No one saw THIS coming!

Texans Fleeing Rita Stalled by Traffic

What? Really? How can it be that people leaving Houston could cause a traffic jam? You can't even get AROUND Houston without a traffic jam. And people were expecting just to zoom out of there without incident? While 1,999,999 other people decided to leave at the same time? This is great...

"This is the worst planning I've ever seen," said Judie Anderson, who covered just 45 miles in 12 hours after setting out from her home in the Houston suburb of LaPorte. "They say we've learned a lot from Hurricane Katrina. Well, you couldn't prove it by me."

OK, so let me get this straight... You expected to leave Houston... which is FOUR TIMES AS BIG as New Orleans in a flash? Not even to mention that everyone in Houston just got more exposure than they ever dreamed in the sense of seeing what happens when you DON'T evacuate. Did you expect everyone to stay, JUDIE ANDERSON??? Did you expect some extra roads to magically appear? I mean, I agree that 45 miles in 12 hours is ridiculous, but you have to be realistic. Traffic is backed up from Dallas to Houston so no relief in sight on that front, but it sure beats getting hammered with a Cat4 hurricane, no? So pick your poison, but don't act surprised when it starts to suck either way. MK? I've also heard rumors of tailgating. Because this is Texas and we can find any ol' excuse to par-tay. =) Texas RULES!