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Do you still live in SE Michigan, wiz? If so, where? I'm sure you
know I live in Troy, about 19 miles NNW of the Detroit River. If
you've moved away, where did you live when here and where are you
now? Thanks.

Born and raised in Clarkston, it was a great little town back then.
And I've
also lived in E. Lansing and Grand Blanc. Now I'm in St.
Petersburg, Fla. My one year of sailboat racing, we took 1st in
class (Tartan 10) in the Port Huron to Mackinaw race.

Really?! Help out a lazy Michigander, wiz. Clarkston is north of Lapeer
or NW, I can't remember which. I think the only time I've been there,
and it isn't more than maybe 30 miles from me, is for a couple of
funerals for the father or mother of one of my employees, and then
later when HE suddenly and tragicly dropped dead a few years back after
I'd retired.
Clarkston is due west of Lake Orion, so that would be SW of
Lapeer. Basicly it's at the intersection of Dixie Hwy, M 15 and
I 75. I have to say Dixie Hwy, because I think they changed the
number from US 10 to US 24, but I'm not susre, it's been a long
time since I've been there.

And yes, I know where Tory is.

A slip of the digit, methinketh - Troy.

ROFL, yeppers, that and my old age setting in. :-)
Not to mention my dyslexia.


I've been to Tampa-St. Pete many times. My wife always liked the Gulf
side of Florida for beach vacations than the Atlantic side because the
water is warmer, less windy, nicer scenery, about everything better.
Her fav place was Treasure Island. We also stayed ONCE - never do that
again! - on Sanibel Island some distance south of you. Beaches were
narrow, the place was infested with bugs to the point where one
couldn't stroll the beach after dusk, and restaurants few and far
between.

I love it here. With the price of gas the way it is, I can get to anywhere
I want by bicycle with no problems. In fact, I haven't driven a car since
Christmas. St. Pete is getting real "biker" friendly more and more each
year with new bicycle paths being added to the streets every year and
even putting up bicycle racks in more areas.

I did like Florida much better than Souther California but since I'd
never been there, we did take a vacation to the Greater Los Angeles
Area in 1993, stayed in a Holiday in Anaheim, and did all of the
touristy stuff including the San Deigo Zoo. But, the white tigers were
sleeping in the back of their lair that day. Of course, we also had to
find each and every Hard Rock Cafe because me daughter, then not quite
13, was collecting T-shirts. Now she collects their shot glasses and
has a couple of big wall shelfie things.

I'm glad I went to Kalyfornia, but once was enough for me. For the
record ain't no way, Jose, I'd ever fly into LAX, we went into John
Wayne and picked up our car on the property, great way to go.

Been to Cal., nice place to visit, but wouldn't want to live there.

wizofwas