I love it! It’s a tragedy of epic proportions that it’s more of a tribute to Flint’s excess in loss. It definitely commemorates the former greatness of what once was a thriving metropolis.
I was kind of all over the map, headquartered out of Flint / Burton and working either to the East toward Imlay City or South toward Oxford, Pontiac and Brighton. Probably passed you up many, many times along US 23.
Once Ford went to Mexico, GM went to Shanghai and Chrysler succumbed to being ran into the ground by Chrysler, we just had to recognize that manufacturing for Michigan was on its last breath. Staying too long meant getting stuck like a lot of poor folks in Flint and Detroit. And I should admit that there would be no adapting to the changing times for me. I love metal fab. It was too late in the game to strive to become a lawyer and I’m just not shady enough to sell used cars.
I do miss it up there, though. Some of the most beautiful shoreline I’ve ever seen, including Florida, Oregon and California. And don’t even get me started on the U.P. I could happily get lost anywhere up there.