HeyBub wrote:

Michael A. Terrell wrote:

From the combined experience of several who've tried it,
experiencing a hurricane on a traffic-blocked Interstate is only
minimal fun.

They just left too late. Gotta beat the rush and get good seats.


Then you better leave a week or more before it hits. The biggest
problem is gasoline. A lot of people run out and find that the
stations are waiting on extra deliveries. You have jerks show up
with a bunch of cans or even 55 gallon drums, in spite of being told
that they are only supposed to fill the tanks on their vehicles.

My state implemented a rule (not sure if it's a law) that as soon as a
hurricane watch is called, all gas stations along designated evacuation
routes must arrange to top off (to at least 60%) their storage tanks.


That's great, if the tankers can get there. What it really means is
that other stations get no gas, unless extra trucks are availible.