted:
27/02/2010 15:17

basheer....yesterday there were torrential rains for 18 hours non-stop. Anybody who has not suffered as a result of these rains should count themselves very, very lucky. The forecast is for more of the same tomorrow. Once these rains arrive with such magnitude there is nothing any of us can do except hope and pray that the damage will be minimal.

louthlass


Joined: 09/11/2008
Posts: 271

Message Posted:
27/02/2010 15:19

There's more to come tonight as well.

everon


Joined: 18/04/2009
Posts: 956

Message Posted:
27/02/2010 15:28

OMG! & I have a "come dine with me" evening planned, good job my guests are on a sleepover! hope they arrive before the roads are blocked again x

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
27/02/2010 15:32

It started chucking it down in Esentepe about 45 minutes ago and it looks like it's here to stay judging by the black clouds.

basheer



Joined: 22/12/2008
Posts: 949

Message Posted:
27/02/2010 19:30

the good news is not to have the irrigation turned on yet

even if the sun does start to shine it will be weeks before the soil dries up

but you can't be that serious that the roads are unusable

it seems lapta are isolated and stuck and if I was there now I would be well and truely be confined indoors