Comments on: Warriors give up the fight early

By: Quick Darshan

Quick Darshan — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:58:23 +0000

Rob G, I’m teaching Screenwriting at UM. So three months in Michigan. Just in time for Stuckey’s return.

By: LawyerBoy

LawyerBoy — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:03:13 +0000

Haha, I’ve visited DC guys, and yes, many of my friends there (all Detroit natives) have gotten rid of their car because it’s so frustrating. So I know how you guys feel on that end. BUT, DC public transport is sick. The Metro gets you all around the city and rather quickly. LA public transport is essentially non-existent and the city is larger in land area. So yes, on a driving tip, probably sucks as bad in DC (reticent to say worse). On a good note, only took me about 15 minutes to get to work today, must’ve been the extremely slight drizzle scaring people from driving to work on time, woot woot.

By: Diablo

Diablo — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:47:34 +0000

I guess I lost this discussion…lol

By: Rob G

Rob G — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:38:56 +0000

I’m DC resident from Michigan. Look for me in section 100 of the Verizon Center on the 2nd. I’ll be sporting a beard and a Sheed jersey and screaming “Deeee-troit Basket-ball!”

By: Kyl

Kyl — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:26:10 +0000

wow, how many of us are in the DC area? michigan, taking over!

By: Rob G

Rob G — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:14:11 +0000

But especially if there is a single snow flake, or even a rumor of snow. Marylanders are shitty drivers in the best weather, and downright hopeless in bad weather.

By: Boney

Boney — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:37:33 +0000

I will argue that traffic within 30 miles of the district of columbia is worse than any traffic on earth, especially at christmas time and especially if you have to drive past Tyson’s Corner in Virginia.

By: Rob G

Rob G — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:12:50 +0000

I’m in LB’s court: living in DC is a traffic nightmare - it’s shaving years off my life because of the stress. I cannot wait to get back to the Midwest. QDarshan - what’s your teaching gig?

By: Diablo

Diablo — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:07:45 +0000

I don’t know LB, I think i would rather drive in LA than drive in snow any day. You are right, i never been to LA and i might change my mind if I did a daily drive in the LA area but to me, nothing is worst than sliding in snow hoping no one is going to hit you.

By: LawyerBoy

LawyerBoy — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:12:38 +0000

Diablo, as a person who has driven for multiple years in both places (I’m going to assume you have not), I must say that LA traffic, which is daily mind you, is far more irritating and frustrating than anything Michigan could offer. I’ve driven from Detroit to Bloomington, Indiana on black ice where 696 and 94 were closed, and had I not had to get back in time for my courtside seats for IU-OSU basketball that year, it would’ve been nothing compared to the frustration I face on a much more consistent basis out here.

It can regularly take upwards of 25 minutes to go 3 miles on SURFACE streets during peak work commuting hours. Every day when I go to work I deal with it. If there’s not a light at an intersection there’s a stop sign slowing you down. It’s even worse if there’s an accident.

Darshan man, godspeed on that move. I find myself feeling “chilly” when it dips below 60 and the sun’s still out. LA makes us soft, that’s for sure.

By: Quick Darshan

Quick Darshan — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:53:38 +0000

Ugh. 6-8 inches. I’ve grown soft here in Cali. I’m coming back to Michigan for three months to teach at UMich and the first thing I thought when offered the position was, “now, I can watch every Pistons game.” I have no life. And no winter clothes.

By: Diablo

Diablo — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:40:01 +0000

Matt i hear you, i don’t think anyone likes driving in the snow. And even if LA has horrible daily traffic problems, it is really nothing compared to having to drive through 5-8 inches of snow on 75 mph freeways and then having snow fly into your windsheild also makes it difficult to see.

I also got me a couple shirts this past weekend and I think my dad will like the 89-90 Championship shirt, since that was his favorite Pistons team.

By: Kurt

Kurt — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:29:08 +0000

Hey Matt, in the Marquette area we got 32 inches in 4 days. It was admittedly awful and annoying even to us. I wouldn’t have been driving in that crap in Detroit either. 12 inches of snow in a day is a lot anywhere, and people down there can’t drive in winter anyway!

By: Boney

Boney — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:08:35 +0000

fyi to Matt… I recently purchased my first Jason Maxiell eats babies shirt. I got it for my Dad for christmas. Every game we watch and Maxiell throws down a thunderdunk or if he blocks a shot, my Dad pumps his fist and yells out “get that baby!”

I told him I got it for him and he kind of shrugged it off, but I know he’ll wear it. He’ll at least wear it to the Wiz v. DET game when we go…

By: LawyerBoy

LawyerBoy — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 14:53:06 +0000

Not saying braving the winter storms in Detroit isn’t a noteworthy accomplishment in and of itself, because it is. But just so you know Matt (and non-LA living DBB community), it routinely takes an hour to an hour and a half to go 15 miles in a lot of parts in the Los Angeles area. Oh god, I just want a Chicken Finger Pita from Leo’s or an Olga, is that so much to ask from the West Coast?