Thread: Nonrev Correspondant - Pensacola FLA

Hey everyone, though most of the rest of the Florida airports have lost a large amount of service, Pensacola retained most of our flights. We feel this is due to the 6 military bases in the area. Both DL and US commuters also still service central Florida. We may at be the best non-rev shot to get to Mickeys house. And if you get stuck here, the weather is pleasent, the beaches are great and the cost is low.

Just an assurance to all, though we were hit every week in the month of September with a Tropical Storm or a Hurricane we are still here.

We had some beach erosion but the sand is still soft and sugar white. Our hotels are all advertising off season rates. Local golf courses are also posting off season or 2 for 1 deals.

The Gulf is a balmy 85F and we have not had a shark attack all season.

All in all now is a great time to visit Pensacola!

Guess you have never been to the panhandle of Florida. Not only are we the home of the famous Blue Angels Stunt team, but we have 6 military bases in the area. Including Eglin Airforce base the largest Airforce base in the country. The bases gulf beaches will be used for the war games San Juan used to have. No, we do not have the excitment of tanks but we have boats, ship, planes, helicopters and submarines hanging around our coast giving us a thrill.
No, we don't have the Beach Boys singing about our beaches. But I know our Beach Bikini Mardi Gras would be just up their alley.

Now is the time to start thinking about Mardi Gras. As the weather warms up so does the parades and parties.

New Orleans is great, but to have Mardi Gras and a beach party at the same time you must come to Pensacola. Or step next door to Mobile who claims one of the oldest Mardi Gras celebrations in the country.

For info please check the site below:

<a href="http://www.pensacolamardigras.com/" target="_blank">http://www.pensacolamardigras.com/</A>

www.mobile.org/html/links/mardi_gras.php

As spring break winds down now is the time to pack up your clubs and warm up you rusty golf game for the spring.
Several companies offer golf tours in the area. Almost all the courses are open to the public and prices are cheaper then south Florida. We also have access to many courses just over the border in Alabama. For retired or active military, we have several inexpensive courses on our 6 local bases.
A list of some local courses:
<a href="http://www.sunnyfl.com/links/golf.htm" target="_blank">http://www.sunnyfl.com/links/golf.htm</A>
Alabama courses:
<a href="http://www.beacheffects.com/golf.html" target="_blank">http://www.beacheffects.com/golf.html</A>
The Robert Trent Jones trail:
<a href="http://www.rtjgolf.com/trail/" target="_blank">http://www.rtjgolf.com/trail/</A>

The local kids have returned to school. The Gulf of Mexico is bathtub warm and prices of hotels are starting to drop. Now is the time to start planning a trip to the northern Gulf Coast.

Added to very weak September bookings a nonrev should be able to find a seat from IAH, ATL, MEM or CLT.

For those who have inquired in the past about Trader Jon's, the local Pensacola Blue Angel bar listed in the National historic registry for aviation memorabilia on its walls. Trader Jon's will be closing this weekend 11/9/03. The new owner had it 3 years but unable to make a go of the business now that Trader Jon is dead. The historic collection that is contained in the bar will be moved to The National Naval Aviation Museum on the Pensacola Naval base. If you have not been to the Museum, it is well worth a trip to Northwest Florida.

Spring Break is in full bloom down on the Northern Gulf Coast. Though flights are all overbooked on the weekends Tues-Thurs have some availabilty. If you are planning to travel down to this neck of the woods also you may consider flying into Mobile AL (MO. It is 45 minutes to the Alabama Gulf Coast and 1 hour 10 minutes to Pensacola.
There are plenty of festivals in the area, but the real draw right now is the beautiful weather we are having. Highs in the low 70's and lows in the 40's with bright blue skies. You can't beat the weather here in the Spring and Fall.

Current Florida humor.

You might be a Floridian if:

You exhibit a slight twitch when introduced to anyone with the first names of Charley, Frances , Ivan or Jeanne.

An airboat is parked in your driveway instead of a car.

Your freezer never has more than $20 worth of food in it any given time.

You're looking at paint swatches for the plywood on your windows, to accent the house color.

You think of your hall closet/saferoom as "cozy".

Your pool is more accurately described as "framed in" than "screened in".

Your freezer in the garage now only has homemade ice in it.

You no longer worry about relatives visiting during the summer months.

You too haven't heard back from the insurance adjuster or FEMA.

You now understand what that little "2% hurricane deductible" phrase really means.

You're putting a collage together on your driveway of roof shingles from your neighborhood.

You were once proud of your 16" electric chain saw.

Your Street has more than 3 " NO WAKE" signs posted.

You now own 5 large ice chests.

Your parrot can now say" hammered, pounded and hunker down".

You recognize people in line at the ice, sand bag, gas, and plywood locations.

You stop what you're doing and clap and wave when you see a convoy of power company trucks come down your street.

Your depressed when they don't stop.

You have the personal cell phone numbers of the managers for: plywood, roofing supplies and generators at Home Depot on your speed dialer.

You've spent more than $20 on "Tall white kitchen bags" to make your own sand bags.

You're considering upgrading from a 16" to a 20" chainsaw.

You know what "Bar chain oil" is.

You're thinking of getting your wife a hardhat with the ear protector, face shield for Christmas.

You now think the $6000 whole house generator seems reasonable.

You look forward to discussions about the merits of "cubed, block and dry ice".

Your therapist refers to your condition as "generator envy".

You fight the urge to put on your winter coat and wool cap and parade around in front of your picture window, when you finally get power back and your neighbor across the street, with the noisy generator doesn't get electric.

You're thinking of shaving your head and getting a black Gor-Tex rain suit, like Jim Cantore on the Weather Channel has and so is your husband.

And finally you might be a Floridian if you ask your sister up north to start saving the Sunday Real Estate Classifieds.