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DrTodd Regular Member 
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I just want to remind everyone here that the 4th of July is an excellent time to OC. I plan on being in Grand Rapids for events and am planning to head to Riverside Park for the Tea Party. |
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cabman1 Regular Member 
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I plan on ocen at the fireworks in jackson on the 3rd |
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springerdave Regular Member
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Keweenaw for me, Michigan's other peninsula.springerdave. |
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Generaldet Regular Member 
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springerdave wrote: Keweenaw for me, Michigan's other peninsula.springerdave.I'm jealous, no place better on earth. Besides maybe Vegas  |
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springerdave Regular Member
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As my dear departed cousin would say, "jealousy will get you nothin', but two tanks of gas will get you to Lake Linden for the best "up north" fireworks display.springerdave. |
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T Vance Regular Member 
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springerdave wrote: As my dear departed cousin would say, "jealousy will get you nothin', but two tanks of gas will get you to Lake Linden for the best "up north" fireworks display.springerdave. What is this up north you speak of?  |
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springerdave Regular Member
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Take your map out and look at all the area of northern Michigan between M-55 and Lake Superior, you pretty much got it!. Das ist "Up North".springerdave. |
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joe_robi Regular Member 
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there is alot of area south of m55 that is still considered up north! i only live maybe 9 mile north of 55 and 2 1/2 miles west of 65 i think the 4th will be my virgin run out into public! i'm a little nervous....wish me luck! Last edited on Sat Jun 27th, 2009 01:36 am by joe_robi |
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Yooper Regular Member 
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I was in the Petoskey/Charlevoix area this past week, and found out how confused people are in that area. "Up North" is anywhere NORTH of the bridge, "Downstate" is anywhere SOUTH of the bridge. I saw many businesses that were named "Up North" this, or "Up North" that... Remember the first two letters in "Up North" are U.P.....not L.P.  Springerdave, where in Lake Linden is a good place to watch? I've only ever gone to the Houghton (back when they had them on the 4th), or South Range fireworks. |
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T Vance Regular Member
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cabman1 wrote: I plan on ocen at the fireworks in jackson on the 3rdMe too |
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cabman1 Regular Member
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if only we had a banner |
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springerdave Regular Member
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Yooper, turn in Lake Linden toward Bootjack, there is an open area at the end of the road that heads back to Gay. Park facing the lake and enjoy!springerdave. |
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LaVere Regular Member 
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Yooper Regular Member
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springerdave wrote: Yooper, turn in Lake Linden toward Bootjack, there is an open area at the end of the road that heads back to Gay. Park facing the lake and enjoy!springerdave. At the end of Bootjack? or do you mean the area where Traprock Valley rd turns off of Bootjack? I'm pretty sure there's an open area there Lavere.......funny!!! |
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LaVere Regular Member
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T Vance Regular Member
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Sweet! My cottage is "technically" up north! I was just kidding about where "up north" is though. People from others states don't usually use the up north when referring to cities north of them. Now people from prison, or that have friends/family in prison....that's another matter |
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hopnpop Regular Member 
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I plan on OCing at the Battle Creek air show the wkend of the 4th. Sure to get someone's attention! |
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Generaldet Regular Member
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LMAO that's good stuff, love the maps! |
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springerdave Regular Member
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Yooper, yes Traprock Valley Road . LaVere, I feel inferior now 'cuse I now know that I live in the REST OF THE STATE .springerdave. |
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MI-copperhead Regular Member 
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I will be OCing at the Tea Party in Coldwater on the 4th  |
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Yooper Regular Member
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Dang, I guess I've been wrong all this time..... Here's how I thought it went. (Disclaimer: All in good fun....take with a grain (or 2) of salt!)  |
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hopnpop Regular Member
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Hey now, easy there - I'm in Paw Paw, SW Mich, and I think most of us would have a fit with being called anything related to Detroit! Detroit subdivision - no way! You forgot a divider running north/south thru Mt. Pleasant. I'm on the better (WEST) side of the state. Anthing east of that line is Detroit!! |
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autosurgeon Regular Member 
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Hey Yooper isn't that up NORT??? |
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DrTodd Regular Member
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hopnpop wrote: Hey now, easy there - I'm in Paw Paw, SW Mich, and I think most of us would have a fit with being called anything related to Detroit! Detroit subdivision - no way! You forgot a divider running north/south thru Mt. Pleasant. I'm on the better (WEST) side of the state. Anthing east of that line is Detroit!! I agree... I've only been through Detroit on my way to Canada a few times, never actually stopped. Been to Novi once and Farmington Hills one time too. One to two times in 40+ years hardly seems to be close enough to qualify. I think that west of 131 is West Michigan, everything east is "another world". West Michigan seems to be connected to Chicagoland, but really only as a vacation/retirement destination for those to escape from the repressive regime of Mayor Daley (and we do have a quite a few Cubs fans). People from Indiana too, they seem to like the fact that there are actually beaches here. "Up north" to people from GR starts about Newaygo/Fremont (M46) but seems to be changing to an M20 boundary as more people are commuting from former "cottages" to jobs in GR. |
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hopnpop Regular Member
