Bamboozled

Well, some folks are figuring out that they've been banboozled all along about this evacution plan, at least according to some of the callers on a local news radio program. Several seem to want to know why they did exactly as they were told, left to get out of town town two days ago, still aren't out of town, are out of gas even though they started off for a 200 mile trip with full tanks, etc. BossMayor Hoggwhite says this is not the time to point fingers, but it's the Tx DOT's fault because they promised to stockpile gas strategically along the evacuation routes. TxDot says they have stockpiled gas along the evacuation routes at destination locations - not at the starting point and not inside the evacuation zone (meaning inside Loop 610 where most of the motorist seem to still be 36 hours later). Meanwhile Rita is still tracking a little more to the east, so most of the discussion centers on the traffic situation as if the storm threat is now over but no one can figure out how to turn around and go home. Headed to bed, so more later.