In my blog I occasionally reference the Texas panhandle as the land of my birth. I throw the word panhandle around assuming everyone knows exactly what I mean. But more than once I’ve had a commenter ask, “What’s the panhandle?” Allow me to illustrate.
Actually, someone already illustrated and labeled it for me. You see, the tan area? That’s the panhandle. At some point somebody thought it looked like the shape of a pan’s handle and named it accordingly. To me it seems too chunky.
Nowadays, I live in the Florida panhandle.
I drew a line around it for you. To me, Florida looks like a gun with the panhandle being the barrel and the peninsula the gun’s handle. I guess the term “Florida gunhandle” didn’t occur to those who had naming rights.
Other U.S. states have panhandles, but I’m tired and don’t want to bore you more than I have already.
Stay safe and warm no matter where you live.
Peace, people.
Praying for Eyebrowz 
Thanks for the enlightenment. Looked from the other direction the Texas handle looks too wide to grip 🙂
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Definitely too wide.
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You didn’t.. I knew where the Texas one was cos I read a book set there way way back. !
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😊 It’s a different kind of place. Dry and dusty. Very few trees. Lots of good people, though.
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People are what make a place.
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They sure are.
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Texan Panhandle = horrendous ice storms. A literal nightmare.
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Most of my husband’s family is dealing with these storms right now.
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Useful to know. Thanks!
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You’re welcome!
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Reblogged this on Disablities & Mental Health Issues.
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Imagine a generation of people who never look at a map…..
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I’m giving both of my high school seniors an atlas for graduation. I’ll probably have to throw in some money, too, but they’re definitely getting an atlas.
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And then you have states like Missouri with a bootheel.
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True!
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I emailed a preview of the interview. I did fix some spacing issues after I sent it.
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The one you sent with a link didn’t work. Did you send a different version?
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I just copied the text and sent it in an email. The actual post will have the photo, but you can get an idea of how it’ll look.
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I’ve been through the Idaho panhandle many times. It’s actually the most beautiful part of the state by far.
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And on a map it really does resemble a pan handle.
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