Seems to me it's time to open southbound Fla highways to northbound traffic.

[lindysalsagal]

Possibly locals can use local roads to go south???? Might be tough in some spots, but at least they could open them up overnight???

I know that's happened before. Seems like it's time to do that.

I would have left days ago, but some aren't that lucky.

I also think the state should improve highways: Make some more escape routes through rural areas.

[shenmue]

1. By the time I got home from work yesterday, all the stations were out of gas

I live north of Tampa.

[juxtaposed]

4. same here, still looking for water and plywood

[juxtaposed]

2. I've heard that 'southbound Fla highways to northbound traffic' thing a few times today.

I think they know they may have to do that. Highways through rural areas I disagree, b/c then we would not have any escape routes.

[Warpy]

3. Sometimes people have to go southbound to go west

to get to a place far enough away from the coast for safety. In addition, one lane at least has to be kept open for things like emergency vehicles and gasoline delivery trucks. Since panicky people often don't respect that, the lanes aren't opened up. Florida still has huge tracts of undeveloped land and often you have to go the wrong way to get to a road that will take you the right way.

[Trust Buster]

5. Gas to run those cars is running out. Tanker shipments negotiated by Scott need those lanes.

[USALiberal]

6. Worked when I was in Rita! nt

[Expecting Rain]

7. You leave one lane open for emergency vehicles, supplies, and validated locals...

And use the rest for people to get out.