Rita weakens to a category 4 hurricane, as total gridlock makes for fourteen hour delays getting out of Houston. Will Bunch writes that Rita threatens to be Katrina Redux in Houston, with too few buses for the poor in the most flood prone sections of Houston. Colleagues in Houston of my better half write, there's no gas to be found:

Total gridlock is preventing us from leaving even if we wanted to. All gas stations in the area are dry. For now, we are preparing to ride out the storm here. If the roads begin to move tonight or early am, we may try and go. I just scored a generator from one of my neighbors who has a dual fuel tank truck (full) and can make it to New Mexico if he wants to.

Posted by Laura at September 22, 2005 03:32 PM