ibenez wrote:
(( Do you really need instructions? It's like, get family; leave town; go a direction away from hurricane. Bring cash. ))

For someone who's financially well-off, has a working car, plenty of gas, and a place to go, sure. For others though, it's not so simple. Like check this article.

Evacuees stranded again
Traffic, lack of money force many to stay put

HOUSTON, Texas (AP) -- Wilma Skinner would like to scream at the officials of this city. If only they would pick up their phones.

"I done called for a shelter, I done called for help. There ain't none. No one answers," she said, standing in blistering heat outside a check-cashing store that had just run out of its main commodity. "Everyone just says, 'Get out, get out.' I've got no way of getting out. And now I've got no money."
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Census figures show Harris County had 3.6 million people in 2004, of whom 14.7 percent lived below the poverty level while 8.7 percent of households lacked a vehicle, both percentages slightly higher than national figures. More than one-third spoke a language other than English at home.

For the poor and the disenfranchised, the mighty evacuation orders that preceded Rita were something they could only ignore.

RE: Evacuation Instructions (or lack thereof)