I’ve been living in Grosse Pointe for a little over two weeks now. Here are twelve things I’ve learned so far…
1. The Starbucks in the Village makes a better dry cappuccino than any San Francisco branch. (milk foams better here, too. humidity levels?)
2. Every second car is an SUV or truck. Every 20th car is a cop car. Every 50th car is foreign.
3. An unexpected snowstorm in April is magical, revitalizing and cathartic.
4. Detroit-style pizza is going to be the death of me. (If I can’t fit into my swimsuit this summer, I blame you, Buddy’s!)
5. I can make a perfect grilled cheese on an electric stove. Sushi rice, not so much. Pork cutlets, a struggle. Stove = 2, Me = 1.
6. Nope, that’s not a cute cottage, that’s a garage.
7. Fire hydrants are red.
8. Squirrels are creepy.
9. Japanese beetles are not ladybugs (and they are all over the apartment. and also creepy).
10. A quarter will get you anywhere from 20 minutes, to and hour and 15 minutes, at a meter (and look at them!).
11. Detroit is beautiful.
12. An after-dinner family walk makes everything better.
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Glad to see you’re all settled. I thought all fire hydrants are red, what other colors do they have on the west?
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There are possibly some all red ones, but mostly they are white with painted tops (different colors for different water supplies).
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Yellow!
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Looks like your settling in well. The snow scene is indeed magical.
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Yes, it only stayed one day, which was perfect.
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It’s true about the electric and grilled cheese! Wait…fire hydrants here are not red? Hmmm. I used to love after dinner walks. Enjoy!
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Not that I’m aware? There may be some red ones, but definitely not the majority…
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Glad to see you are getting along well there. Are you talking about the black squirrels? There are fewer of them inland. Kind of funny you noted the foreign cars -vs- other cars and trucks. On the west coast the foreign brands outnumber everything. In Michigan they are not as popular.
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Yeah, mostly the black ones. I’m okay with squirrels, there are just a LOT of them here and they dart about like rats. Hehe.
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