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DrTodd wrote: hopnpop wrote:Hey now, easy there - I'm in Paw Paw, SW Mich, and I think most of us would have a fit with being called anything related to Detroit! Detroit subdivision - no way! You forgot a divider running north/south thru Mt. Pleasant. I'm on the better (WEST) side of the state. Anthing east of that line is Detroit!! Sounds bout right I'd extend the 131 line to about M66 tho. Close enough! |
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autosurgeon Regular Member
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I plan to OC at the Kalamazoo Tea Party on the 4th! |
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Yooper Regular Member
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autosurgeon wrote: Hey Yooper isn't that up NORT??? You betcha!!! |
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bigdaddyj Regular Member 
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autosurgeon wrote: I plan to OC at the Kalamazoo Tea Party on the 4th! Where is this taking place? I haven't been able to find anything on it. |
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autosurgeon Regular Member
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http://kzooteaparty.ning.com/ Its from 6:00pm to 8:00 PM on the 4th in Bronson Park Last edited on Fri Jul 3rd, 2009 07:44 am by autosurgeon |
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gravedigger Regular Member
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Just remember to steer clear of school zones, so you aren't arrested for carrying in a school zone! |
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T Vance Regular Member
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Yooper wrote: Dang, I guess I've been wrong all this time..... Here's how I thought it went. You're map is pretty accurate! I always laugh when someone that lives in Novi says they are from Detroit (because they consider Novi a "suburb of Detroit")  . I don't understand how when Novi is like 30 miles from the center of Detroit. Just say you live in Novi! |
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autosurgeon Regular Member
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gravedigger wrote: Just remember to steer clear of school zones, so you aren't arrested for carrying in a school zone! In MI our pistol registration technically licenses us to walk by a school on the sidewalk OC. If you have a CPL they really can't touch you. |
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hopnpop Regular Member
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autosurgeon wrote: gravedigger wrote:Just remember to steer clear of school zones, so you aren't arrested for carrying in a school zone! ...Is that a choir of angels I hear? |
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DanYolSon Regular Member
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autosurgeon wrote: http://kzooteaparty.ning.com/ Going to try and make it there myself and bring a friend. Hopefully all goes well Great time for my friend to OC for his first time. It'll be good for me as well seeing how I've never really done it with a lot of people around. Just walked around the neighborhood (South side of Kalamazoo) and turned quite a few heads. No police contact yet so I'm guessing that the dispatchers are doing there job by asking the necessary questions when it comes to "man with a gun" calls. Happy 4th Everyone!! |
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autosurgeon Regular Member
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We will see you there! I will be the guy in blue jeans a black t-shirt with a US flag on it and a gun |
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T Vance Regular Member
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DanYolSon wrote: No police contact yet so I'm guessing that the dispatchers are doing there job by asking the necessary questions when it comes to "man with a gun" calls. Police are less likely to do anything, such as harrass an OCer when there is a lot of witnesses. |
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Smoothsounds21 Regular Member 
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I was there at Riverside with my dad, we were both OCing. Looked for you but didn't see you. Handed out lots of cards though. Last edited on Sat Jul 4th, 2009 11:27 pm by Smoothsounds21 |
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autosurgeon Regular Member
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OCed at the Kalamazoo TEA Party with my brother also OC. Handed out 8 flyers and had several other people give us the thumbs up. I won a flag in the raffle so I got walk up on the stage in front of everyone OC |
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hopnpop Regular Member
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autosurgeon wrote: OCed at the Kalamazoo TEA Party with my brother also OC. Handed out 8 flyers and had several other people give us the thumbs up. I won a flag in the raffle so I got walk up on the stage in front of everyone OC BEAUTIFUL!!! HA! Shoulda treated it like a catwalk.....and modeling this beautiful 1911 is..... Sounds awesome - good promo!!! |
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DrTodd Regular Member
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Smoothsounds21 wrote: I was there at Riverside with my dad, we were both OCing. Looked for you but didn't see you. Handed out lots of cards though. I actually had to cut my Riverside time short; a friend was in the hospital and I went to see him so I was only there for a short time. I OC'd (w/ CPL) in the hospital, as cc is not allowed. No one said anything. I was down near the GR Ford Museum after eating dinner at Friday's. Sat in front on the wall near Ford's grave. I must have seen 20-30 police officers and probably had a few thousand people see me the whole evening, nothing was said to me at all. My history of no police challenges remains unbroken. I did have a sheriff's deputy nod once while I was crossing the Pearl Street bridge. I have a friend who works at the Amway Grand Hotel; we got to watch the fireworks from one of the rooms. We then walked around the hotel as there were a few wedding parties going on and then back down to Monroe Mall until about 1:00pm. I was OC 100% of the time/ no problems at all. OC'd at Perkins Restaurant in Jenison for lunch today, no problems. |
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hopnpop Regular Member
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DrTodd wrote: Smoothsounds21 wrote:I actually had to cut my Riverside time short; a friend was in the hospital and I went to see him so I was only there for a short time. I OC'd (w/ CPL) in the hospital, as cc is not allowed. Ooh, not to do @ Borgess Hospital in Kzoo. Believe it's a Catholic hospital, not state owned, and it's posted everywhere - no firearms. Just a heads-up. Not like you'd miss the signage if I weren't to post this, but you know... |
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Jonny008 Regular Member 
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I opened carried at the Okemos fireworks seems I was the only one though, but hey I had no problems. |
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hopnpop Regular Member
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Jonny008 wrote: I opened carried at the Okemos fireworks seems I was the only one though, but hey I had no problems. I have YET to see someone else OCing other than our picnics; so I'm ALWAYS the only one 'cept for when my dad & I get together and go somewhere. Still no probs yet |
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