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Don't feel bad. Look at me. I really know how to pick 'em.

2. Flint, Mich.
16. Atlanta, Ga.

Ha! Baltimore isn't on the list!

It's depressing that there should be a list at all. What does it achieve but help people want to move away from those areas?

Move to Australia Dr Detroit. Lists like those don't exist here.

Ha! Columbus, Ohio is actually not a bad place. I know a guy who moved there, opened a restaurant or two, met his wife and has done really well for himself. Plus, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is not too far. There was a space museum close to the Hall of Fame I wanted to check out but was not open when I was there. Also, Cedar Point and Jammies will be close!! I have never been to Washington so I am only slightly good for input on this. :)

Yves Marchand & Romain Meffre: The Ruins Of Detroit is a sad depiction of what has been lost in Detroit. There are some very beautiful structures there just wasting away.

Misha wrote: "I read an article about Detroit the other day that talked about how the city has lost 1 million people and there are probably more than 100,000 homes sitting vacant. I was floored. That's an entire..."

Don't forget the 50,000 stray dogs, Misha.

Gail wrote: "It's depressing that there should be a list at all. What does it achieve but help people want to move away from those areas?

Move to Australia Dr Detroit. Lists like those don't exist here."

When I first told my husband about you, Gail, his first response was "She is from Australia?! I hope we get to visit her one day!"

:)

Yay! Come and visit!

Gail wrote: "Yay! Come and visit!"

Yay!!

Sullivan County, which state?

Misha wrote: "Susan -- I grew up in Columbus and lived there until I was 30. This is going home for me. :)

..."

::smiles foolishly::

Well, crapola. You got it under control, then. :)

Misha wrote: "Susan -- I grew up in Columbus and lived there until I was 30. This is going home for me. :)

Dr. D wrote: Don't forget the 50,000 stray dogs, Misha.

That should help keep the rat population down,..."

The coyotes usually take care of the rats. I haven't seen one yet, but we can hear them howling at night somewhere close by.

Clark, I was thinking of driving to Toronto this summer and the maps even have me avoiding going through Detroit.

BunWat wrote: "New York State Cynthia."

Oh, OK. Should I know it? What is so terrible about it?

Clark, Dr. Cynthia has a six-hour layover in Detroit in April if you want to bring him a sandwich. Or a shiv.

I would go with you. We can pick up Mr. D to watch our backs while you write and I investigate old buildings for cool old stuff that has been forgotten.

Cynthia wrote: "Clark, Dr. Cynthia has a six-hour layover in Detroit in April if you want to bring him a sandwich. Or a shiv."

What size Kevlar does he wear?

Why is Lake County IL on the list? It's not a city. I has some very rich suburbs and some rather poor suburbs.
Sloppy work here.

Jim wrote: "Clark, I was thinking of driving to Toronto this summer and the maps even have me avoiding going through Detroit."

But from Wisconsin would you necessarily go through the D anyway to wind up in Toronto?

Susan wrote: "I would go with you. We can pick up Mr. D to watch our backs while you write and I investigate old buildings for cool old stuff that has been forgotten."

You're going to need a bigger boat.

TWSS.

It's simple:

The city is flat broke and should probably go the banktuptcy or emergency financial manager route.

The police are hopelessly outmanned and outgunned and there is talk of breaking up the gang squad. Should be an interesting Summer 2013 around here.

If you need a fire truck or ambulance, you're better off grabbing a garden hose or driving to the hospital yourself.

The mayor and city council are all minor head injuries away from eating their own feces.

And since I work right in the heart of downtown, I have to pay a 1% city income tax. That really frosts my balls.

It is sad, really. I wish someone would actually try to really work towards bringing Detroit back instead of just making it a slogan or putting the empty streets of Detroit in a car commercial.

I want some Pizza Papalis now, to make me feel better.

Heidi wrote: "Dr. Detroit wrote: "It's simple:

The city is flat broke and should probably go the banktuptcy or emergency financial manager route.

The police are hopelessly outmanned and outgunned and there is ..."

