To open the front door.
<https://postimg.cc/bsp9gWyp>
leo
To open the front door.
<https://postimg.cc/bsp9gWyp>
leo
On 7/5/2025 6:12 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
To open the front door.
<https://postimg.cc/bsp9gWyp>
leo
Yes to the sky... but that's a hell of a lot of cars. Not attractive.
To open the front door.
<https://postimg.cc/bsp9gWyp>
leo
On 7/5/2025 6:12 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
To open the front door.
<https://postimg.cc/bsp9gWyp>
leo
Yes to the sky... but that's a hell of a lot of cars. Not attractive.
Jill
On Sun, 6 Jul 2025 1:00:30 +0000, Jill McQuown wrote:
On 7/5/2025 6:12 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:Fourth of July company in his neighborhood?
To open the front door.
<https://postimg.cc/bsp9gWyp>
leo
Yes to the sky... but that's a hell of a lot of cars. Not attractive.
Jill
On Sat, 5 Jul 2025 22:12:42 +0000, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
To open the front door.
<https://postimg.cc/bsp9gWyp>
Pretty picture of the sky! It's a bit rare here to
see an orange sky.
On Sun, 6 Jul 2025 03:17:07 +0000, [email protected] (ItsJoanNotJoAnn) wrote:
On Sun, 6 Jul 2025 1:00:30 +0000, Jill McQuown wrote:
On 7/5/2025 6:12 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:Fourth of July company in his neighborhood?
To open the front door.
<https://postimg.cc/bsp9gWyp>
leo
Yes to the sky... but that's a hell of a lot of cars. Not attractive.
Jill
Aren't you all sad on the 4th of July? Considering how things are
going in the US, wouldn't it have been better to be a UK colony to
this day?
On 2025-07-06, Bruce <[email protected]d> wrote:
On Sun, 6 Jul 2025 03:17:07 +0000, [email protected]
(ItsJoanNotJoAnn) wrote:
On Sun, 6 Jul 2025 1:00:30 +0000, Jill McQuown wrote:
On 7/5/2025 6:12 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:Fourth of July company in his neighborhood?
To open the front door.
<https://postimg.cc/bsp9gWyp>
leo
Yes to the sky... but that's a hell of a lot of cars. Not attractive. >>>>
Jill
Aren't you all sad on the 4th of July? Considering how things are
going in the US, wouldn't it have been better to be a UK colony to
this day?
I'd be happy if Canada annexed Michigan.
In any event, UK has so few of its former colonies left, I doubt
we'd still be with them.
I'd be happy if Canada annexed Michigan.
In any event, UK has so few of its former colonies left, I doubt
we'd still be with them.
On Sun, 6 Jul 2025 09:28:02 -0000 (UTC), Cindy Hamilton
<[email protected]> wrote:
On 2025-07-06, Bruce <[email protected]d> wrote:
On Sun, 6 Jul 2025 03:17:07 +0000, [email protected]
(ItsJoanNotJoAnn) wrote:
On Sun, 6 Jul 2025 1:00:30 +0000, Jill McQuown wrote:
On 7/5/2025 6:12 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:Fourth of July company in his neighborhood?
To open the front door.
<https://postimg.cc/bsp9gWyp>
leo
Yes to the sky... but that's a hell of a lot of cars. Not attractive. >>>>>
Jill
Aren't you all sad on the 4th of July? Considering how things are
going in the US, wouldn't it have been better to be a UK colony to
this day?
I'd be happy if Canada annexed Michigan.
In any event, UK has so few of its former colonies left, I doubt
we'd still be with them.
The head of state of Australia is Cheating Charlie. Canada and NZ the
same, I think. Time to grow up.
I'd be happy if Canada annexed Michigan.
I'd be happy if Canada annexed Michigan.
In any event, UK has so few of its former colonies left, I doubt
we'd still be with them.
The head of state of Australia is Cheating Charlie. Canada and NZ the
same, I think. Time to grow up.
Did every colony leave the UK in the same way?
We'd still have all those grumpy hillbillies whose ancestors left
Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and England because they didn't like it
there. I think it would have ended in revolution and bloodshed
anyhow.
I'd be happy if Canada annexed Michigan.
Aren't you all sad on the 4th of July? Considering how things are
going in the US, wouldn't it have been better to be a UK colony to
this day?
I'd be happy if Canada annexed Michigan.
In any event, UK has so few of its former colonies left, I doubt
we'd still be with them.
