[Jumbonium2007]

So my mac is at the local mac dealer for logic board replacement. I stopped in this morning on the way home from northern michigan to see if it was coming along and hopefully i could pick it up.. They havent even gotten to it yet. So here I am using my lUbuntu 7.0.4 Linux Box running that compiz fusion desktop and I miss my mac.. I like linux but it cant compare to the mac at all.. I miss my little mac mini

[rickey939]

I miss it as well.

[Laminar]

https://www.blogger.com/start

[design219]

I was hoping for some info on LOST.

What are the odds that not one survivor had a powerbook?

[goMac]

Originally Posted by design219 

What are the odds that not one survivor had a powerbook?

Jacob doesn't like Macintoshes.

[ghporter]

Jumbo, where'd you go (while your Mac was languishing in the shop) and where is home? There are things to do in Michigan that can take your mind off of not having your computer.

[Jumbonium2007]

I was up in Mt. Pleasant area for the weekend, hit the college surplus sale, and then went to my great grandpas party.. Had to take the gf home in lansing and then drove back home.. and there are things to do in flint or lansing but money is the issue.. On the plus side I am getting alot of house cleaning done. Its just a thing.. i come out every morning sit down at my mac.. read the sites i do.. check email, myspace that sort of thing and then go about my day.. it felt weird hopping on the linux box

[Rumor]

It's a bit frightening that you are this emotionally attached to a computer.

[residentEvil]

ah, northern lower. technically, you were no where near northern michigan you didn't even cross the bridge! silly trolls.

[ghporter]

That's a bridge ride that one remembers! I've gone across it twice in my life, and it has stuck with me some 30 years later. Late summer, clear skies, nice weather, and new places to see-I sure miss those trips.

Of course where I grew up (in the Downriver area), anything past about Pontiac is considered "up north." And in Monroe, even Detroit is "up north."

[residentEvil]

some say north of 69. some say north of the zilwaukee bridge. some say north of standish. some say north of grayling or gaylord.

rubbish!

i'm not up north until i pass the bridge speaking of which, the episode of Dirty Jobs about the bridge was awesome. some of those shots i'd love to pay for a chance to see them in-person.

[residentEvil]

and for the michigan newbs...a troll is someone who was born below the bridge. transplants don't count. if you were born in lower...you are a troll.

[Jumbonium2007]

Ive lived in the UP as well.. Newberry for a while and sault ste marie.. Seen the bridge one too many times.. both fun places to live.. I moved there for a girl.. never again will i move for a female even if she is jeri ryan

[ghporter]

Originally Posted by residentEvil 

and for the michigan newbs...a troll is someone who was born below the bridge. transplants don't count. if you were born in lower...you are a troll.

Guilty. But the converse is that someone born north of the bridge is a Yooper-and we're not even going to go there!

[Jumbonium2007]

Guys Im gonna come out with it and its gonna shock you all that Im a Troll.. and this troll will be walking the mackinac bridge on september 2nd this year

[design219]

Originally Posted by Jumbonium2007 

...even if she is jeri ryan

Yeah, I hear she is no fun.

[wallinbl]

The Mackinac Bridge Authority has a "Drivers Assistance Program" that provides drivers for those uncomfortable with driving across the Mackinac Bridge.

Are the people of Michigan pansies or something? That bridge is only five miles long.

[Jumbonium2007]

Ive crossed that thing hundreds of times.. in small dodge omni's and trucks and whatnot.. never been scared once.. The cool thing is if you walk the bridge you can feel it move under your feet..

Mike Rowe from dirty jobs did an episode on painting the bridge..

And No people from michigan arent pansies..

[ghporter]

The Mackinac Bridge is the third longest suspension bridge in the world, and the longest in the Western Hemisphere. It's about 200 feet off the water in the middle, and there are some hellacious winds through the Mackinac Straits, so out there with nothing between you and the wind but some heavy cables, it can get "interesting." Read it all here.

[Laminar]

Wow...

It is possible that the deck at center span could move as much as 35 feet (east or west) due to high winds.

[Railroader]

http://forums.macnn.com/61/feedback/...d-new-threads/

[Railroader]

A woman driving a Yugo was blown off the bridge

Mackinac Bridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[design219]

Haha, excessive speed in a Yugo. Something's not right there.

[turtle777]

Wow, this thread has gone places.

-t

[Railroader]

I am spending Labor Day weekend in a small town near Traverse City. They call out-of-towners "fudgies". So, I'll be a "fudgie" for a few days. Just thought I'd throw that out there for you all.

[ghporter]

Originally Posted by Railroader 

http://forums.macnn.com/61/feedback/...d-new-threads/

This isn't so much poorly titled as derailed. But I'll fix the title...

Originally Posted by Railroader 

I am spending Labor Day weekend in a small town near Traverse City. They call out-of-towners "fudgies". So, I'll be a "fudgie" for a few days. Just thought I'd throw that out there for you all.

My family used to spend our summer vacations in that viscinity-Torch Lake, Bellaire, Mancelona, Kalkaska... Gorgeous area. And lots of touristy kinds of places, which is probably where the "fudgies" thing comes from.

[Rumor]

Originally Posted by Railroader 

I am spending Labor Day weekend in a small town near Traverse City. They call out-of-towners "fudgies". So, I'll be a "fudgie" for a few days. Just thought I'd throw that out there for you all.

I used to live in Traverse City and worked as a bouncer for about a year at Streeters. Which small town are you going to?

[residentEvil]

I haven't done the bridge walk myself in about 15 years. Found new things to do on the Labor Day holiday.

[Railroader]

Originally Posted by Rumor 

I used to live in Traverse City and worked as a bouncer for about a year at Streeters. Which small town are you going to?

Acme and Elk Rapids.

[Rumor]

Don't think I ever went up that way. I had went to Suttons Bay, Omena and another small town up there a few times.