30 things that scare the crap out of people in Detroit

By on Fri, Sep 21, 2018 at 7:32 pm

We're built tough in Detroit, but sometimes even we get the heebie-jeebies. These are 30 things scare the crap out of people in Detroit.

Just thinking about some these situations might make you scream in terror or clutch your pearls. So if you don't want your anxiety to immediately spike, please stop reading now.

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Our neighborhood dispensary closing No, come back! Photo courtesy of Youtube, AmsterMichigan
Our neighborhood dispensary closing
No, come back!
Photo courtesy of Youtube, AmsterMichigan
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Our neighborhood dispensary opening, then closing again Stop playing with our emotions. Photo courtesy of @tastebudsofficial313
Our neighborhood dispensary opening, then closing again
Stop playing with our emotions.
Photo courtesy of @tastebudsofficial313
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Seeing a Joumana Kayrouz billboard If we say anymore we’ll probably get sued. Photo courtesy of @thatsnotwurstthatsschinken
Seeing a Joumana Kayrouz billboard
If we say anymore we’ll probably get sued.
Photo courtesy of @thatsnotwurstthatsschinken
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Potholes the size of craters You might get whiplash. Photo courtesy of @potholesofdetroit
Potholes the size of craters
You might get whiplash.
Photo courtesy of @potholesofdetroit
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Gentrification Too late. Photo courtesy of @ggirl
Gentrification
Too late.
Photo courtesy of @ggirl
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Gameday traffic No thanks, we’ll stay home. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock.
Gameday traffic
No thanks, we’ll stay home.
Photo courtesy of Shutterstock.
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Bars that don’t serve Oberon in the summer “What do you mean you don’t have Oberon?!” Photo courtesy of @nikkingofcraft
Bars that don’t serve Oberon in the summer
“What do you mean you don’t have Oberon?!”
Photo courtesy of @nikkingofcraft
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The walls on either side of UFO factory New Detroit has landed…and we’re not thrilled about it. Photo courtesy of Jerilyn Jordan.
The walls on either side of UFO factory
New Detroit has landed…and we’re not thrilled about it.
Photo courtesy of Jerilyn Jordan.
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Effective regional public transit systems God forbid. Photo courtesy of @motorcityblazer
Effective regional public transit systems
God forbid.
Photo courtesy of @motorcityblazer
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Paying for an Amazon Prime subscription only to have your packages stolen Fate is a cruel mistress. Photo courtesy of @sadiebethh
Paying for an Amazon Prime subscription only to have your packages stolen
Fate is a cruel mistress.
Photo courtesy of @sadiebethh
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The Lodge flooding This is as good of place to die as any, I suppose. Photo courtesy of @simplii_lo
The Lodge flooding
This is as good of place to die as any, I suppose.
Photo courtesy of @simplii_lo
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