That one is easy peasy! Just look for the large groups congregating when it starts to spit long before the rain even comes! That is the one thing (amongst many) that I find very amusing here, a single droplet of water should fall on one of the locals it is an all out stampede for the nearest Banana leaf for cover! Common sight here lol
I agree, when I like to gamble I better visit a casino, seems however that locals either don't see the danger or have the idea they are untouchable. Any way you will be surprised to see how many drivers are still using that flooded and damaged spillway. I think it's part of the "More fun in the Philippines" experience. Not my taste of a pie.
Nice try, but the money if for being able to predict where it go and downhill isn't good of enough, I need latitude and longitude. What is your bank information?
I live not far from the BOI one and for the Past 8/9 years I have seen this happening each time it Overflows, The guys that do the Sifting/Bagging of sand there put Markers (Usually a Pile of bagged Sand) up to show the boundaries of the Road Middle so the Traffic can cross, I will not but then, I got my Stupid side Fixed
Not so sure about that, look around Banilad where the water is around 2" to 4" deep across the road and check out the pile up of Bikes who are all too afraid to cross, even follow us in the Jeepney! Mind you, there might be a very good reason for that which I am yet to discover. I know back in Oz, the Bull Sharks come right up into the fresh water creeks, so anything is possible...
The gf's kid got this question in the homework today: I think it explains quite a bit about this spillway crossing thing.
Just because I can I wanted to try my luck today and took the car across the BIR spillway. No water flowing over it anymore, but yes damage (meaning holes, and the BIR side is a fair bit steaper (and more slippery) than it used to be. Conclusion: fine to use (carefully) when going from the BIR side towards the Farmers Market, in the other direction you better have enough power and grip (many bikes needed to shed passengers).
