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Old 03-24-2016, 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by rustyp View Post
Yes I too understand the PITA part. However I am not from Michigan but have been there and it's natural beauty is breathtaking and by far out ways Florida's natural beauty. Yes I'm thankful for the manmade landscaping we have here but it wouldn't take long for it to look like scrub grass if not maintained. Your Michigan retains it's beauty 24/7/365 without intervention. I will be somewhere else than here when the snow is not flying as long as I am able health and financial wise. I have been here 7 years and you are not going to convince me to stay here in the summer - tried that did not like it.
And I agree with most of what you say. It was a very hard decision. I'm not a Michigan native (37 years in Pittsburgh, my favorite place in the world), but Michigan is the most beautiful place we've ever lived. And yes, I miss it. And I miss Pittsburgh. And what to do...
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