[sheikdetailfeather]

Fox news is getting word that people are not evacuating for this storm like they did Gustav! They are having trouble evacuating people. Federal officials are concerned.

[RikaStrom]

I’m concerned too. The storm is 100s of miles away and the surge is already flooding things. Surfside is underwater, Kemah looks to be heading that way, the marina level of water is the same as the street, the water is coming up from storm drains.

Sweet mercy.

I like KHOU coverage. They are saying frontage roads near the area are already starting to flood. Soon they wont be able to get out.

[penelopesire]

“They are having trouble evacuating people. Federal officials are concerned.”

The Feds told them to get out two days ago! The dem woman mayor did nothing until 5:00 pm yesterday! Sound familiar?

How do you tell when a democrat has screwed up? They start putting out ‘press releases’ to cover their butts! (eye roll)

http://www.chron.com/disp/discuss.mpl/front/5996000.html

Read the comments section. The people of Galveston know she is a screw up!

[Unlikely Hero]

Fox news is getting word that people are not evacuating for this storm like they did Gustav! They are having trouble evacuating people. Federal officials are concerned.

Too many cries of "wolf." It's a hassle to evacuate, and while it is best when the danger is real, most people have experiences of only the hassle for no good reason. And so they won't leave, to their peril.

For the record, I'm near downtown Houston, and I'm still trying to figure out if this is all as dangerous as it sounds, or if it's the media blowing things out of proportion, or if it's the government trying to avoid another Katrina by scaring everyone out of their minds.