Just a note to append to all of the chaos that is now the apparant result of houston's "orderly evacuation plan."
Hurricane Rita: "Why you want a hybrid
Here's why you want to buy a hybrid electric/gas-powered automobile.
Mike Matthews, the Chronicle employee whose evacuation journey was blogged here and here, finally made to his destination of Palestine -- 30 hours after leaving Clear Lake.
Via instant message, he followed up:
FYI, Renee and I finally got to Palestine, TX at about 5:45 AM -- 30 hours after leaving our house in Clear Lake. The Prius still has about 1/4 tank of gas..."