Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Welcome to Florida


SASHTO 2007 was a phenomenal success! I'll never forget all the lifelong friends I made at the Alabama DOT. Heck, they weren't just friends, they were family. At the Alabama/Florida/Mississippi Breakfast on August 8, I presented a plaque to my mentor, Lamar "Bubba" Woodham and he handed me over to David Lee. I had my new duds on -- some khaki shorts, a beach shirt, a new visor and, of course, shades. Dave and I loaded up the van and headed to Tallahassee. We stopped at the Florida Welcome Center where I was officially welcomed to the Sunshine state. It will be hard to top SASHTO 2007 but Dave and I had some long conversations and began our new friendship.