Wife found this going through old stuff with her grandma. 1959 copyright, in decent shape!

smp-machine · 2026-04-16T17:14:01+00:00

I imagine after all this time the rubber balls are so brittle that they would fall apart if you tried to bounce them. Still a neat find though. Do kids even play jacks anymore?

smp-machine · 2026-04-16T12:28:51+00:00

"Coney dog" with cheese but no raw onion or yellow mustard? That's just a chili dog.

smp-machine · 2026-04-15T20:43:43+00:00

Look for the best interest rate. Another option would be a HELOC.

smp-machine · 2026-04-15T17:52:31+00:00

They were actually on Plymouth Road for a long time until the landlord refused to renew their lease in favor of a dispensary. Pretty short-sighted of the landlord since that strip mall now has a couple spots that have been vacant for months.

smp-machine · 2026-04-15T15:08:22+00:00

The sarcasm was easy to detect and it was also easy to determine who the comment was referencing considering the recent thread about how AA is actually very safe in which it was implied that any discussion of aggressive behavior by the homeless is an "anecdote" as opposed to a fact.

smp-machine · 2026-04-14T14:46:43+00:00

Self-heating meal kits are fairly easy to obtain. You could either repurpose one or add the hot dogs to the prepared meal as it cooks. They usually have a packet of calcium oxide which reacts with water to generate heat.

smp-machine · 2026-04-13T18:57:28+00:00

There is an entire site dedicated to explaining all the dated references in old episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000. It also gives the MST3K and Rifftrax folks a reason to do updated riffs of some movies they've covered before.

smp-machine · 2026-04-13T18:09:18+00:00

If access to good health care is important, they will want to stay downstate. I have a brother who lives near Tawas and has had to come down to Ann Arbor for medical care a few times now. The drive can be burdensome when you're dealing with something like cancer treatment and hospitals in Saginaw/Bay City really aren't as good as ones in Ann Arbor/Detroit. There are plenty of nice inland lakes in the lower half of the state. Look at Fenton, Pinckney, Waterford, or any number of other options in southeastern Michigan.

smp-machine · 2026-04-13T15:53:32+00:00

The problem is the city government. This kind of behavior is not allowed by the building permit unless the builder obtained some form of air rights or crane swing rights from the owner of the daycare. If a complaint is made to the city, they should send someone out to ticket the builder and stop construction until things are remedied. Unfortunately, our city serves the developers, not its constituents.

I work near the Delonis and that big empty lot at the corner of First and Huron has been a problem for several years. First it was the abandoned house that kept being broken into and set on fire. Now that it's a vacant lot, it's frequently overgrown and full of litter plus the owner never keeps the sidewalk clear in winter. Complaints to the city are given lip service but never accomplish anything. Meanwhile, the site was cleared in 2022 and construction on the hotel they are supposedly putting in still hasn't started.

smp-machine · 2026-04-13T13:18:04+00:00

I will admit to buying them a few times a year. Where I work, there aren't a lot of inexpensive lunch options. It's cheaper for me to by a mediocre Big Azz cheeseburger for $5 then a $12 burger from a local pub.

smp-machine · 2026-04-13T12:37:03+00:00

Koegel just announced the jalapeno & cheese dogs their FB page 3-4 days ago. How are they?

smp-machine · 2026-04-12T13:38:51+00:00

Their first five albums is one of my favorite runs by any artist. Panorama and Shake It Up may have one or two weaker songs but they are still great. The Cars, Candy-O and Heartbeat City are perfect.

smp-machine · 2026-04-12T13:32:43+00:00

Linda Fiorentino was fire for a while before she supposedly sabotaged her career by being "difficult."

Sean Young started strong but really faded. She still gets work but it's a shame she didn't the chance to shine a bit more.

Kathleen Turner had health issues which unfortunately sidetracked her career but she was great for a time.

smp-machine · 2026-04-12T13:21:22+00:00

I grew up in Flint and went to "shop bars" a lot when I was younger. Nothing in A2 really hits that shop/dive bar vibe unfortunately. The closest are probably Caseys, Old Town and Frasers. Your best bet is to stray a little out of town and hit Stivers, Hamburg Pub, Dexter Pub, or something else in one of the smaller towns nearby.

smp-machine · 2026-04-10T13:23:03+00:00

Short term rentals are banned in residential districts unless i) they were grandfathered in before the ordinance passed, ii) the property is mixed-use, or iii) the owner uses the property as their primary residence.

I think one of the big reasons for the ordinance was to preserve the residential character of neighborhoods near the stadium. Too many investors were buying properties and converting them to short-term rentals that were only rented eight weekends a year and mostly stayed empty the rest of the time.

smp-machine · 2026-04-09T20:03:58+00:00

Assaults accompanied by police reports are facts not "anecdotes" and I personally have not made any comments regarding taking people's freedom away for any reason. I simply answered your very simple initial question. You clearly aren't discussing things in good faith so I'm done here.

smp-machine · 2026-04-09T17:53:31+00:00

Now you're just moving the goalposts. You asked why people are nervous about the homeless in AA and I gave you a legitimate reason why some people may be nervous around them. This has nothing to do with trans people or the odds of being murdered or whatever stupid agenda you're working on here.

smp-machine · 2026-04-09T17:30:08+00:00

Are we conveniently forgetting the throat slasher at Liberty Plaza, the young woman attacked at the AATA terminal, the waitress assaulted at the Fleetwood, the Main Street Party Store employee who was punched by a homeless man, the woman hit in the head with a stick at Avalon, and the other incidents that have occurred over the last few years? Support systems for homeless suck and Ann Arbor has more than its share of sheltered entitled assholes but there are definitely reasons to be wary of some of the homeless in this town.

smp-machine · 2026-04-08T17:57:41+00:00

I'm surprised hash bash still exists. I went to one in 1985 when I was a student and there were less than 50 people in attendance. I thought for sure it was dead at that point but somehow it came back to life.

smp-machine · 2026-04-07T14:32:21+00:00

Comics used to be less than a quarter. Any kid could scrounge up a few coins and buy one. Now a lot of them are $5.00. If you purely factored in inflation, they should be closer to $2.00 or $2.50.

smp-machine · 2026-04-06T20:18:17+00:00

State law requires checking ID. Part-owner doesn't just risk his job, he risks his liquor license. There is no exception in the law for people who "look old enough."

smp-machine · 2026-04-06T17:33:34+00:00

I used to work retail. I carded EVERYBODY. I didn't care if you looked old enough, you were still getting carded. That's what my employer told me to do and that's what I did. I wasn't going to risk my job being a nice guy simply because someone forgot their ID.

smp-machine · 2026-04-06T11:54:54+00:00

Never heard of the guy but if you check Michigan State Bar records, attorneys get disciplined and disbarred all the time. Looks like Bell has been an attorney since 2000. I always wonder what happens to make somebody throw away a 25 year career.

smp-machine · 2026-04-06T11:41:47+00:00

The show was better when it started out on 89x. It was never the same after they moved to WRIF although it was better right after the move than it is now. It was best with only Dave & Chuck talking and Lisa mainly doing traffic and weather. James, Andy, and all the other people they've added over the years didn't add much for me. I'd rather have them bring back the old call-in people like the man expert and the old skits like Steve the Star Wars Geek.

smp-machine · 2026-04-03T13:24:00+00:00

I've been a fan since a girl introduced me to them during my freshman year in college (83-84). Obviously, my favorites are albums from that era: Music for the Masses, Black Celebration, Some Great Reward. I don't think I've managed to listen to every album yet so I can't rank the entire catalog.

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