I’m moving back to Pennsylvania next month.
NEENER-NEENER-NEENER. 
Tom,
Are you sure about 1974 being the year of the big ice storm? I seem to remember 1972, at least on the west side of the state. We could be talking about two different storms, since the weather in the east is often quite different from that in the west.
different storms. I kow there was a big ice storm in 73 or 74 (I remember my mom calling me to tell me to stay indoors or ‘watch out for falling tree limbs’), and the May 8 snow fall I absolutely know had to be in either 74 or 75 (remembering who I called, had to be after 73 'cause I didn’t know him, couldn’t have been 76 'cause I was seeing some one else). these were in mid MI (E. Lansing, home of the Spartans
I am so jealous.
(seen snow once in my life)
wring,
Ah, East Lansing, home of the Spartans. That explains a lot. Funny things happen there, I understand. Why, I even remember when time stood still there, a couple of years back:D . Anyway, in '74 I was living in Marquette, so I wouldn’t have noticed anything unusual about snow on May 8th.
gex gex,
Having just shoveled 5" of “Michigan Spring” out of my 300’ driveway, I can assure you that you are not missing anything of great value right now. Sure, snow is great in December and January, when it’s a pleasant break from the dreariness of late fall, but this obnoxious joke on the part of Mother Nature is just depressing.
I moved to Michigan from Oregon back in early January. I’ve got to say that I’m getting a kick out of how this area deals in spring. Full of suprises.
Personally, I like cold weather, so this is just fine with me. Except for the freezing rain. Nothing good about freezing rain.
To those who doubt my Northerness… Hey, if I live in “Out-State” Michigan, I live in Northern Michigan. There’s djs here who still say they broadcast out of the 51st state of Paradise. I’m above the 45th parallel - I’m north.
The Wings tied? Really? Hurrah!
This morning, I woke up and looked outside at the trees. My first reaction was “blossoms! It’s spring!” Please note, I have terrible vision. Then I put on my glasses and realized that the “blossoms” were, in fact, little icicles.
It was in the 70s on Wednesday!
Of course, there was snow on the ground on Monday morning.
I’m from California, where the key word to the weather isn’t “warm” or “sunny”, but “stable.” This schizophrenic weather is driving me batshit.
hehehehe, go ahead, call yerselves Northern Michigan. Everyone knows trolls have a bad sense of direction.
Oh look! Snowing again! Think we got a foot last night, and more coming down now. Whhhheeeeeeee!
I’d kill for snow here…we have half an inch of ICE outside right now. The back yard of the apartment complex looks like a skating rink. Looks like I’m stranded here for the next couple of days…the apartment snow plow and salt truck don’t run on weekends. Thanks, guys! 
Your location is “North of Canada” and the snow plow and salt truck don’t run on weekends? WTF?
By the way, Athena, I though you weren’t supposed to call people Trolls on the SDMB anymore 
Sorry. I meant
I need to work on my smilies more.
fuck.
now they say our power may be restored by 8 pm TUESDAY.
I didn’t call any PEOPLE trolls. I called you TROLLS trolls. 
Well, I was talking about the Detroit area, but I did get the year wrong. The really horrendous Detroit ice storm was in 75. (I had to tick off on my fingers what job I was working to remember the circumstances.)
Joey?
(j/k)
I’m Up North.
We got about 8 inches of snow last night between 9:30 p.m. and 2 a.m. Easily a foot overnight.
Happy spring.
Private road. If I could get my car to the edge of the apartment complex, I’d be OK.
Mind you, the city of Niagara Falls sucks at snow removal. The wag here is that they keep the snow on the roads so that you can glide over the potholes.
Snow I can live with, but this ice glaze made it damn near impossible to open my door.
Hello Again, phatlewt and I were in my kitchen yesterday cooking up a storm. HelloAgain and I were both griping about this bullshit cold snap. phatlews, being the only Michigan native in the room, would have none of it. He said we should know better. This is Michigan. In April, in Michigan, there is always one nasty storm that feels like winter.
I continued to whine, regardless.