twigman030 t1_iu47wn1 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 1:03 PM

Reply to comment by Elouiseotter in Why so many Florida license plates? by theherbpuffer

Lol, Mackinaw City is upper peninsula and it’s just over 8 hours as well.

I’m not saying it’s an impossible drive, but arguing the drive from Pittsburgh —> Maine is comparable to Pittsburgh —> Michigan is just silly.

Elouiseotter t1_iu487rr wrote on October 28, 2022 at 1:06 PM

It’s a hundred mile difference dude. It’s not that big of a jump. Mackinaw City is about 560 miles from Pittsburgh and Portland Maine is about 660 miles.

ElJamoquio t1_iu4hvcy wrote on October 28, 2022 at 2:18 PM

'most people' driving to Michigan are driving to the Detroit area. It was 280 miles from my parent's house in Moon to my house near Detroit.

It's around 700 miles from Moon to Maine (Portland).

twigman030 t1_iu4innr wrote on October 28, 2022 at 2:23 PM

Right, the difference is really obvious. We are significantly closer to Michigan than anywhere in Maine, clearly.

ElJamoquio t1_iu4tkdl wrote on October 28, 2022 at 3:38 PM

Yup, for some reason there's a mental weirdness about perceived distances. I was ~50 miles closer in Detroit than I would've been had I moved to Philadelphia.

twigman030 t1_iu49fqc wrote on October 28, 2022 at 1:15 PM

Ok, a difference of 3+ hours from a time perspective is not significant. Got it.