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Mexican food, eh?

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I loved Michigan but was ready to eat a bullet by March every year.

SAD is a bitch up there.

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Nice… There are taquerias all over the place with absolutely killer food. Taco Tienda in Madison Heights is a total gem of a place. Anyone who thinks we don’t have great Mexican food either is talking out their ass or hasn’t been here in the last 15+ years.

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The state itself is beautiful.  The government is giving California a run for its money.

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Fishing for ice has always been a dream of mine.

You’re a lucky man.

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I'm stuck here for now. I'm originally from ohio, which is the south of the north pretty much. So michigan is further left than I'm used to. But if you are from California, michigan will seem as conservative as the deep south lol. But there is great sights to see. You are sorrounded by the great lakes in pretty much every direction but south. And if you like to fish and hunt, this is the place to be. If you ever make it to the upper peninsula, you will see the stars and the northern lights unlike anything you have ever seen or experienced. I have never seen a night sky look as beautiful as it did up there. Gun laws are pretty good. It's easy to get a carry permit, no mag limits or assault weapons bans. The only thing that pisses me off is their handgun registration rules. When you buy a handgun in Michigan, you are required to send a form with a copy of the sale's record into your county sheriff's office to register it. Being from ohio, I saw that as a huge infringement of my rights. However, i'm not encouraging anyone to break the law, but lets say you fail to register a handgun and somehow you get caught (which i've never heard of). It's considered a civil infraction and not a criminal one, and the worst that will happen is a 500 dollar fine. But no actual criminal charge, jail time etc.

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We don't claim Ann Arbor.

However, it is fun as hell to wear a pro gun or conservative shirt when you go there.

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I have one right down the road called Lucero's that is pretty damn good.

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That is interesting, I've seen multiple posts claiming the Mexican food is pretty good now.

It's been 12 years or so for me. Sounds like a lot has changed since then.

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IIRC I have been to that place........is it outside of Jackson?

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I wouldn’t necessarily recommend moving to my neighborhood exactly, but I can get tacos from over 40 authentic restaurants in under 7 miles from my house.

I have my preferred spot, which the proprietor is a second generation Mexican who proudly voted Trump and concealed carries 100% of the time. 90% of his customers are Mexicans and only has a few seldom gringos in there. His food is legit genuine.

Also, Swire’s pothole has been fixed. That’s not far from me.

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Yes, to the south by Clark Lake. Almost always packed to the gills. GREAT home made salsa and chips.

My problem is by the time I finish the salsa and chips, I'm full. The steak Fajita's are tasty.

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I puked Old Style in Detroit

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This Californian is moving to Michigan.

Between Christmas stuff, the amazing Mexican food, snow in some places, and nice people, I hope you welcome me as one of your own.

I will hunt deer and fish ice, my dear michigander souls.

I thank you and hope many will follow my path.

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Actually I'm a Minnesotan by birth.

Michigan is home. Home is not where you were born, it's where you stop escaping.

When I went to retire, to go home, it was gone. Duluth is no longer the Duluth of 1980, nor was the Chicago suburb I went to school in. I looked for months in Idaho and Utah and eventually property after property disappeared to the point where the inventory for "executive homes" on acres was zero. We bid on two homes in Idaho and lost. I broaden my search and I found parts of my midwest culture alive in Indiana, Wisconsin, and Michigan, made a list of 10 acceptable homes and my wife picked the UP home.

I could write books worth of arguments trying to convince you that petite blondes with perky breasts are best lovers, Chicago deep dish is the best pizza, #23 is the GOAT, and Michigan is a wonderful state but ... personal taste.  

I actually missed weather, rust, and bugs working in California for 20-years. I missed the earth being alive, the clean air, and freshwater of the midwest but mostly I missed the people. I'd put up with a lot of bad things to live around good people. It didn't matter than the weather was fine in CA because I hated everything else*.

My wife and I have been here in the UP for approaching three months, just two of them in our home. We are changing many of our normal behaviors because of the quality of people in the UP.

When I closed on my house at the Trust office there's that moment where they slide the keys to the new property to your home. Nope, not here. "Welcome to the UP, congratulations on your new home, we don't have the keys for the property. In the 20-years the owner owned the property he never locked the home. The home is unlocked and there's a pile of keys in a bowl that might unlock some of the doors".  We go to town and have to remember to leave our doors unlocked. We leave the garage door open while we're gone. I haven't locked my shop in in the last month or so. I do take the key out of the ATV when I leave it out overnight on the lawn. We put our dog outside in our unfenced yard for hours without worry. I have a dozen rifles sitting in a glass case facing the front windows. I haven't had to put up cameras or install an alarm system. I don't worry about getting robbed while walking around town at night. My gun safe is empty now as I haven't gotten around to stuffing it again. In my SoCal suburb safety and security were major concerns, not so much here.

The outdoors here is great. I spent hours on the trail system yesterday and enjoyed the day. I'll do the same today exploring a different trail. I crossed a pair of wonderful trout streams (on bridges) a dozen times.

Come on big guys can put on some DEET and enjoy God's country.

Free trails weekend ... I'm out for more hours this morning.

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* With the exception of my wages which were exceptional.

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Detroit's ok. I don't care for Yspi much

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Are the chicks all nice & thin there?

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Why don’t you like Ypsi? Depot town is pretty cool.

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Used to be. That place is full woke.

My last MI address before moving to Oregon was over by the dick tower. It was a lot of fun back then.

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OP,

Are ya looking for a Hootch with property?
How about a working farm, 14yr old house in a 10A mature woodlot, Lake Mich 3 Miles away, Dozens of lakes nearby, multiple rivers, Public tail for the sled at a rear corner of the Field, that is open for hiking, Biking, and horseback, as well as X-country skiing and sleds in the winter. Only one neighbor on the road, with Deer, Turkey, and small game in abundance?

Gotta sell in the fall. I'm done farming, and the wife got a transfer option out of state.
Bought the farm for the field, and a place to build our forever house...That didn't work out.

Did I mention Two pole Barns, and multiple wells, and LOOOW taxes, with a next to zero crime rate??
Hell, there's only 1,400 people in the whole Township.

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When I visited I have never seen so many multi colored haired Leftists in my life.

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We have some amazing shoreline, and if you like archery deer hunting there are few better places.

Winter can be harsh, but that’s counter-balance is part of what makes the summers so dang nice. And then we have places like the dunes areas, the straights, the Kewenaw and Garden peninsulas that are veritable gardens-of-Eden for part of the year. And the Great Lakes are true jewels.

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Isn’t the UP of Michigan another state?

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Are the chicks all nice & thin there?

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I'm done defending and I am done bashing that state.

One of the most happy days of my life was seeing that state in my rear view.

Not for nothing, but Mexican food is always local. SW D has some places that haven't been rivaled yet by where I live now.

I miss the food options up there and the music scene.

Never going back

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This Californian is moving to Michigan.

Between Christmas stuff, the amazing Mexican food, snow in some places, and nice people, I hope you welcome me as one of your own.

I will hunt deer and fish ice, my dear michigander souls.

I thank you and hope many will follow my path.

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Have you been to Detroit yet?

It’s pretty neat.

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When I visited I have never seen so many multi colored haired Leftists in my life.