On 7/6/2025 7:17 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
Many came here so they could drive on the RIGHT side of the road likeI'd be happy if Canada annexed Michigan.
In any event, UK has so few of its former colonies left, I doubt
we'd still be with them.
The head of state of Australia is Cheating Charlie. Canada and NZ the
same, I think. Time to grow up.
Did every colony leave the UK in the same way?
We'd still have all those grumpy hillbillies whose ancestors left
Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and England because they didn't like it
there. I think it would have ended in revolution and bloodshed
anyhow.
Jesus wanted us to do.
On 2025-07-06 5:28 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
Aren't you all sad on the 4th of July? Considering how things are
going in the US, wouldn't it have been better to be a UK colony to
this day?
I'd be happy if Canada annexed Michigan.
I don't think we want Michigan. There is some natural beauty, but
inheriting Detroit in the deal would probably double our annual homicide >rate.
In any event, UK has so few of its former colonies left, I doubt
we'd still be with them.
We gained our independence peacefully, and most of our people were
either Loyalists who escaped persecution in the US or immigrants from
the US. The other colonies may have gained independence from Britain
but they remained members of the Commonwealth.
On Sun, 6 Jul 2025 09:40:20 -0400, Dave Smith
<[email protected]> wrote:
On 2025-07-06 5:28 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
Aren't you all sad on the 4th of July? Considering how things are
going in the US, wouldn't it have been better to be a UK colony to
this day?
I'd be happy if Canada annexed Michigan.
I don't think we want Michigan. There is some natural beauty, but >inheriting Detroit in the deal would probably double our annual homicide >rate.
In any event, UK has so few of its former colonies left, I doubt
we'd still be with them.
We gained our independence peacefully, and most of our people were
either Loyalists who escaped persecution in the US or immigrants from
the US. The other colonies may have gained independence from Britain
but they remained members of the Commonwealth.
Since your head of state is Cheating Charlie, you're not independent.
You're a colony. Grow up.
On 7/6/2025 5:28 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
I'd be happy if Canada annexed Michigan.
I don't think they'd want to deal with Detroit. I'd have to imagine
they prefer that trouble stay on the other side of the pond.
On 7/6/2025 5:28 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
I'd be happy if Canada annexed Michigan.
I don't think they'd want to deal with Detroit. I'd have to imagine
they prefer that trouble stay on the other side of the pond.
On 2025-07-09, Michael Trew <[email protected]> wrote:
I don't think they'd want to deal with Detroit. I'd have to imagine
they prefer that trouble stay on the other side of the pond.
The Detroit River is hardly a pond. Back in Prohibition, they
drove cars full of booze across it in the winter.
Detroit isn't as troublesome as it used to be. I drive through
it once a week, and not just on the freeway.
I'd be happy if Canada annexed Michigan.
On 2025-07-09 5:46 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-07-09, Michael Trew <[email protected]> wrote:
I don't think they'd want to deal with Detroit.� I'd have to imagine
they prefer that trouble stay on the other side of the pond.
The Detroit River is hardly a pond.� Back in Prohibition, they
drove cars full of booze across it in the winter.
Does the Detroit River freeze solid enough to risk driving cars over it?
�I expected that would be a rare event, like Lake Erie freezing over.
It happens but only once every few decades.
Detroit isn't as troublesome as it used to be.� I drive through
it once a week, and not just on the freeway.
Detroit has a horrendous crime rate.� Recently its homicide rate was
pegged at 41.4 (per 100,000) compared to Toronto's 2.6.
On 2025-07-09, Michael Trew <[email protected]> wrote:
On 7/6/2025 5:28 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
I'd be happy if Canada annexed Michigan.
I don't think they'd want to deal with Detroit. I'd have to imagine
they prefer that trouble stay on the other side of the pond.
The Detroit River is hardly a pond. Back in Prohibition, they
drove cars full of booze across it in the winter.
Detroit isn't as troublesome as it used to be. I drive through
it once a week, and not just on the freeway.
Dave Smith wrote on 7/9/2025 5:03 PM:
On 2025-07-09 5:46 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-07-09, Michael Trew <[email protected]> wrote:
I don't think they'd want to deal with Detroit. I'd have to imagine
they prefer that trouble stay on the other side of the pond.
The Detroit River is hardly a pond. Back in Prohibition, they
drove cars full of booze across it in the winter.
Does the Detroit River freeze solid enough to risk driving cars over it?
I expected that would be a rare event, like Lake Erie freezing over.
