Houston officials ask residents to stay

[True_Blue]

HOUSTON - After days of telling people to get out, officials here switched Friday to telling them to stay put if they hadn't already left - with Rita threatening landfall southeast of Houston as early as Friday night.

And efforts accelerated to get those stranded on evacuation routes off roadways and into last-minute shelter.

The huge traffic jams north and west of Houston had eased by early Friday, officials said, but dozens, even hundreds of people were still parked beside the roads, having broken down or run out of gas.

Up and down the coast, officials made final preparations, opening a safe-haven in a school in Galveston, busing out the last special-needs residents in Orange, 80 miles to the east, on the Louisiana line, positioning crews and equipment to respond after the storm.

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[jobycom]

1. Yeah, they're on the ball now

ANyone watching tv to hear their message has already figured out the worst of the storm missed them.

New Orleans' evacuation was much better planned, much smoother, and in the end, I'll bet, just as thorough. All Texas has to brag about is how much gasoline they used up.

[Erika]

3. Did their usage of gas cause the South to close its public schools?

Inquiring minds want to know.

[bemildred]

2. Can we fire these guys yet, or do we have to wait? nt

[jobycom]

4. I just don't like the answer enough to confirm it. nt.

[burrowowl]

5. In the olden days Civil Defense

had plans and staggered evacution and am radio to tell people what to do!
Just telling people to get out of Dodge caused a BIG DAMN MESS!
Incompetence! Stupidity! GROSS LACK OF COMMON SENSE!