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    Dear Ray1936

    Dear Ray 1936
    Yes, getting old sucks but I just logged in to see if you were still here....And what's the alternative to getting old? Nevermind.
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    The death of Sears can be attributed to longtime...

    The death of Sears can be attributed to longtime CEO Eddie Lampert who was part of an Ann Rand worshiping right wing cult. Of course, stores that are located in suburbs where the average age of the...
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    Tponetom was one of my favorite posters on...

    Tponetom was one of my favorite posters on Detroityes when I used to spend more time here at the beginning of a frightening new century.

    [[After many moves away from and back to Detroit I departed...
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    Dear Tom, I am so sorry to read about your loss....

    Dear Tom, I am so sorry to read about your loss. But I also want to congratulate you on being a lucky man.
    Could you imagine what your life would have been without Peggy? Probably not.
    68 years?...
  5. I first connected with John via DY, then met him...

    I first connected with John via DY, then met him at a FSC, and later Facebook.
    My thoughts are with his families [[blood family and DY family).
    Great to see that a few old timers are still here...
  6. Thread: Sugar Man

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    Nice to see the man get some recognition....

    Nice to see the man get some recognition. Everybody in Los Angeles who sees the movie raves about what a great story is being
    told, those of us who are from Detroit smile knowingly and say "Yes,...
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    Great building, it fascinates me because I live...

    Great building, it fascinates me because I live near its' twin in Los Angeles, which is the site of very high end loftominiums and a ground floor overpriced restaurant.
    ...
  8. . First of all, Redford Township was never...

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    First of all, Redford Township was never beautiful, except maybe when it was undeveloped farmland.

    Maybe you are talking about Old Redford?

    Redford Township has seen an influx of Detroiters...
  9. This person is confused. If there is anything...

    This person is confused. If there is anything less effective than local lawmakers, it's prayer. Whatever the competence level of local politicians, it should be painfully obvious to anyone that no...
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    If being a corrupt racist is not enough, this POS...

    If being a corrupt racist is not enough, this POS was responsible for demolition of Old City Hall...And some people think that Coleman Young was the worst mayor in Detroit History!
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    My friend has been in the building trades for...

    My friend has been in the building trades for some time, has seldom been one to whine or tell tall tales.. he certainly knows what asbestos is [[and it likely is gone from the upper floors) , but I...
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    a friend has been working on the project, reports...

    a friend has been working on the project, reports lots of folks getting sick from conditions in the building...There are also some poor guys from Jalisco who are doing Asbestos abatement without...
  13. it's a perfect situation for fraud. Shadowy...

    it's a perfect situation for fraud. Shadowy records on ownership are the norm for large apt buildings, especially troubled ones. City record keeping is sloppy, nobody on the block is going to know...
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    Berserk Gunman of the month, about once a month...

    Berserk Gunman of the month, about once a month anywhere in America. Usually, but not always a middle aged white guy. Most recently in Orange County, CA.
    [[Note comments after story by internet...
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    I too, must give thanks to MikeG for reminding us...

    I too, must give thanks to MikeG for reminding us of the failure of Ronald Ray-Guns expensive and ineffective "big government" programs: Endless, reckless, wasteful intervention in numerous foreign...
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    Sad, used to live around the corner. It was a...

    Sad, used to live around the corner. It was a very well kept building twenty years ago....but had suffured the usual decline in occupancy as older tenants died/moved on. The sign said something like...
  17. I am reminded of the old parable of the blind men...

    I am reminded of the old parable of the blind men and the elephant. [[apologies to anyone who is actually blind and not mypopic, like our usual misguided posters who blather about how hard they are...
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    translation: It was ok for me to breed, but not...

    translation: It was ok for me to breed, but not those [[insert made up bullshit about illegal immigrants and welfare here). [[Original poster is very busy, working very hard, has time to make thousands...
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    Stop blaming others and get off your...

    [QUOTE]Stop blaming others and get off your ass./QUOTE]

    Were you frantically working as you typed that, or were you sitting on your ass typing on an internet forum?...There seems to be an endless...
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    http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/world/europe/No...

    http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/world/europe/Norway-Victims-Oslo-Utoya.html?ref=europe
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    ^^^what he said.

    ^^^what he said.
  22. Portugal is an ex-superpower. They made their...

    Portugal is an ex-superpower. They made their fortune colonizing and pillaging other parts of the world, and now that colonialism is mostly dead, they are a poor [[but beautiful) country. A bit like...
  23. You can say the same thing about television, and...

    You can say the same thing about television, and it's perfectly legal. Oddly enough, the last time I visited my parents, [[who against my wishes, own a television and are unrepentant television users)...
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    Those billboards are ads for a lawyer? I thought...

    Those billboards are ads for a lawyer? I thought that the billboards represented this woman:

    http://www.orlan.net/
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    ^^What he said^^.

    ^^What he said^^.
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