It happens but only once every few decades.
Detroit isn't as troublesome as it used to be. I drive through
it once a week, and not just on the freeway.
Detroit has a horrendous crime rate. Recently its homicide rate was
pegged at 41.4 (per 100,000) compared to Toronto's 2.6.
Unfair comparison officer dave. Everyone knows that toronto is perfect
in every way. In fact, it is where god himself lives.
On Wed, 9 Jul 2025 18:42:45 -0500, Hank Rogers <[email protected]d>
wrote:
Dave Smith wrote on 7/9/2025 5:03 PM:
On 2025-07-09 5:46 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-07-09, Michael Trew <[email protected]> wrote:
I don't think they'd want to deal with Detroit. I'd have to imagine >>>>> they prefer that trouble stay on the other side of the pond.
The Detroit River is hardly a pond. Back in Prohibition, they
drove cars full of booze across it in the winter.
Does the Detroit River freeze solid enough to risk driving cars over it? >>> I expected that would be a rare event, like Lake Erie freezing over. >>> It happens but only once every few decades.
Detroit isn't as troublesome as it used to be. I drive through
it once a week, and not just on the freeway.
Detroit has a horrendous crime rate. Recently its homicide rate was
pegged at 41.4 (per 100,000) compared to Toronto's 2.6.
Unfair comparison officer dave. Everyone knows that toronto is perfect
in every way. In fact, it is where god himself lives.
Toronto: 2.6
Sydney: 1.74
Amsterdam: 1.09
Canada: 1.94
US: 5.9
Australia: 1.0
Netherlands: 0.7
Bruce wrote on 7/9/2025 7:35 PM:
On Wed, 9 Jul 2025 18:42:45 -0500, Hank Rogers <[email protected]d>
wrote:
Dave Smith wrote on 7/9/2025 5:03 PM:
On 2025-07-09 5:46 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-07-09, Michael Trew <[email protected]> wrote:
I don't think they'd want to deal with Detroit. I'd have to imagine >>>>>> they prefer that trouble stay on the other side of the pond.
The Detroit River is hardly a pond. Back in Prohibition, they
drove cars full of booze across it in the winter.
Does the Detroit River freeze solid enough to risk driving cars over it? >>>> Â I expected that would be a rare event, like Lake Erie freezing over. >>>> It happens but only once every few decades.
Detroit isn't as troublesome as it used to be. I drive through
it once a week, and not just on the freeway.
Detroit has a horrendous crime rate. Recently its homicide rate was >>>> pegged at 41.4 (per 100,000) compared to Toronto's 2.6.
Unfair comparison officer dave. Everyone knows that toronto is perfect
in every way. In fact, it is where god himself lives.
Toronto: 2.6
Sydney: 1.74
Amsterdam: 1.09
Canada: 1.94
US: 5.9
Australia: 1.0
Netherlands: 0.7
Damn, god must have packed up and moved to the neitherlands!
Not surprising I reckon. Deities usually do gravitate to perfect places.
Dave Smith wrote on 7/9/2025 5:03 PM:
On 2025-07-09 5:46 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-07-09, Michael Trew <[email protected]> wrote:
I don't think they'd want to deal with Detroit. I'd have to imagine
they prefer that trouble stay on the other side of the pond.
The Detroit River is hardly a pond. Back in Prohibition, they
drove cars full of booze across it in the winter.
Does the Detroit River freeze solid enough to risk driving cars over it?
I expected that would be a rare event, like Lake Erie freezing over.
It happens but only once every few decades.
Detroit isn't as troublesome as it used to be. I drive through
it once a week, and not just on the freeway.
Detroit has a horrendous crime rate. Recently its homicide rate was
pegged at 41.4 (per 100,000) compared to Toronto's 2.6.
Unfair comparison officer dave. Everyone knows that toronto is perfect
in every way. In fact, it is where god himself lives.
On 2025-07-09 5:46 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-07-09, Michael Trew <[email protected]> wrote:
I don't think they'd want to deal with Detroit. I'd have to imagine
they prefer that trouble stay on the other side of the pond.
The Detroit River is hardly a pond. Back in Prohibition, they
drove cars full of booze across it in the winter.
Does the Detroit River freeze solid enough to risk driving cars over it?
I expected that would be a rare event, like Lake Erie freezing over.
It happens but only once every few decades.
Detroit isn't as troublesome as it used to be. I drive through
it once a week, and not just on the freeway.
