The "It's raining in my city" Thread!

lambuhere1 · 2nd May 2011, 17:07

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Originally Posted by praful

HAIL storm in whitefield. Broke a glass in my office building! (

Location please, if you dont mind....

theexperthand · 2nd May 2011, 17:07

Heavy rains in Bommanahalli area too, though I heard couple of thunders, no sign of hail storms.
@praful: Hope your car will be fine.

Captain Slow · 2nd May 2011, 17:08

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Originally Posted by praful

My car is parked in HSR Layout, I commute by bike. Hoping that its OK! Fingers crossed!

Oh dear! I spoke to my relatives leaving in HSR layout they tell me its raining bad but no hail storm thankfully.

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Originally Posted by download2live

Now started raining in Kormangala too.
And its heavy.

Im near Hebbal right now, its gotten cloudy and windy. No rains.

cooljai · 2nd May 2011, 17:17

We had hail storm at ITPL, Whitefield

praful · 2nd May 2011, 18:22

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Originally Posted by lambuhere1

Location please, if you dont mind....

RMZ NXT Campus. The one next to SAP Labs.

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Originally Posted by theexperthand

@praful: Hope your car will be fine.

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Originally Posted by Captain Slow

Oh dear! I spoke to my relatives leaving in HSR layout they tell me its raining bad but no hail storm thankfully.

Thankfully all was OK!

Phew what a relief!

2500cc · 2nd May 2011, 18:40

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Originally Posted by praful

RMZ NXT Campus. The one next to SAP Labs.

Sorry for bit OT, where do you work buddy, am at 2A second floor.

praful · 2nd May 2011, 19:14

Surprisingly after such a sudden hailstorm all is quiet now

.. Infact at times I even saw the sun peeking on my way back from work.

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Originally Posted by 2500cc

Sorry for bit OT, where do you work buddy, am at 2A second floor.

OT: I'm in 5B! Schneider Electric!

amitoj · 3rd May 2011, 10:50

Yesterday it took me 2.5 hours to reach home instead of the usual 1 hour, thanks to the rains!

speedmiester · 3rd May 2011, 11:12

Yesterday after the heavy rains, there was some serious water logging in East End Road in Jayanagar with couple of cars stuck in more than 2 ft of water. I was lucky as I took a detour to reach my place.

Judemayne · 3rd May 2011, 11:18

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Originally Posted by 2500cc

Sorry for bit OT, where do you work buddy, am at 2A second floor.

OT: I'm in 5B! Schneider Electric![/quote]

You are telling me!!! I am the person that was getting goose bumps awaiting calls from your Admin guys with complaints-I am looking after RMZ NXT-located in AM Office at the GF 1B-come over for a cup of tea.
It was the worst storm witnessed by me in Bangalore. Seen worse-cyclones in Orissa.

Jude

hemanth.anand · 3rd May 2011, 11:36

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Originally Posted by speedmiester

Yesterday after the heavy rains, there was some serious water logging in East End Road in Jayanagar with couple of cars stuck in more than 2 ft of water. I was lucky as I took a detour to reach my place.

I was also in the same place...It was almost as if a Tsunami had hit the streets of Jayanagar 9th block.
Some 2-3 800s and omnis were stuck in the water and were causing some serious traffic blocks there.
I took detours and somehow came out of it..Surprisingly I was only 15 minutes late than normal.

amitoj · 3rd May 2011, 11:39

Wasn't anybody stuck in the Dairy Circle jam?

khan_sultan · 3rd May 2011, 11:54

Am prepared for rains. Got the Gypsy today for work and wouldn't mind the rains today again :-)

IronH4WK · 3rd May 2011, 12:24

on Good Friday, we were heading to my mother-in-law's place when we got stuck in the rains. either it was the cops diverting traffic in the wrong direction or it was the flooding of roads. the base of the ITC flyover (Frazer Town side) was covered with knee deep water; saw a few cars stuck in there! the Assaye road was flooded too. ironically, there's a storm drain right next to it, which seemed pretty empty. i guess all the years of patching the road has blocked the drain pipes leading to the storm drain!

anyways, long story short, it took us 3hrs+ to get from Banaswadi to Ulsoor that evening (usually takes 15mins)! don't understand why people go berserk when it rains and start driving every which way, causing even bigger problems!!

here's the Ulsoor roundabout that evening!
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at this rate (flooded Bangalore roads), my next vehicle is gonna be a SUV fitted with a snorkel exhaust!

last evening, got heavy showers when i was entering BETL from ECp1, but it kinda mellowed down when i reached Koramangala. fortunately i reached home before 6pm; before all hell broke loose

there was power cut in the Banaswadi area for couple of hours due to the heavy rains (accompanied by thunder and lightning).

amitoj · 3rd May 2011, 12:43

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Originally Posted by khan_sultan

Am prepared for rains. Got the Gypsy today for work and wouldn't mind the rains today again :-)

Am sure your Gypsy is not scared of a little water on the roads, unlike the numerous SUVs that i see avoiding the water like a plague!
What's the point in getting an SUV if one inch of water looks scary. I can understand if one is new to the road but I see EVERY SUV scared of water. Reminds me of the last scene in the Cars movie where the Jeep is giving a lesson in offroading to a Hummer and the Hummer is worried about getting dirt on his wheels.

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amitoj Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Windham, NH USA Posts: 3,228 Thanked: 2,302 Times View My Garage	Re: It's raining in Bangalore!! Yesterday it took me 2.5 hours to reach home instead of the usual 1 hour, thanks to the rains!
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speedmiester Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: bangalore Posts: 2,280 Thanked: 5,812 Times	Re: It's raining in Bangalore!! Yesterday after the heavy rains, there was some serious water logging in East End Road in Jayanagar with couple of cars stuck in more than 2 ft of water. I was lucky as I took a detour to reach my place.
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amitoj Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Windham, NH USA Posts: 3,228 Thanked: 2,302 Times View My Garage	Re: It's raining in Bangalore!! Wasn't anybody stuck in the Dairy Circle jam?
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khan_sultan Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Noida/Bangalore Posts: 4,913 Thanked: 5,680 Times View My Garage	Re: It's raining in Bangalore!! Am prepared for rains. Got the Gypsy today for work and wouldn't mind the rains today again :-)
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IronH4WK Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 3,468 Thanked: 4,127 Times	Re: It's raining in Bangalore!! on Good Friday, we were heading to my mother-in-law's place when we got stuck in the rains. either it was the cops diverting traffic in the wrong direction or it was the flooding of roads. the base of the ITC flyover (Frazer Town side) was covered with knee deep water; saw a few cars stuck in there! the Assaye road was flooded too. ironically, there's a storm drain right next to it, which seemed pretty empty. i guess all the years of patching the road has blocked the drain pipes leading to the storm drain! anyways, long story short, it took us 3hrs+ to get from Banaswadi to Ulsoor that evening (usually takes 15mins)! don't understand why people go berserk when it rains and start driving every which way, causing even bigger problems!! here's the Ulsoor roundabout that evening! at this rate (flooded Bangalore roads), my next vehicle is gonna be a SUV fitted with a snorkel exhaust! last evening, got heavy showers when i was entering BETL from ECp1, but it kinda mellowed down when i reached Koramangala. fortunately i reached home before 6pm; before all hell broke loose there was power cut in the Banaswadi area for couple of hours due to the heavy rains (accompanied by thunder and lightning).
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