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Old 09-03-2012, 06:48 PM
 
Location: Loving life in Gaylord!
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Hi michmoldman,
You might consider a couple of days on Beaver Island when you plan your weeklong photography and camping trips. Lots of beautiful trails through the woods with very few people.
On my bucket list for sure! I have a ton of Michigan left to see.
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Old 09-03-2012, 06:49 PM
 
Location: Loving life in Gaylord!
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Better yet, move up north and on holidays go visit friends and relatives in the SE corner. That way the traffic is always going the opposite direction and going home after a long week-end is something to look forward to.
My plans exactly! Actually, I was just telling my wife that on the way home from Newaygo tonight.
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Old 09-04-2012, 02:45 PM
 
Location: Livonia,MI
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I left in May and moved to Greenville, SC. After being here 2 months, I am ready to go back. Problem is I wanted this move and my wife won't even talk about it, although she left good friends behind and I think she would. It is just so much effort to move again! I miss my scenery, my Great Lakes, my fishing, my rivers! Not the snow though!

It was a lot of effort to move to NC and then back to Michigan....but was well worth it!!
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Old 09-05-2012, 07:45 AM
 
Location: Boyne Country
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Move out of Michigan? Right now?? Heck no, not when we are on the edge of Archery Deer Season.

(Perferator...misspell is intentional....is my nic because I shoot holes in stuff)
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Old 09-05-2012, 02:48 PM
 
Location: SE Michigan
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My job now allows me to completely telecommute so after 5 years in Texas I'm heading back! We miss old friends and family too much! One kid is staying though and finishing school so it wasn't a complete family withdraw. Even taking into account i'll have to pay income tax again with what I'll save on electric bills HOA fees and property taxes I can fly him home monthly if I want to!
I'm packing the moving truck tuesday the 12th and will see Michigan again next week!
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Old 09-05-2012, 04:37 PM
 
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It was a lot of effort to move to NC and then back to Michigan....but was well worth it!!
What time frame did you do this in and why did you change your mind?
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Old 09-05-2012, 05:00 PM
 
Location: Great White North of Michigan
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I gotta tell ya, those of us who were able to stick it out here are not rejoicing in some peoples decision to bail, but welcome all of those who are homesick, and have been since crossing the Mi/Ohio border for "greener pastures".
In the voice of Extreme Makeovers Ty Pennington, Welcome home defectors, Welcome home...
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Old 09-06-2012, 09:03 AM
 
Location: Livonia,MI
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What time frame did you do this in and why did you change your mind?

Moved there in August of 2010 and was back here in June of 2012. The family didn't care for it there. In Michigan, we're inside from around November to around March or April. There you're inside from about the end of May until the end of September because of the heat. Not to mention the bites from the bugs you really never see. And having been born and raised in Michigan, I missed it too much. Family is here as well as a lot of the things I missed. And in the 2 years I was there, I saw my wife and kids for a total of about 3 months. That REALLY sucked. The job I took doesn't pay even close to what I've made in the past.....but I'm happy.
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Old 09-06-2012, 01:45 PM
 
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Moved there in August of 2010 and was back here in June of 2012. The family didn't care for it there. In Michigan, we're inside from around November to around March or April. There you're inside from about the end of May until the end of September because of the heat. Not to mention the bites from the bugs you really never see. And having been born and raised in Michigan, I missed it too much. Family is here as well as a lot of the things I missed. And in the 2 years I was there, I saw my wife and kids for a total of about 3 months. That REALLY sucked. The job I took doesn't pay even close to what I've made in the past.....but I'm happy.
Welcome home! We did the same, only we went to Arizona. I was so happy to be back in Michigan that when I got off the plane at Detroit Metro I probably would have kissed the ground if it hadn't all been paved, lol. As I drove along I-94 in late August, I literally marveled at the lush greenness of Michigan, and we're not talking about some deep forest in the UP, we're talking about the sides of the interstate in suburban Detroit!

I think the mistake that so many people make is that they visit a place and really enjoy themselves, and don't really think it through what is actually involved in moving away from everyone and everything that they know, just that it's something different and they feel like they're ready for a change. I know we were guilty of that. Even if you spend the time looking at housing, visiting grocery stores, and trying to get a feel for what it is like to live there, it's never really the real thing until all of your stuff is in the new place for once and for all and it hits you that you really did go through with it and for some of us, it just isn't the same and never can be.
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Old 09-06-2012, 05:08 PM
 
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Welcome home! We did the same, only we went to Arizona. I was so happy to be back in Michigan that when I got off the plane at Detroit Metro I probably would have kissed the ground if it hadn't all been paved, lol. As I drove along I-94 in late August, I literally marveled at the lush greenness of Michigan, and we're not talking about some deep forest in the UP, we're talking about the sides of the interstate in suburban Detroit!

I think the mistake that so many people make is that they visit a place and really enjoy themselves, and don't really think it through what is actually involved in moving away from everyone and everything that they know, just that it's something different and they feel like they're ready for a change. I know we were guilty of that. Even if you spend the time looking at housing, visiting grocery stores, and trying to get a feel for what it is like to live there, it's never really the real thing until all of your stuff is in the new place for once and for all and it hits you that you really did go through with it and for some of us, it just isn't the same and never can be.
I think you have nailed it with your last paragraph. I wasn't even unpacked yet in SC when I was already picking apart the house I had just bought. I was ready to put the house back on the market and take my losses. However, my saner side is prevailing at least for the present. I will go through the winter here and take another feel for it in the spring. I lived in NE part near the Lake Huron shore and it was so beautiful when I left! However, NE MI is not exactly thriving, so who knows what the future holds. There a lot of retirees in the area, shopping sucks and winters are long.
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