zorlac, hardy-har-har! I could hear the drum 'thump' right on cue with the punchline (or was that the offstage 'hook'?)
WBK, I lived in Huron (right on Lake Erie), about 10 miles from Cedar Point and about 60 miles from Toledo. Grew up in that area, was a police officer for 25 years there and then retired out here a couple years ago. Besides disliking the snow (that comes with having to work out in it for 25 years!), the mufflehead bugs were awful where I was at, then those died off because the Lake became cleaner, but then the mayflies took over! We didn't have it as bad as Port Clinton though (about 20 miles away on the lake). The mayflies are so bad there, they have to use SNOWPLOWS to clear up the streets!
The cops there have to deal with accidents from people sliding on bug guts... Mmmmm.... bug guts!
And I agree, there are parts of Ohio that are beautiful, but after almost 50 years of it, the western US is a welcome change, and also quite beautiful.