According to the dictionary, Panhandle: a long, narrow, projecting strip of territory that is not a peninsula, esp. such a part of a specific state. Alaska also has a panhandle. I was born and raised in a penisula that looked like a mitten. Who am I to question calling something a panhandle....I can kind of see it on Florida, Texas is hard....

We just call our part of Florida - LA - for lower Alabama. There is a saying that to go South in Florida you have to go North. Here we have all things Southern. Grits, crawfish, catfish, women with big hair and big teeth, and tons of pick-up trucks with gunracks in the backwindow and fishing poles hanging out the cab.

September is a wonderful month to visit. The weather has started to cool-down. The Children are back in School. Hotel and car deals can be found. I will have to make sure New Orleans has no festivals going on when you narrow down the day.

I know that there are events up and down the Mississippi sometime in the Fall. You may wish to check on the river trail if you come.

Only item you need to keep track of at that time is Hurricanes. Last year spared us from any big storms. With Hurricanes you usually know a couple days out if they are stirring in the Gulf.

As to the mood. The country passed the test with July 4th. We should have memorials and services. Security will be hightened but that happens every other week. I would not worry about it too much. Despite what the movies portray we are pretty much civilized.

Let me know if you are able to visit! [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif[/img]



[This message was edited by CSSup on July 07, 2002 at 08:49 PM.]