RustyKSUinMichigan's thoughts on Michigan *9 MONTH UPDATE*

[Pete]

Any talk up there of Wisconsin annexing the upper peninsula?  I'm not prepared to name a source at this time, but I am hearing grumblings. 

The whole "if you can't drive your car to a part of your own state without being forced to drive through another state, then that part of "your" state really shouldn't be "yours" argument seems to resonate with many Badgers.

[Thin Blue Line]

What city did you move to? My cousin is the Mayor of Holland, Michigan. Also, it could be interesting if you could openly wear a few of the anti ku, Mu shirts up yonder. Might consider the "rock, chalk, chickenhawk, frack ku and "Muck Fu".

[sys]

My cousin is the Mayor of Holland, Michigan.

 


great choice by your cousin.

[LimestoneOutcropping]

Rusty, did you bring all of your recyclables from Missouri to Michigan?

You know would wouldn't suprise me?  If he did.  Wouldn't at all.

You know, I mentioned doing it, out loud.  Had a ton of bottles for recycling, and was all like, "ya know, these wouldn't take up much room on a moving truck".  And then I would mention the seinfeld episode to make it seem like a joke.

My parents rented a trailer just to haul a bunch of "decorative" limestone when they moved from Topeka to Tulsa.  The trailer made it almost all the way, but was abandoned after two tires blew and the axle was bent just a few miles from their new home.

sorry 'bout that.

[michigancat]

What city did you move to? My cousin is the Mayor of Holland, Michigan. Also, it could be interesting if you could openly wear a few of the anti ku, Mu shirts up yonder. Might consider the "rock, chalk, chickenhawk, frack ku and "Muck Fu".

I moved to Grand Haven.  Will definitely be checking out the "Tulip Festival" in May, though. 

Some of my coworkers lives in Zeeland, I think.

Any talk up there of Wisconsin annexing the upper peninsula?  I'm not prepared to name a source at this time, but I am hearing grumblings. 

The whole "if you can't drive your car to a part of your own state without being forced to drive through another state, then that part of "your" state really shouldn't be "yours" argument seems to resonate with many Badgers.

Hey, dude, ever heard of the Mackinaw bridge?  apparently not.  the UP is ours.

[steve dave]

My wife always talks about wanting to go visit some island in MI where they eat apples like 24/7 and don't have cars and junk.  You should check that out and tell me how crappy it is so I can tell her we can't go.

[michigancat]

My wife always talks about wanting to go visit some island in MI where they eat apples like 24/7 and don't have cars and junk.  You should check that out and tell me how crappy it is so I can tell her we can't go.

will do.  I figure I might as well do all that stupid touristy crap while I'm up here.  Maybe you can pick up the Rusty's on the way and it can be a joint vacay, esp. since bonaroo didn't work out. 

[steve dave]

My wife always talks about wanting to go visit some island in MI where they eat apples like 24/7 and don't have cars and junk.  You should check that out and tell me how crappy it is so I can tell her we can't go.

will do.  I figure I might as well do all that stupid touristy crap while I'm up here.  Maybe you can pick up the Rusty's on the way and it can be a joint vacay, esp. since bonaroo didn't work out. 

If by "pick up the Rusty's" you mean "fly into town and have the Rusty's pick you up at the airport and take you wherever you want to go like a limo service would except free" I will think about it. 

[sys]

where they eat apples like 24/7.

 

may move to michigan and grow/eat apples.  waiting for a more complete scouting report from r'ksu before deciding for sure.

[KansasForever]

1)  It snows constantly
2)  I've never seen a group of people so proud of how sh*tty their weather is.  They also, love, and I mean LOVE, telling you "this snow is nothing!  LOL!  Our weather is a lot sh*ttier than this!".
3)  Was David Hoskins from Canton?  That's where the Detroit IKEA is. 
4)  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan_left  <---WTF? 
5)  They love hot dogs (at least in the town I live in).
6)  The beach is not fun in January.
7)  DirecTV  <- 

HTH, yall.

Everybody I've ever met from Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, even Iowa loves to brag about how horrible their winters are, whether they still live there or have moved here.

I mean when I went to California I wasn't bragging about how crappy Kansas winters are.   

[michigancat]

where they eat apples like 24/7.

 

may move to michigan and grow/eat apples.  waiting for a more complete scouting report from r'ksu before deciding for sure.

Lots of blueberry farms around.  May be a happy medium.

1)  It snows constantly
2)  I've never seen a group of people so proud of how sh*tty their weather is.  They also, love, and I mean LOVE, telling you "this snow is nothing!  LOL!  Our weather is a lot sh*ttier than this!".
3)  Was David Hoskins from Canton?  That's where the Detroit IKEA is. 
4)  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan_left  <---WTF? 
5)  They love hot dogs (at least in the town I live in).
6)  The beach is not fun in January.
7)  DirecTV  <- 

HTH, yall.

Everybody I've ever met from Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, even Iowa loves to brag about how horrible their winters are, whether they still live there or have moved here.

I mean when I went to California I wasn't bragging about how crappy Kansas winters are.  

I know, right?  When someone from up North would complain about the heat in KC, I'd be like, "I know, it f*cking sucks, right?".

[steve dave]

I know, right?  When someone from up North would complain about the heat in KC, I'd be like, "I know, it f*cking sucks, right?".

They sound like a buncha f^cking weather elitists 

[michigancat]

I specifically asked a coworker if I can call this cold (it's like 8 outside), and he shrugged and said "I suppose" then immediately chimed in with "they cancel school when the wind chill gets below -20!"  strange. 

