Back off with the cheerleading. He's down in the middle of it, with a home at risk, you aren't.
Some of the state agencies made major mistakes with the gas shortage and Hwy 290 contraflow. Nothing like what happened in LA, but still a big problem. The evac plan didn't anticipate that so many inland Houston folks would evacuate, nor did they anticipate that so many gas stations would shut down early and run(many did NOT run out of gas, but rather their staff simply closed up and got out.) Some of the inland counties and municipalities failed to provided the staff and resources that they have been required to implement in the evac plan for years. There will be hell to pay for that later on. Before 2pm TXDOT was saying that it would soon open up the 290 contraflow, one of 3 contraflows. At 2:15 they said that they couldn't open it because they needed the inbound lanes for emergency traffic. That kind of stuff is supposed to be figured out in the planning stages, not when a crisis erupts. Also turns out that they discovered that they didn't have the personnel to seal off enough of the entrances/exits along that road. Another planning failure.
Amazing that we've evacuated 2.5 million already, and more will get out before it is over. Harris County, Houston, and Galveston have done a great job. Rick Perry has done some great things during this. However some state and local agencies have dropped the ball, and they sure as hell better hope this storm doesn't shift back west to Houston.
Hey, were you able to move to someplace inland?
I agree that Texas has done a gret job.
Blanko Blanco and Naggin' Nagin left people in New Orleans to DIE!
Dallas Traffic Signs:
EVACUEE
HOTEL INFO
214-819-6310
No matter how good a plan is, things will go wrong. We learn and improve the next time. Everything can't be anticipated.
No I am not but my best friend lives in Galveston -- I heard from her just a short time ago as she is on her way to our house with her son and his fiance. She was in traffic for hours and just started moving much quicker. She saw some of the fuel trucks providing gas and people picking up other people.
She hopes to be here in about four hours and she left behind everything she has except what they put in their car along with their dog. But I guess she and her family don't matter that she thinks the State of Texas is doing a great job of getting people out and helping those stranded along the roadside.
<<< Some of the state agencies made major mistakes with the gas shortage>>>>
Don't panic....
This is the biggest and fastest evacuation in Human History....
And unlike New Orleans, they still have 18 hrs+ to sort it out...
No one in Texas had to wait 18 hours for Advice, or 24 hours to "Think About It", and the adults are in charge...
You're hyperventilating again, as you are prone to do.
Diddle E., you really DO need to relax sometimes.
It's not possible to move 3 million people out of a metropolitan area in 36 hours over six major arteries. Brit Hume pointed this out, strongly, to Mort Kondracke tonight, who was frantic, like you.