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Posted on 09/22/2005 5:44:09 PM PDT by NautiNurse
You have rubbed a very raw spot. A pox upon you and your proginey. K!c&t^*d
Hey, were you able to move to someplace inland?
Why are they locking the other threads....?
Ha...
Switched to the Dallas Traffic channel
I45 - slow from 287 to I20, due to end of contraflow and drivers unfamiliar with Dallas.
During my hours out in the madhouse on the roads last night, I found that people were being *more* polite to each other than usual, and there was almost a festive atmosphere at the convenience stores and gas stations, with people chatting with strangers a lot more than they would normally. There was an unmistakable feeling of "we're all in this together, might as well make the best of it" in the air.
Thousands of residents became trapped for up to 14 hours on Houston-area freeways as nearly 2 million people along the Texas and Louisiana coasts were urged to get out of the way of Rita, a 400-mile-wide Category 4 hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico.
Red Cross set up a hot line with information about available shelter locations. Call (713) 313-5480 for details on the closest shelter.
"Normally the Red Cross does not open shelters in an area where we think there could be storm damage, as is about to happen. But in this case, we absolutely felt we had to get people off of the freeways if we could and so that's why we're doing this," said Denise Bishop, with the American Red Cross.
Bishop said they expect TxDOT to post shelter information on highway signs along the evacuation routes to help drivers locate them.
State Shelter Hubs Opened
State emergency officials set up shelter hub sites earlier in the week, where people can go to be placed at a shelter in other parts of Texas. These are the receiving points:
Those needing information about statewide shelters can call (888) 312-4567.
Amen Brother!
Thanks Salvation for the ping.
Almost forgot, when I was there they pronounced it "Doom-as".
Good news on the skyscraper glass. Somewhere I read that Houston had replaced all gravel bedded roofs with concrete after a recent storm, to avoid "flying bullets".
Better than nothing.
They always lock the other threads.
Looks like the Contraflow is starting below FM 1488 now. I think that's around Exit 77.
I agree that Texas has done a gret job.
Blanko Blanco and Naggin' Nagin left people in New Orleans to DIE!
Under that same statute, you can shoot people for TPing your house after dark, too. Generally considered to be a waste of ammo, though, and frowned upon by DAs.
Dallas Traffic Signs:
EVACUEE
HOTEL INFO
214-819-6310
He lives directly on Galveston Bay. Back off.
They just showed another shot. The traffic is moving again.
Exactly! I think a lot of people liked it that way too! Never could figure out why they didn't take the side roads either. Houston Interstates on a good day are not the best for free flowing traffic. I can remember taking I-10 back to the San Antonio area and it would be conjested long after we left the Houston corp limits and then all of a sudden traffic just disappeared and it was clear sailing.
Oh the inhumanity!
Local Houston 2 news just showed.....buses. Moving buses. School buses. City buses.
Don't those people know they are supposed to wait for Greyhound????
Mayor Nagin did.
lol
Not aimed at you. jpsb is very welcome to smn. Inflammatory, misleading BS is what the knucklehead posted.
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