Fun trying to get out of Houston ....

[docmercer--banned]

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By KRISTEN HAYS
Associated Press Writer


HOUSTON


Hundreds of thousands of people were frantically trying to escape the nation's fourth-largest city Thursday as Hurricane Rita approached the upper Texas coast. But interstates were at a standstill for up to 100 miles and gas shortages were already being reported.

 

[Dawoofdaddy]

Absolutely ridiculous for half the highway to be stopped nearly 100 miles with traffic. Meanwhile, the other side has little or no traffic. Why doesnt some useless politician or highway patrol director divert traffic to other side of highway?

 

[gns61]

its all bush's fault, the landing gear on that jet
last night also was george bush's fault

 

[PatPatriot]

doc sheehan you alright down there??

you wanna borrow Sean Penn's boat?

 

[eek.]

This sucks.

The whole of the Southern US is getting wiped out...

 

[RobFunk]

I feel especially bad to the katrina victims that now have to relocate yet again.


At least this time they wont be without food and water for 3 days

 

[eek.]

True.

There are a majority of white folks in Houston so the relief operation will be much quicker this time.

 

[docmercer--banned]

ya cant believe it ...

I have a buddy that lives in Bastrop, TX (about 20 miles from Austin) and good luck getting gas / food right now

 

[RobFunk]

Doc what about all those cars stuck in traffic right now. one lady said the drive she was making was usually 3 hours, and this time it took an astounding 19!


some of those cars are going to run out of gas and be stuck on the damn highway