Yes, Yes- I will do pennance and wear a hair shirt for a week and then shoot my dog. Being from the Midwest myself, I should have known better than trying to be cute with such a sensitive subject- it's like joking about Mayor (the original) Daley. Anyway, I also lived in the Milan, Sandusky, Huron Ohio areas and did see alot of freighters especially in the fall when they would unload coal for Ohio Edison. By the way, speaking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, has anyone seen the documentary about its sinking on the Discovery Channel?