Detroit has a horrendous crime rate. Recently its homicide rate was
pegged at 41.4 (per 100,000) compared to Toronto's 2.6.
On 2025-07-09 5:07 p.m., Michael Trew wrote:
On 7/6/2025 5:28 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
I'd be happy if Canada annexed Michigan.
I don't think they'd want to deal with Detroit. I'd have to imagine
they prefer that trouble stay on the other side of the pond.
You are right. We do not want Detroit, though it might be a good place
to film post apocalyptic movies and TV shows.
Cindy Hamilton <[email protected]> wrote:
On 2025-07-09, Michael Trew <[email protected]> wrote:
On 7/6/2025 5:28 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
I'd be happy if Canada annexed Michigan.
I don't think they'd want to deal with Detroit. I'd have to imagine
they prefer that trouble stay on the other side of the pond.
The Detroit River is hardly a pond. Back in Prohibition, they
drove cars full of booze across it in the winter.
Detroit isn't as troublesome as it used to be. I drive through
it once a week, and not just on the freeway.
Even Gratiot Avenue ?
On 2025-07-09, Dave Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
On 2025-07-09 5:07 p.m., Michael Trew wrote:
I don't think they'd want to deal with Detroit. I'd have to imagine
they prefer that trouble stay on the other side of the pond.
You are right. We do not want Detroit, though it might be a good place
to film post apocalyptic movies and TV shows.
I think you're stuck in the 1980s, Dave.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/04/detroit-revitalization
On 2025-07-10 4:40 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-07-09, Dave Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
On 2025-07-09 5:07 p.m., Michael Trew wrote:
I don't think they'd want to deal with Detroit. I'd have to imagine
they prefer that trouble stay on the other side of the pond.
You are right. We do not want Detroit, though it might be a good place
to film post apocalyptic movies and TV shows.
I think you're stuck in the 1980s, Dave.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/04/detroit-revitalization
I looked at current and recent crime stats. They are pretty grim.
On 2025-07-09, Dave Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
On 2025-07-09 5:07 p.m., Michael Trew wrote:
On 7/6/2025 5:28 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
I'd be happy if Canada annexed Michigan.
I don't think they'd want to deal with Detroit. I'd have to imagine
they prefer that trouble stay on the other side of the pond.
You are right. We do not want Detroit, though it might be a good place
to film post apocalyptic movies and TV shows.
I think you're stuck in the 1980s, Dave.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/04/detroit-revitalization
On 7/10/2025 4:40 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-07-09, Dave Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
On 2025-07-09 5:07 p.m., Michael Trew wrote:
On 7/6/2025 5:28 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
I'd be happy if Canada annexed Michigan.
I don't think they'd want to deal with Detroit. I'd have to imagine
they prefer that trouble stay on the other side of the pond.
You are right. We do not want Detroit, though it might be a good place >>> to film post apocalyptic movies and TV shows.
I think you're stuck in the 1980s, Dave.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/04/detroit-revitalization
I'm sure it depends on the neighborhood. Admittedly, I know very little about Detroit neighborhoods, but I follow "urban explorers" from time to time, many scan parts of Detroit.
There is one guy who only posts Google Earth screen shots, showing nice little Detroit neighborhoods circa 2008/2009, then you can watch over
the next 15 years how the neighborhoods just fall apart. Many have half
of the houses abandoned by 2015, and show empty lots circa 2021.
On 2025-07-10 5:36 p.m., Michael Trew wrote:
On 7/10/2025 4:40 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-07-09, Dave Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
On 2025-07-09 5:07 p.m., Michael Trew wrote:
On 7/6/2025 5:28 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
I'd be happy if Canada annexed Michigan.
I don't think they'd want to deal with Detroit. I'd have to imagine >>>>> they prefer that trouble stay on the other side of the pond.
You are right. We do not want Detroit, though it might be a good
place
to film post apocalyptic movies and TV shows.
I think you're stuck in the 1980s, Dave.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/04/detroit-revitalization
I'm sure it depends on the neighborhood. Admittedly, I know very
little about Detroit neighborhoods, but I follow "urban explorers"
from time to time, many scan parts of Detroit.
There is one guy who only posts Google Earth screen shots, showing
nice little Detroit neighborhoods circa 2008/2009, then you can watch
over the next 15 years how the neighborhoods just fall apart. Many
have half of the houses abandoned by 2015, and show empty lots circa
2021.