[steve dave]

I specifically asked a coworker if I can call this cold (it's like 8 outside), and he shrugged and said "I suppose" then immediately chimed in with "they cancel school when the wind chill gets below -20!"  strange. 

It's 6 here today (before windchill).  Tell your MI coworkers that Omaha called and said to suck it.

[KansasForever]

I specifically asked a coworker if I can call this cold (it's like 8 outside), and he shrugged and said "I suppose" then immediately chimed in with "they cancel school when the wind chill gets below -20!"  strange. 

One thing I've noticed is people are really gung-ho about the cold when they don't have to work out in it all day.  

I've worked out in below zero weather all winter and it's entirely a different story.  I'm guessing a lot of those Northern winter warriors would be crying for their mommies if they weren't living most of their waking lives in a heated cubicle.

Pussies.  

[sys]

personally, didn't think it was that cold.  the snow got to me though.


  you lake effect.

[114hickory]

We used to go skiing in the UP when I lived in Chicago.  Fairly quick trip up there.  The hills are good to learn on, runs last about 30 seconds to a minute - ridiculous when compared to anywhere else.  Fun trips though.

The whole area is like going back into the late 60s through the 70s.  The local radio plays "classic rock" like it's new stuff.  "That was the new Frampton LP.  We'll be back with Thin Lizzy's 'Boys' right after this message from Leinenkugel's."

[pissclams]

Rusty, did you bring all of your recyclables from Missouri to Michigan?

i don't think you can. they have to have the MI stamp on them.  when (mi)Rusty buys soda and stuff in Michigan, it should include the cost upfront.

[KansasForever]

Any talk up there of Wisconsin annexing the upper peninsula?  I'm not prepared to name a source at this time, but I am hearing grumblings. 

The whole "if you can't drive your car to a part of your own state without being forced to drive through another state, then that part of "your" state really shouldn't be "yours" argument seems to resonate with many Badgers.

Wisconsin daydreaming.  Annexation is specifically considered a state-to-state contract, meaning both states and the feds would have to approve it.  Got to think Michigan wouldn't go for it. 

[PCR]

Thanks I just found out what a Michigan Left is.  Now I'll be prepared if I ever go back there. 

We have signs here that say "no double turns" but I have no idea what a double turn is, so I guess I don't do it.

[Kat Kid]

My wife always talks about wanting to go visit some island in MI where they eat apples like 24/7 and don't have cars and junk.  You should check that out and tell me how crappy it is so I can tell her we can't go.

Peelee Island?  Worst time evar.  Mosquitoes there are like a cross between Jumanji (size) and the Pig-head-devil-thinger in Lord of the Flies (quantity).  The whole island is for like wine and there is like one restaurant and a beach with more flies (fish, sand, horse, deer) that sucks.

But yeah, you should go just so that you can use it to then later remind her how you took one for the team and that now you should be able to take off work and go to a strip club or a UFB concert or something.

[cyclist]

My wife always talks about wanting to go visit some island in MI where they eat apples like 24/7 and don't have cars and junk.  You should check that out and tell me how crappy it is so I can tell her we can't go.

Might be Mackinac Island:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackinac_Island

Mrs. cyclist and I rented 3-speed bicycles and did the eight mile loop around the perimeter of the island.  Damn things had coaster brakes and a front basket !  Anyway,  a flat easy ride with several historical stops along the way...

[PCR]

Don't forget about Isle Royale National Park, which is actually part of Michigan but it's much closer to Minnesota.  It's almost completely wilderness.

[steve dave]

My wife always talks about wanting to go visit some island in MI where they eat apples like 24/7 and don't have cars and junk.  You should check that out and tell me how crappy it is so I can tell her we can't go.

Might be Mackinac Island:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackinac_Island

Mrs. cyclist and I rented 3-speed bicycles and did the eight mile loop around the perimeter of the island.  Damn things had coaster brakes and a front basket !  Anyway,  a flat easy ride with several historical stops along the way...

Yep, that's the one.

[cyclist]

My wife always talks about wanting to go visit some island in MI where they eat apples like 24/7 and don't have cars and junk.  You should check that out and tell me how crappy it is so I can tell her we can't go.

Might be Mackinac Island:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackinac_Island

Mrs. cyclist and I rented 3-speed bicycles and did the eight mile loop around the perimeter of the island.  Damn things had coaster brakes and a front basket !  Anyway,  a flat easy ride with several historical stops along the way...

Yep, that's the one.

Ok, if you do go there, you can tell Mrs. Dave to "Get Fudge!" 

[Thin Blue Line]

My cousin is the Mayor of Holland, Michigan.

 


great choice by your cousin.

Yeah, Cousin Al has been there quite a long time. Spoke with him at a family funeral (the day Catz beat UT in '07) in Tulsa, OK (OU fans there loved that. I was giving updates during the funeral). He's quite the politician.

[chum1]

I will always read updates to this thread.  The updates will always suck.

I did find it humorous that cyclist is a bicycle elitist, though.

[sys]

I will always read updates to this thread.  The updates will always suck.

hey chum1, how do apple growers do in southern ohio?  prob. too warm, but maybe not.  anyways, when you get a chance, pls let me know.

[michigancat]

Update:  It's cold and snowy.

[steve dave]

Update:  It's cold and snowy.

ps.  mrs. dave said that the rustys/daves apple island vaca. has potential.