Best-Laid Plans Weren't Enough in Texas - Yahoo! News

Best-Laid Plans Weren't Enough in Texas - Yahoo! News:

"Thousands of drivers remained stranded Friday to the north and west of Houston. Many were stuck in extreme heat, out of gas — as gas trucks, rumored to be on the way, or at least buses to evacuate motorists, never came.

They were frustrated, angry and growing desperate, scattered and stranded across a broad swath of the state as the monster storm bore down.

'It's been terrible, believe me,' said Rosa Castro, who had driven more than 17 hours by Friday. Her sister behind the wheel, seven children in tow, the car was idling on less than an eighth of a tank of gas.

Castro was hoping to get gas from a lone Shell station that had opened north of Houston. But her car was at the end of a miles-long line.

'I wondered why so many people in Katrina didn't move in time, and now I'm in the same situation,' she said. 'All I have is cash, clothes and God.'"