There is actually a book written about the fires in Detroit that have
saved people a lot of money in demolition costs.� It is interesting to
look at it with Google Maps. You can use the overhead� view to locate
the neighbourhoods with the most gaps and then go to street view for a virtual tour of the burned out areas.
On 2025-07-10 5:36 p.m., Michael Trew wrote:
On 7/10/2025 4:40 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-07-09, Dave Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
On 2025-07-09 5:07 p.m., Michael Trew wrote:
On 7/6/2025 5:28 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
I'd be happy if Canada annexed Michigan.
I don't think they'd want to deal with Detroit. I'd have to imagine >>>>> they prefer that trouble stay on the other side of the pond.
You are right. We do not want Detroit, though it might be a good place >>>> to film post apocalyptic movies and TV shows.
I think you're stuck in the 1980s, Dave.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/04/detroit-revitalization
I'm sure it depends on the neighborhood. Admittedly, I know very little
about Detroit neighborhoods, but I follow "urban explorers" from time to
time, many scan parts of Detroit.
There is one guy who only posts Google Earth screen shots, showing nice
little Detroit neighborhoods circa 2008/2009, then you can watch over
the next 15 years how the neighborhoods just fall apart. Many have half
of the houses abandoned by 2015, and show empty lots circa 2021.
There is actually a book written about the fires in Detroit that have
saved people a lot of money in demolition costs. It is interesting to
look at it with Google Maps. You can use the overhead view to locate
the neighbourhoods with the most gaps and then go to street view for a virtual tour of the burned out areas.
I'm sure it depends on the neighborhood. Admittedly, I know very little about Detroit neighborhoods, but I follow "urban explorers" from time to time, many scan parts of Detroit.
There is one guy who only posts Google Earth screen shots, showing nice little Detroit neighborhoods circa 2008/2009, then you can watch over
the next 15 years how the neighborhoods just fall apart. Many have half
of the houses abandoned by 2015, and show empty lots circa 2021.
in other times when i was much further south and exploring
the hill country of eastern TN and western NC looking for
property to buy i was often driving into places and would
see people looking at me like i didn't belong. the only
time i got worried was when one particularly scruffy
character was reaching behind his front door for a shotgun.
i just nodded, turned around and left.
dogs running up and barking were common but i ignored
them because most of the time they weren't going to be a
problem (i usually had no plans on getting out of the car
unless i found a particular spot with nobody else around).
songbird
On 2025-07-11 4:36 a.m., songbird wrote:
scruffy character was reaching behind
his front door for a shotgun.
Why the hell would you want property
in such an environment?
On 2025-07-11 4:36 a.m., songbird wrote:
in other times when i was much further south and exploring
the hill country of eastern TN and western NC looking for
property to buy i was often driving into places and would
see people looking at me like i didn't belong. the only
time i got worried was when one particularly scruffy
character was reaching behind his front door for a shotgun.
i just nodded, turned around and left.
dogs running up and barking were common but i ignored
them because most of the time they weren't going to be a
problem (i usually had no plans on getting out of the car
unless i found a particular spot with nobody else around).
songbird
Why the hell would you want property in such an environment?
Why the hell would you want property in such an environment?
Michael Trew wrote:
...
I'm sure it depends on the neighborhood. Admittedly, I know very little
about Detroit neighborhoods, but I follow "urban explorers" from time to
time, many scan parts of Detroit.
There is one guy who only posts Google Earth screen shots, showing nice
little Detroit neighborhoods circa 2008/2009, then you can watch over
the next 15 years how the neighborhoods just fall apart. Many have half
of the houses abandoned by 2015, and show empty lots circa 2021.
at one time i was driving around and exploring more and
accidentally drove into a pretty harsh neighborhood. as
i was driving in i was of course the distinct minority of
the not-dominant color and everyone was looking at me. i
ignored them. then i got to the spot where it ended and
i had to turn around and drive back out the way i came in
everyone still looked at me, but nothing happened. i did
not even have my doors locked on the car and my windows
were open. i didn't hear anyone say anything and i said
nothing myself. no music playing. i like hearing what is
going on around me.
in other times when i was much further south and exploring
the hill country of eastern TN and western NC looking for
property to buy i was often driving into places and would
see people looking at me like i didn't belong. the only
time i got worried was when one particularly scruffy
character was reaching behind his front door for a shotgun.
i just nodded, turned around and left.
dogs running up and barking were common but i ignored
them because most of the time they weren't going to be a
problem (i usually had no plans on getting out of the car
unless i found a particular spot with nobody else around).
songbird
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