I love MICHIGAN, once you get north of Bay City that is. Detroit, not so much any more but the work is here. As a music lover, it's hard to imagine a better place to have grown up in but that's ancient history. I love it for what it used to be - and what it may yet become again - rather than what it is now.

I live about 25 miles west of city limits - closer to the evil empire in Ann Arbor actually - so it's not like I'm in the trenches or anything. I grew up about 10 miles west of the heart of downtown, close enough to watch the National Guard roll through on the way down to 12th Street during the '67 riots.

I love being so close to lakes - Great and otherwise - and rivers. I love the change of seasons. I love the Tigers and Red Wings (sorry, Jim).

I'll stick it out until the kids are in college then look out, East Tawas here I come!

There is nothing like a Michigan breeze on Labor Day while sitting under the shade of a tree. Autumn in Michigan is magical. The trees are beyond beautiful during that time. Going up north in the summer and hanging out on Houghton Lake or Lake George were some of the best times I have ever had. Sitting around a campfire drinking a beer with friends and family after a long day at the lake while someone strums a guitar is simply the best way to cap a great day. Whoops of laughter from nearby fires can be heard echoing off the lake until late in the night.

Then there are some really great venues for music in Detroit. Nice little intimate places where the acoustics give a raw sound and you can feel the history of music jiggle it's bones to the beat.

I love that I grew up in Michigan and I think it might need to be the place where little grows up, too.

Susan wrote: "There is nothing like a Michigan breeze on Labor Day while sitting under the shade of a tree. Autumn in Michigan is magical. The trees are beyond beautiful during that time. Going up north in th..."

Yep, but with all apologies to John Cougar Mellencamp, I long for life in a small town.

Dr. Detroit wrote: "Jim wrote: "Clark, I was thinking of driving to Toronto this summer and the maps even have me avoiding going through Detroit."

But from Wisconsin would you necessarily go through the D anyway to w..."

I thought it would take us through Detroit to Windsor, but it wants us to go up to Flint and then over.

Jim wrote: "Dr. Detroit wrote: "Jim wrote: "Clark, I was thinking of driving to Toronto this summer and the maps even have me avoiding going through Detroit."

But from Wisconsin would you necessarily go throu..."

Crossing the Blue Water bridge in Port Huron over to Canada?

Dr. Detroit wrote: "I love being so close to lakes - Great and otherwise - and rivers. I love the change of seasons. I love the Tigers and Red Wings (sorry, Jim)."

Everybody has their cross to bear. At least they win every so often. So far the Blackhawks have their number this year.

Small towns have a way of growing on you. I am pretty sure that is where you find little pink houses, too.

Jim wrote: "Dr. Detroit wrote: "I love being so close to lakes - Great and otherwise - and rivers. I love the change of seasons. I love the Tigers and Red Wings (sorry, Jim)."

Everybody has their cross to bea..."



Original Six. It's all good.

Dr. Detroit wrote: "Crossing the Blue Water bridge in Port Huron over to Canada? "

That would be the way.

I'd add Clinton Iowa to that list. It's pretty much a shithole river town, run by bigoted corrupt dudes who like to knock their women around. Not that I'm bitter. I worked one summer at the local rag as an intern. Longest damned summer of my life. I'd write an article on toxic chemical runoff and the editor would say, oh no, that smell means we're working!

On a related note, this condescending travel piece on Baltimore is completely saved by the comments section. I never thought I'd say that. Especially this one, which seems to have been written by Baltimore's version of Clark:
"I've lived in Shirlington, Takoma Park, Silver Spring, and Capitol Hill. I've also lived in Locust Point, Hamilton, Tuscany-Canterbury, and Hoes Heights. For 10 years now, I've been finding all the charm and authenticity in Baltimore that I sought but failed to find living in DC. DC is the hot blonde girl who waxes herself nearly bald, went to Penn, and works in communications for a prestigious nonprofit. Baltimore is the brunette who still plays D&D, argues about philosophy on Reddit, and has a taste for kink."

Misha wrote: "I've been living in small towns* for eight years. I'm jonesing for city life. Bad."


Shall we trade?

Sarah Pi wrote: "Especially this one, which seems to have been written by Baltimore's version of Clark."

Damn! Nothing gets by you, does it SP?