[John Jamieson]

Good, then we agree!

[TheMom]

That is why I called the inland people selfish. Had they waited one day the traffic mess would not have been as bad as it was.

[TheMom]

So I can take your agreement to mean my logic does make sense and I am not being ridiculous?

[cgk]

From a local blogger's ... blog. For your discussion.

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A Plan is Only as Good as It's Weakest Link

The headline says Best-Laid Plans Weren't Enough in Texas but the focus seems to deal more with government response and negatives than personal responsibility and positives... as usual.

It was envisioned as the anti-Katrina plan: Texas officials sketched a staggered, orderly evacuation plan for Hurricane Rita and urged people to get out days ahead of time.

Perhaps that was the vision of the MSM, but officials in Texas were focused on doing the right things, as opposed to "not doing the wrong things". Almost 3 million people likely evacuated - sure some had trouble, but I don't think any plan of such magnitude can be 100% perfect.

Why?

The officials can plan for every conceivable contingency and there will always be something unforseen.

Skeptics wait until the last minute to leave.

"Orderly and lawful" doesn't mean anything to some people.

Storms change direction and evacuation plans must be flexible and change at a moment's notice.

Republican Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Friday decision to order one-way flow came after the storm, originally on a track south of Houston, changed course and headed toward Houston instead.

Bottom line, alot of people are safer tonight because the process worked well enough for them.

State emergency management coordinator Jack Colley said 2.5 million to 2.7 million Texans had already been moved out of harm's way...

Say what you want, but I personally experienced it... it was slow-going, but it worked. If it hadn't... you probably wouldn't be reading this right now. Think about it.