Failed Rita Evacuation

**Idaho** · 09-23-2005, 10:42

So are your whole family going to have to tough it out in the path of the storm?

Take good care or yourselves and make safe choices.

**GonZ** · 09-23-2005, 11:03

Best of luck to you and yours... and everyone else in the situation.

**UglyandHasty** · 09-23-2005, 13:24

Good luck Red

I was watching evacuation reports on CNN, with the roads going north full. Why didnt they close 2 or 3 lane going south to redirect traffic north ? That sure would have help.

**Redleg** · 09-23-2005, 14:18

What has happened is that the State of Texas Government has shown that Louisiana was not the only State government that has failed to rehearse and prepare for the possible evacuation of one of its major cities.

Shame on them - they might of decided to plan on a rehearsal after Katrina - but even then they were to late in deciding what the process is.

This should be a wake up call for all the States with Major cities along the Coast.

Good Look Red -

On a side note - on the news today the travelers from Houston are now delayed for many hours just south of Dallas. It seems a bus carring some citizens from Houston caught fire - they got everyone off the bus it seems - and then exploded when the fuel ignited. That was reported at 6:30 local time and they estimated at least 2-4 hours before Interstate 45 would reopen.

**The_Emperor** · 09-23-2005, 14:28

A real poor show by the powers that be.

Goodluck Red weathering this storm. When its over be sure to put a weed up government's ass!

**Proletariat** · 09-23-2005, 14:37

Originally Posted by Redleg

On a side note - on the news today the travelers from Houston are now delayed for many hours just south of Dallas. It seems a bus carring some citizens from Houston caught fire - they got everyone off the bus it seems - and then exploded when the fuel ignited. That was reported at 6:30 local time and they estimated at least 2-4 hours before Interstate 45 would reopen.

24 dead.

Sounds like it was carrying senior citizens and an oxygen tank was mishandled causing it to explode.

Edit: Apparently the oxygen tanks only exacerbated the problem. I hope all the rubberneckers I see on the news strolling past the wreck run out of gas and get stranded.