sarge5121976 Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 For all the visitors, from other than Michigan, coming to the Super Bowl in February...... 1. First, you must learn to pronounce the city name. It's Deh-troit NOT DEE-troit. If you pronounce it DEE-Troit then we will assume you are from Toledo and here for the country Music hoe-down. 2. Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere. Detroit has its own version of traffic rules... Hold on and pray! 3. The morning rush hour is from 6:00 am to 10:00 am. The evening rush hour is from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Friday's rush hour starts Thursday morning Weekends are open game. 4. If you actually stop at a yellow light, you will be rear-ended, cussed out and possibly shot. If you're first off the starting line when the light turns green, count to five before going across the intersection. This will avoid getting in the way of cross-traffic who just ran their yellow light to keep from getting shot. 5. Schoenherr can ONLY be properly pronounced by a native of the Detroit metro area. That goes for Gratiot too. 6. Construction and renovation on I-94, I-96, I-75, I-275, I-375, The Lodge and The Southfield Freeways are a way of life and forever. Just deal with it. 7. If someone actually has their turn signal on, it is probably a factory defect or th are "out-of-towners" . 8. All old men (or women) with white hair wearing a hat have total right-of-way. 9. The minimum acceptable speed on I-696 and I-275 is 85 regardless of the posted speeds. Anything less is considered downright SISSY. Oh, and don't even think of allowing more than one car length between cars! 10. That attractive wrought iron on the windows and doors in Detroit is NOT ornamental. DO NOT get out of your car to take pictures. 11. Never stare at the driver of the car with the bumper sticker that says "Keep honking, I'm reloading", he/she is. 12. If you are in the left lane, and only going 70 in a 60 mph zone, people are not waving because they are so friendly in Detroit. I would suggest you duck. 13. I-275 and I-696 is our daily version of NASCAR. 14. It's not M-10, it's "the Lodge". 15. That's not a lake, it's a pothole. 16. If someone tells you it's on Outer Drive, you better hope you have a map. 17. The Michigan left turn is simple. If you want to turn left, go a 1/4 of a mile past your turn, get to the left, then make a left, then make another left, then make a right when you get back to the intersection where you wanted to turn left in the first place. NOW you have gone left. 18. And those 2 really ugly arches over Telegraph???? DON'T EVEN ASK!! WE DON'T HAVE A CLUE!!!!! WELCOME TO DETROIT, ENJOY YOUR STAY, BUT AVOID EYE-CONTACT WITH THE LOCALS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Furley Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 Wow, so Detroit really does suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puddy Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 5. Schoenherr can ONLY be properly pronounced by a native of theDetroit metro area. That goes for Gratiot too. 1292813[/snapback] Same goes for Lahser. Pretty much spot on with the rest of it. Oh and if the buildings downtown look nicer than you expected, it's because we put temporary facades on the abandoned buildings just for the Super Bowl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedroz13 Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 1. First, you must learn to pronounce the city name. It's Deh-troitNOT DEE-troit. If you pronounce it DEE-Troit then we will assume you are from Toledo and here for the country Music hoe-down. 1292813[/snapback] Then why does that annoying announcer always scream, "DEEEEE-TROIT BASKETBALL!" and the crowd loves it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puddy Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 Then why does that annoying announcer always scream, "DEEEEE-TROIT BASKETBALL!" and the crowd loves it? 1292919[/snapback] I really wish he would stop that. But it seems like he never will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egret Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 Then why does that annoying announcer always scream, "DEEEEE-TROIT BASKETBALL!" and the crowd loves it? 1292919[/snapback] Because it's much harder to say DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDa-TROIT Basketball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robash Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 deetroit wasnt all that bad,...old tiger stadium was cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furd Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 hater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 17. The Michigan left turn is simple. If you want to turn left, go a1/4 of a mile past your turn, get to the left, then make a left, then make another left, then make a right when you get back to the intersection where you wanted to turn left in the first place. NOW you have gone left. 1292813[/snapback] Of all the things in Michigan that I hate (and there are a lot of them), the "Michigan left" is at the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmarc117 Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 Of all the things in Michigan that I hate (and there are a lot of them), the "Michigan left" is at the top. 1293369[/snapback] the bad things about these michigan lefts is that they arent at every intersection....only being here a year, ive found myself having to cross 4 lanes of traffic because i thought there was a ML coming up!!! oh, and if that isnt enough...now they are trying these round-a-bouts here too!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furd Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 The roads are the worst thing about southeastern Michigan. They're godawful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigskin Junkie Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 Why not give us some USEFUL information too I am thinking that I am going to get to HockeyTown Cafe at about 11:00 a.m. to find a decent seat. I found out that they are open to the public AND there is no cover. They are opening early (9:00 a.m.), do you think that 11:00 is early enough to get a decent seat? ...or that I might be able to push it a little bit later? There is about 10 of us together. Thinking that we could establish a seat and then send out pairs of two on "field trips" to check out the scene around the stadium leading up to the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmarc117 Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 Why not give us some USEFUL information too I am thinking that I am going to get to HockeyTown Cafe at about 11:00 a.m. to find a decent seat. I found out that they are open to the public AND there is no cover. They are opening early (9:00 a.m.), do you think that 11:00 is early enough to get a decent seat? ...or that I might be able to push it a little bit later? There is about 10 of us together. Thinking that we could establish a seat and then send out pairs of two on "field trips" to check out the scene around the stadium leading up to the game. 1294159[/snapback] here ya go>>> http://media.freep.com/flash/ddg2006/index.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 8. All old men (or women) with white hair wearing a hat have totalright-of-way. 1292813[/snapback] When did Detroit move to Florida? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarge5121976 Posted January 29, 2006 Author Share Posted January 29, 2006 Why not give us some USEFUL information too I am thinking that I am going to get to HockeyTown Cafe at about 11:00 a.m. to find a decent seat. I found out that they are open to the public AND there is no cover. They are opening early (9:00 a.m.), do you think that 11:00 is early enough to get a decent seat? ...or that I might be able to push it a little bit later? There is about 10 of us together. Thinking that we could establish a seat and then send out pairs of two on "field trips" to check out the scene around the stadium leading up to the game. 1294159[/snapback] I think I would get to hockytown cafe earlier than 11:00......probably earlier than 9:00. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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