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Last Minute Lunch Deal in Farmington Hills, MI. White Castle. One day only. Friday, May 10th, 2013. White Castle burgers for only 25 cents! Limit 10, but still an awesome deal! Let me know if you're gonna go. And make sure you're in line before noon. Check out Sliderbration.com for more details. ...

What Info Do You Give To EVERYONE While Talking On A Cell Phone? I was sitting with a friend having lunch the other day. There was a person behind me on their cell phone, obviously trying to buy something. As he talked, I wrote down what he said on a piece of paper. Full Name Address Credit Card ...

First-Quarter Home Prices in Metro Detroit Skyrocket in 2013! Home prices in the Metro Detroit area INCREASED about 29% from the first quarter of 2012 to the same time 2013! Median home prices in Livingston County went from $143,000 in 2012 to $155,817 in 2013. An increase of 9%. Median home pric...

Overrated - Taco Bell. I'm done with them. They messed up my order the last 3 times I've been there, and 4 of the last 5 times! And It was just ME! Not some huge order. Plus, I ALWAYS go inside to order, because the drive-thru has even worse odds on getting things wrong. Underrated - The Counting...

Today's Email Scam. 5-4-2013 They just keep coming, and this is a good one! lol (notice the difference between the name of the "sender" and the email address!)   "Andra Yurs  Good Day,Greetings to you. I know my message will come to you as a surprise but i want you to know ...

Today's Email Scam. 5-3-2013 Damn. They're coming fast and furious lately. I guess I'll have to start putting them in the spam folder again. Check this one out. It was a LOT of money I turned down...   "contact me with acceptance to transfer $21,410,000.00 to you. I will tell you more information...

Today's Email Scam. 5-1-2013 Thanks to the Gmail Team for keeping this from me. I mean, a wire transfer from the federal reserve?   "The message "Your Wire Transfer 88450649 canceled" from Federal Reserve (alerts@federalreserve.gov) contained a virus or a suspicious attachment. It was therefore n...

Today's Email Scam. 4-30-2013 This one looks good. No mention of how much money AND they want to come along. What could possibly go wrong?   "Hello,I am miss Joy Kruger from South Africa and I am contacting you because I need your help in management of some amount that my father left for me befor...

Why Would I Bid OVER The Listing Price?!? Picture this: We're standing in the middle of a house. The listing price was $132.000. There was already a "bid" on the property at $135,000. I told the potential buyers that it would probably go for $145,000 or MORE! They thought I was nuts! Let's back u...

Is It Finally Spring in Metro Detroit? I think I can officially say, Yes. It's finally Spring in Metro Detroit! It got up to about 60 degrees today with mostly sunny skies. Light breeze kept it feeling a little cool, but nice. The real reason I can say Spring has hit is because I got out on the g...