FROG MAN Posted December 18, 2008 Share #1 Posted December 18, 2008 No wonder Squid wants to get out of Michigan. It's the home of Hell. I think it's froze over to. The History of Hell Michigan Hell was first settled in 1838 by George Reeves and his family. George had a wife and 7 daughters – no reason to call it Hell yet… George built a mill and a general store on the banks of a river that is now known as Hell Creek... The mill would grind the local farmers grain into flour; George also ran a whiskey still, so a lot of times the first 7-10 bushels of grain became moonshine. In turn, horses would come home without riders, wagons without drivers….someone would say to the wife, where is your husband? She’d shrug her shoulders, throw up her arms and exclaim, Ahh, he’s gone to Hell!” In 1841 when the State of Michigan came by, and asked George what he wanted to name his town, he replied, “Call it Hell for all I care, everyone else does.” So the official date of becoming Hell was October 13, 1841... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiCarl Posted December 18, 2008 Share #2 Posted December 18, 2008 The worst thing about it is that Hell froze over at least six weeks ago and shows no sign of an imminent thaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROG MAN Posted December 18, 2008 Author Share #3 Posted December 18, 2008 Thats what I figured. It's snowing in Vegas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yammer Dan Posted December 18, 2008 Share #4 Posted December 18, 2008 Crazy winter!! Should just cancel it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRider Posted December 18, 2008 Share #5 Posted December 18, 2008 And it's not even winter yet!! We are expecting 8 to 10 inches tomorrow and possibly another 8 to 10 Sunday! Looks like I will be spending the weekend in the house preparing for Christmas Eve and Christmas dinners. Yes, both. We have my wife's former in-laws (she was widowed young) on Eve, and then my wife's family on Christmas. 10 to 12 on Eve, 18 to 20 on Christmas. Everyone expects bigger and better than last year so I will have to do some real planning. Might have to take some ideas from the "What is the strangest thing you have ever eaten" thread. RR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweetnothing Posted December 18, 2008 Share #6 Posted December 18, 2008 But....we do have the "Blessing of the bikes in Hell" every spring!! Now how could you top that one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dano Posted December 18, 2008 Share #7 Posted December 18, 2008 Hey Lonna, you and Brad should just move here to Indy, we only get ICE on our roads!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freebird Posted December 18, 2008 Share #8 Posted December 18, 2008 Yea...you tell em Dan. I loved the weather that you arranged for ME this week. I got back home a few minutes ago....we are supposed to get some of that ice tonight. By the way, it was great seeing you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted December 18, 2008 Share #9 Posted December 18, 2008 The worst thing about it is that Hell froze over at least six weeks ago and shows no sign of an imminent thaw. Come on Global Warming!!!! :bowdown::bowdown: Debi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adventurer 08 Posted December 18, 2008 Share #10 Posted December 18, 2008 michigan is a great place to be!! there only calling for 6 to 10 in. of new snow tonite on top of the 4 we just got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squidley Posted December 18, 2008 Share #11 Posted December 18, 2008 michigan is a great place to be!! there only calling for 6 to 10 in. of new snow tonite on top of the 4 we just got. John....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dano Posted December 18, 2008 Share #12 Posted December 18, 2008 Yea...you tell em Dan. I loved the weather that you arranged for ME this week. I got back home a few minutes ago....we are supposed to get some of that ice tonight. By the way, it was great seeing you. Hey Don, just wanting you to feel "at home" while you were down here. Supposed to get more tonite, then 50 by daylight and trending downwards from there. 17's the high by Sunday.......... It was great to see you, too. Glad we're "in the business" so we can see each other every once in a while. Next time, I'll make sure to get you out to the house for that dinner I promised you, but I knew you didn't want MY cooking this time......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uturn Posted December 19, 2008 Share #13 Posted December 19, 2008 I agree that Michigan is great place to be from - a long way from! ( in the winter) > leave me in Virginia. Right Riderduke? BRRRR Keep the rubber side down. MIKE aka Uturn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradT Posted December 19, 2008 Share #14 Posted December 19, 2008 michigan is a great place to be!! there only calling for 6 to 10 in. of new snow tonite on top of the 4 we just got. Then Why are you sending it this way, as you did a couple of days ago. Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted December 19, 2008 Share #15 Posted December 19, 2008 No wonder Squid wants to get out of Michigan. It's the home of Hell. I think it's froze over to. The History of Hell Michigan Hell was first settled in 1838 by George Reeves and his family. George had a wife and 7 daughters – no reason to call it Hell yet… George built a mill and a general store on the banks of a river that is now known as Hell Creek... The mill would grind the local farmers grain into flour; George also ran a whiskey still, so a lot of times the first 7-10 bushels of grain became moonshine. In turn, horses would come home without riders, wagons without drivers….someone would say to the wife, where is your husband? She’d shrug her shoulders, throw up her arms and exclaim, Ahh, he’s gone to Hell!” In 1841 when the State of Michigan came by, and asked George what he wanted to name his town, he replied, “Call it Hell for all I care, everyone else does.” So the official date of becoming Hell was October 13, 1841... Guess so, here's the proof that Hell froze over....BTW we could use some of the precipitation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squidley Posted December 20, 2008 Share #16 Posted December 20, 2008 Guess so, here's the proof that Hell froze over....BTW we could use some of the precipitation. You would like the liquid form...trust me there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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