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Grammy23

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35. What you have been told is true. The Gulf Coast has some lovely places to visit.
Mon Dec 4, 2017, 05:33 PM
Dec 2017

The beaches, starting about at the AL/FL line are sugar sand. They look like sugar and the further east you go, the whiter the sand. In addition, the water has a greenish hue and gets greener with hints of blue as you go east. It isn’t called the Emerald Coast for nothing!

There are historic sites to visit, too. Forts that date to the Civil War era are all along the Coast. Fort Massachsetts is off of Mississippi, Fort Morgan and Gaines are off of Alabama. (Fort Conde is in Mobile.) Pensacola has Ft. Barrancas, Ft. Pickens and remnants of Ft. McRae. The Gulf Islands National Seashore spans along the sea shore across several states and has beautiful wild areas that are undeveloped and rather pristine.

There are more things to see in Ft. Walton Beach and Panama City Beach. Quaint towns like Apalachicola are a little further east. You could just get in your car and make your way across the Coast. There is something for everyone!

Please come enjoy these areas! You never know when tRump will decide to sell them off or open them up for more condos, restaurants and souvenir shops. 🤔 There ARE plenty of those, too, but there are also lots of undeveloped areas to enjoy.

P.S. Don’t worry about your NY plates. Lots and lots of snowbirds and retirees are down here so you will blend right in.

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Wow, easiest boycott ever! nt ExciteBike66 Dec 2017 #1
Exactly what I thought. Tikki Dec 2017 #23
Isn't that the truth still_one Dec 2017 #27
I guess I'm already boycotting Alabama then. LexVegas Dec 2017 #2
I've been boycotting Alabama since 1965. MineralMan Dec 2017 #3
It's important to do janterry Dec 2017 #4
I can't boycott Alabama. nycbos Dec 2017 #5
There should be a boycott of Alabama for being Alabama. malchickiwick Dec 2017 #6
A "boycott" on my part would indicate I might have gone there otherwise... mreilly Dec 2017 #7
I've been told the gulf coast is beautiful crazycatlady Dec 2017 #10
me too! annabanana Dec 2017 #28
Probably not. liberaltrucker Dec 2017 #37
I'm at 31 or 33 depending on how they're counted crazycatlady Dec 2017 #38
What you have been told is true. The Gulf Coast has some lovely places to visit. Grammy23 Dec 2017 #35
Thanks for suggesting something that might take money from my pocket even though Ferrets are Cool Dec 2017 #8
what can be done to change janterry Dec 2017 #12
Aw. Iggo Dec 2017 #36
Moore is really not much different than Sessions or Shelby Thrill Dec 2017 #9
I almost kind of feel like boycotts don't mean anything anymore. Initech Dec 2017 #11
boycotts impact business that might move/relocate there janterry Dec 2017 #13
I've never even been to Alabama. greatauntoftriplets Dec 2017 #14
I found out the Toyota Tacoma and Sequoia is assembled in Alabama Submariner Dec 2017 #15
Alabama is not a big tourist state. Unfortunately, boycotting a poor state like Alabama will not Hoyt Dec 2017 #16
Agreed. How can we create a massive boycott? OliverQ Dec 2017 #17
I'm sure there are places in the state that are picturesque TlalocW Dec 2017 #18
Maybe to go gator hunting? left-of-center2012 Dec 2017 #20
I'm 66, and been boycotting it for 66 years. CanonRay Dec 2017 #19
Boycotts can be effective when aimed at changing a law or policy. But in response to an election? onenote Dec 2017 #21
Never been there RhodeIslandOne Dec 2017 #22
Weeee, another hate Alabama thread Alea Dec 2017 #24
thanks for taking the heat off us Floridians OriginalGeek Dec 2017 #34
perhaps a more prudent approach would be to go after companies owned by moore supporters dembotoz Dec 2017 #25
Awful idea oberliner Dec 2017 #26
I will boycott them regardless still_one Dec 2017 #29
What's in Alabama to boycott lame54 Dec 2017 #30
Well, I looked up the #1 bar in Alabama, it is a Twin Peaks in Hoover snooper2 Dec 2017 #32
Let's exchange alabama for Puerto Rico! populistdriven Dec 2017 #31
If you can't help, then at least don't hurt Alea Dec 2017 #33
Hit 'em where it hurts. Iggo Dec 2017 #39
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