RangerJ.
I really like both Flint & Gaylord. They are about as different as can be though.
It sounds like they are both in Michigan, they are in all reality worlds apart though.
Flint is where I would go to go get fucked up for a day or six. Gaylord is way more
rural. Northern Woods at it's best. There are longs lists of pros and cons to both.
Needsmeds, I believe you said you are retired and up there in age. I do not want to discourage you,
I want to encourage you. In my honest opinion, there is no way in hell you should be
trying to move into Flint or Detroit. It IS a war zone. These guys in Flint, Detroit, Saginaw,
are soldiers. Thieves will actually get into fights among themselves over who gets to rob you
first. Anyone wanting to relax and not dive headfirst into the big market, should be looking outside
the immediate SE Michigan. Many people on here are outside of Ann Arbor/Jackson that is a fantastic
area. Way SW Corso and Stump say it's good also, or head north. I believe most of the Northern Lower
and most of the UP is very laid back. For some people, laid back is pure torture. I get that way occasionally.