re: OT: Stay safe fellow Houston posters

I totally disagree. Corpus Christi has an easy way to evacuate to SA and Austin. I37 can be contraflowed, and CCISD can (and did) run their busses. Our city has planned for and designed many evacuation scenarios. We can stage evacuations, we can do it in waves, etc.

The point is that not a single shelter was opened by the city. He played Russian Roulette and got lucky. Many people have to simply be told to leave, especially poor people. I am middle class, and I will make the best decision for my family because I have resources, reliable transportation, and I will not have to rely on the government unless it is a catastrophic calamity.

Many of our residents don't have enough spare change to fill up the car to leave, much less get a hotel room and pay for restaurants out of town for a week. I also have flood, wind, and homeowners insurance.

When over half of your city lives at or below the poverty line, you evacuate it.

Our mayor made a stupid decision and he needs to be held accountable. One jog to the west and a Cat 4 eyewall would have killed a lot of folks. Going to Rockport on Saturday really opened my eyes.