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Living in Michigan is difficult! High taxes; the worst US Senators this side of Cal. and N.Y.; cold, snow, and ice; the worst roads in the country even with orange barrels on every road all summer long; the cities of Detroit, Pontiac, and Flint; it's a tough place to live. Ah but,
Vernors in every store; totally worth it! Smile
Rod


I made the mistake of taking I-69 from I-90 up to Lansing. JEE-bus what a crappy road. Came back on 127 all the way to US-20.

And speaking of 127...75MPH speed limit? REALLY? That's nucking futz. After years of demon-crap leadership, Michigan has gone from some of the best roads in the nation to some of the worst. Yet, they have some of the highest speed limits.

Whassup wit dat?




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Posts: 15633 | Location: Downeast Maine | Registered: March 10, 2010Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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Moxie = "good stuff" Eek

I guess someone has to like it or they would have stopped making it forever ago.


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available just about everywhere here in southern AZ - now buying it instead of Seagrams (which I thought was pretty good)



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Buddy of mine and I used to make an annual trip from MD to Canada and back. We would rent a car and make a weekend run to get Molson XXX which at the time wasn't imported at least not that we were aware of.

On one trip there was a beautiful covering of snow on an empty parking lot that we figured we'd slide around on a bit........and they we realized it was a frozen lake/pond. That was the slowest/longest trip back to Mother Earth I have ever driven.


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...the worst US Senators this side of Cal. and N.Y...

Hey! What about Illinois??? I'll match my Senators against yours any day for a shit-show.

And we got NO VERNORS!!! Mad


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I can appreciate the drive and effort. But Amazon sells it for $39/48 cans delivered.
 
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There are few things in this world more enjoyable than seeing the look on someone's face after they take their first ever sip of Vernor's from a glass.




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There are few things in this world more enjoyable than seeing the look on someone's face after they take their first ever sip of Vernor's from a glass.


Before or after they get done coughing from the bubbles up their nose? Big Grin Razz




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I can appreciate the drive and effort. But Amazon sells it for $39/48 cans delivered.


I'll be damned. I wonder how long that deal has been available? Not sure I ever checked Amazon, and I can't imagine why, they're my go-to for pretty much everything else.

OTOH, I bought 17 twelve packs for $84, which is about 41¢ per can.

And, of course, I slipped in a visit to a couple of my brothers while I was in town, so there's that... Razz




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Its still sold in Ohio too, which could save a few hundred miles off of your trip.


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What are the egg cartons for?


Eggs.


HA! Big Grin Ba Zinga

I gotta ask , Does MI do that nickle per can redemption thing ?





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What are the egg cartons for?


Eggs.


HA! Big Grin Ba Zinga

I gotta ask , Does MI do that nickle per can redemption thing ?


Nope, we don't do that nickle thing. We do the dime thing. Wink
 
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Originally posted by bendable:I gotta ask , Does MI do that nickle per can redemption thing ?


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hopefully they will redeem them where he lives,
heck no,
Maine is up to 15 cents ! Eek





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That is against the law. I am not kidding. They caught a group bringing in crushed cans by the truckload to California. It was a pretty big deal.
 
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The cans are headstamped for Maine's 5¢ return, didn't have any problem with the last batch.

Which makes me wonder if it isn't for sale somewhere in Maine, or maybe that's just a generic top for the can manufacturing/filling process.




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There are few things in this world more enjoyable than seeing the look on someone's face after they take their first ever sip of Vernor's from a glass.


Before or after they get done coughing from the bubbles up their nose? Big Grin Razz


It's the entire process...




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What are the egg cartons for?


Eggs.


Oh good, glad you cleared that up, I wasn't up to such an involved explanation. Big Grin

I keep 3 to 5 dozen layers around (at the upper end of that scale at the moment) and sell eggs to a group of dedicated locals. Several say they'll go without rather than eat anything but Someday Farm's Finest.


This is one of those things that is too obvious to think of.
 
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You had to go to Michigan to get egg cartons?



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You had to go to Michigan to get egg cartons?


It's like the old story about the little girl and the pony: With all that chickenshit, there HAD to be egg cartons in there somewhere! Big Grin




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