tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750296540589543532.post3141408518659151859..comments2023-10-23T16:16:34.448-05:00Comments on An Apocalypse Observed: What Happens If the Lights Go Out in ChicagoTom Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16700342512275624543noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750296540589543532.post-35761281105057112862015-05-20T17:09:05.828-05:002015-05-20T17:09:05.828-05:00I lived in Galveston during the days when it seeme...I lived in Galveston during the days when it seemed like half of Detroit was moving to Texas. I remember the Houston Chronicle once announced that over half of their out-of-state subscriptions were mailed to Michigan.<br /><br />For those younger than Tom and I, let me explain that newspapers used to have a section called Want Ads—this is where out of work people used to locate prospective jobs. <br /> <br />Galveston, just 50 miles out of Houston, got its fair share of refugees from the Motor City. I remember when the island’s city council, only partly in jest, passed an ordinance making it illegal to be from Michigan after dark.<br />Mark Milliornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13604793462527896688noreply@blogger.com