Poot's Palace

After the destruction from Katrina in New Orleans, it seems as though the Texans are taking Rita a little more serious and have decided to follow the mandated evacuations of their homes. Presumably most filled up their cars with gas before leaving town. If everyone from a large citysuch as Galveston decides to leave at the exact same time, and on the same roads, why didnt someone (the state of Texas) try to prepare for the hysteria better. There are now hundreds of cars stuck on the highway, out of gas, from sitting in traffic. Here's a thought, what is a safer call 1) sitting in your car on the interstate with thousans of other cars, out of gas, acting as a sitting duck for the ensuing storm, or 2) staying in your home, that i feel is probably much more sturdier than a 2-ton vehicle, and hoping for the best. Assuming both the scenarios take a direct hit, the so called "idiots" that stayed home will probably fair a little better. So we are now left with a decisions for the next storm that terrorizes our coast, do we mandate an evacuation that will strand thousands of citizens on the highway for the storm, or just tell them to stay at home cause either way they are screwed. What would you do? Stay at home, or sit in your car on the interstate?