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Time for funny !Michigan got so cold this weekend because someone accidentally put the entire state in a garage freezer and forgot about it. Look at this thing. That's not normal frost buildup. That's what happens when something gets left in a freezer for months, completely forgotten, buried under layers of ice until it's unrecognizable. That's Michigan right now.
Somewhere, someone opened their garage freezer, saw Michigan sitting in there covered in frost, and thought "oh no, I forgot I put that in here." But it's too late. The state is frozen solid. The ice has taken over. You can't just thaw Michigan out now. It's been in there too long. The damage is done. We're all living in a freezer that someone abandoned in 2019 and never cleaned out.
This explains everything. The negative temperatures, the wind chills that make your face hurt, the fact that stepping outside feels like walking into a walk-in freezer at a restaurant. It's because we ARE in a freezer. Michigan didn't get cold naturally. Someone put us in here, forgot about us, and now we're stuck until spring when someone finally decides to defrost this thing.
If you're in Michigan this weekend and wondering why it's so unbearably cold, this is why. We're the forgotten leftovers in the back of a garage freezer, covered in ice, waiting for someone to remember we exist. At least we're well-preserved.
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A public comment period ends January 27, 2026. Anyone wishing to voice concerns about the following UHaul requests in Petoskey may do so through EGLE’s website link:
mienviro.michigan.gov/ncore/external/publicnotice/search
Enter HQF-AXAK-T2VJC in the reference number search box, click ADD COMMENT
Thank you to the researchers who brought this to the areas attention.
1.22.26 "Last night at Petoskey planning commission meeting the planners listened to the community. The Kmart proposal was denied. However, the same company is proposing a project at the north entrance in Bear Creek Township at the old Humane Society property next to Oleson’s.
While they stood there last night and told the board that they are a “green company” and repurposing the old Kmart would prevent hurting our environment by not filling our landfills by tearing down the building. A while they are proposing to build over 100,000 ft.² of storage facility and distribution center, Destroy our wetlands and pave over a stream in Bear Creek Township.
Currently, they are in the process of obtaining an EGLE permit with the state of Michigan and it is in the public review process. If anyone would like to make a comment, there is FIVE days left to do so." FIVE DAYS....LINK ABOVE...
Contact Jackie Hall to help, sign petitions or become involved in what you can do...
When asked for the AMOUNT of support, Jackie's answer was: "I don’t think it’s possible to assign a specific number or percentage, but we’ve been actively working on this since December 2024 and have not encountered a single person who supports the project. Our petition gathered 134 signatures (due to short notice, 2 week period), and not one signer expressed support. Likewise, at last night’s meeting regarding the Kmart proposal, no one spoke in favor of the project or submitted written support to the City. There were a couple face-book posts and polls that have been circulating online the last few days in regards to KMart project. From what I gathered the majority opposed siting housing needs, excessive amount of storage in our area and they would like to see something that would be a better use to our community."
CONTACT: Jackie A. Hall Conway Storage 5040 Rosada Street (office) 2020 & 2094 Fochtman Industrial Park Drive Petoskey, MI 49770. 231-622-1580, 231-487-0391 or after hours 231-622-1580.
There is also more information on the www.weloveharborsprings.org website, to learn more.
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