Damn, I need to get back to the D

Winter Woman

Winter Woman

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Trousers said:
WW loves the D.
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Actually I do like the Metro Detroit area. Big there are areas of the D that scare the bejesus out of me. Do you remember Herman Gardens? A friends car was stolen and we could see it from Joy Road. We called the police and they said once it became daylight they'd do something about. Well, by daylight it was too late it sat there stripped.
 
Winter Woman

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kinetic said:
Except for the Bears are playing for the division title tomorrow and the Lions are not seeing the post season....again.
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I don't think the Lions have done anything in decades. They suck too. I've gone to a Tiger's game and a Lion's game been there done that. Checked off my bucket list.
 
kinetic

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Winter Woman said:
I don't think the Lions have done anything in decades. They suck too. I've gone to a Tiger's game and a Lion's game been there done that. Checked off my bucket list.
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That's cool. I've never been to an NFL game. I've been invited but I won't go unless it's at Soldier Field, I'm not foul mouthed but I sure do cheer and don't want beer thrown on me from NYers'
 
Winter Woman

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kinetic said:
That's cool. I've never been to an NFL game. I've been invited but I won't go unless it's at Soldier Field, I'm not foul mouthed but I sure do cheer and don't want beer thrown on me from NYers'
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I managed the building that housed the construction company that did the remodel. I got a chance to see everything before any outsider. I think they did a beautiful job and would love to see a game there or a concert.
 
Winter Woman

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I don't know how the D will survive graft is rampant.

Plus how do you do something like this and still expect to do business with the small vendors. We supplied juice and milk for the 'Get ready for school' program. You know the come and get your free shoots and play day on Belle Isle. Well the school district still owes us for 6,000 cartons of milk and juice we supplied. The way they do it is by making you resubmit and resubmit and resubmit your invoices and it always has to go to a different person or different location.

Never owned a gun until I started working in the D. Found out I'm a decent shot.
 
mr sunshine

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Is the d big? I hear the d is hard to navigate? Never bin to the d myself I know a couple people that go to the d on occasion and they can't get enough. I'm from a small town so I don't think I can handle the d!
 
Winter Woman

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mr sunshine said:
Is the d big? I hear the d is hard to navigate? Never bin to the d myself I know a couple people that go to the d on occasion and they can't get enough. I'm from a small town so I don't think I can handle the d!
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The D itself is about 146 sq miles. Population about 700,000 but if you include the surrounding areas the population is about 4 million. There are some great places to see. I can't think of the streets but I can drive you to an induction center built for the Civil War, it is quite unique and if the area was safe I'd consider buying it and rehabbing it. But where is located isn't safe for anyone.
 
full of purple

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Winter Woman said:
Seems like I left too early. They are making money doing tours of the wrecks of Detroit. Boy, I probably have been just about everywhere in the city and I know all the stories, like where the some police killed other police because he was going to rat them out abut a murder. Where a husband shot his wife and her brother in their restaurant because she wouldn't obey him (Albanian). Malice Green. Where there are supposed to be ghosts and where the auto barons used to live.

Man, I could give a good tour.

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[h=2]Sightseeing of abandoned buildings, factories, schools, and churches is becoming a growing industry in the now dilapidated city of Detroit.[/h] Some people come from far away to visit Los Angeles and tour the houses of the rich and famous. Architectural student Oliver Kearney came from England to tour the ruins of Detroit. "No other American city has seen decline on this scale," Kearney claims.
With 78,000 remaining vacant structures that investors are cool on renovating, and with a city too bankrupt to shell out the $8000 per structure needed to demolish them, the landscape has become a fertile ground for curious exploration. Kearney explains that in Europe, when buildings become derelict, they tear them down. “In Detroit, you can relate, you can see traces of what's happened, you can really feel the history of a city," he says.
Since the city declared bankruptcy in July, there has been an appreciable increase in visitors inquiring about the ruins. Photographers from all over have come to take pictures capturing the downfall of the once burgeoning motor city. A couple of French photographers produced a book called The Ruins of Detroit.

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/12/26/Detroit-Demise-Spurs-Tourist-Attraction-of-Ruin-Porn
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I know this is an old thread winter women but I want to take you up on your offer if your still around
I would love to have you as my guide around the city.
 
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