{"id":1311345,"date":"2019-06-12T19:08:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T01:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/tyree-column-do-you-live-in-one-of-the-fun-states\/"},"modified":"2019-06-12T19:08:00","modified_gmt":"2019-06-13T01:08:00","slug":"tyree-column-do-you-live-in-one-of-the-fun-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/tyree-column-do-you-live-in-one-of-the-fun-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyree column: Do you live in one of the fun states?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cYou think there\u2019s not a lot goin\u2019 on\/But look closer, baby, you\u2019re so wrong\u2026 \u201d \u2014 from the theme to Canada\u2019s brilliant \u201cCorner Gas\u201d TV show.<\/p>\n

USA TODAY recently reported personal finance website WalletHub\u2019s annual ranking of the most fun states in America.<\/p>\n

Using 26 weighted metrics related to entertainment, recreation, nightlife (and those raunchy tattoos that the researchers can\u2019t remember getting), WalletHub compiled its admittedly subjective list.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t mind acknowledging that California and Florida came out on top in the fun competition; but, unlike WalletHub, I will not be so crass as to shame any of the bottom 10. I have readers in many of those fine states, and I know which side my bread is buttered on. (Personal aside to the readers in those states: Guys, if you\u2019d drop the plans for the Which Side Your Bread Is Buttered On Museum, your ranking would probably rise next year. Just saying.)<\/p>\n

Despite the presence of Nashville, Memphis and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, my own state of Tennessee ranks a lackluster 23rd. It\u2019s as if the gravitas of \u201cthe Volunteer State\u201d has to give way to the clingier \u201cMe! Me! Over here! Pick me!\u201d state.<\/p>\n

Along with assessments of average weather and entertainment affordability, WalletHub\u2019s criteria include the number of restaurants, casinos, golf courses, country clubs, gyms, skiing facilities and marinas per capita.<\/p>\n

(I\u2019ve always been skeptical of folks who put too much emphasis on \u201cper capita\u201d statistics. Perhaps it matters with the number of emergency rooms or bilingual court officers, but how many people say things like \u201cDarn it! I\u2019m jealous! Residents of my cousin\u2019s state have TWICE as many performance artists per 1,000 harassing them\u201d?)<\/p>\n

Some of the \u201chave not\u201d states are cursed by Mother Nature with dreary weather or a scarcity of beaches, but others have only themselves to blame for their unappealing image. Believe it or not, taking whiskey shots only when someone says \u201cantidisestablishmentarianism\u201d is not the stuff of glossy tourism brochures.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s more than a little sad that the survey leans toward cosmopolitan amusements while neglecting \u201cFriday night lights\u201d high school football games, church carwashes, impromptu tall-tale-swapping matches and other examples of life\u2019s simple pleasures.<\/p>\n

Yes, some residents of \u201cboring\u201d states heed the siren call of flashier states; but others are happy with the simple way of life. I guarantee no one has ever said, \u201cLet\u2019s meet under the bleachers, Janie Belle and \u2013 aw, shucks! There\u2019s no ski lift! Just forget it.\u201d<\/p>\n

People looking to pick a vacation spot or a state for relocation certainly pay attention to the WalletHub rankings, but the popular states must be very subtle about exploiting the data.<\/p>\n

There could be a lot of blowback from an advertising campaign such as \u201cYou\u2019ll be swept up by the theme parks, swept up by the dance spots, swept up by the hurricanes\u201d or\u201dCan\u2019t you just see yourself chilling out in a state where all the bored people from dozens of OTHER states are congregating? You\u2019ll want to put your eyes out \u2013 and the used hypodermic needles are super available!\u201d<\/p>\n

States, you\u2019re all fun in your own way. Don\u2019t overthink it. Although, I am intrigued by the promotional stunt percolating in one of the lower-ranking states.(\u201cWe\u2019re initiating an annual ranking of PERSONAL FINANCE WEBSITES! With the loser to be rolled up in the sidewalks at sundown!\u201d)<\/p>\n

Contact Danny at tyreetyrades@aol.com<\/a> and visits to his Facebook fan page \u201cTyree\u2019s Tyrades.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cYou think there\u2019s not a lot goin\u2019 on\/But look closer, baby, you\u2019re so wrong\u2026 \u201d \u2014 from the theme to Canada\u2019s brilliant \u201cCorner Gas\u201d TV show. USA TODAY recently reported personal finance website WalletHub\u2019s annual ranking of the most fun states in America. Using 26 weighted metrics related to entertainment, recreation, nightlife (and those raunchy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[160],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1311345","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-18 23:59:36","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSKE Ski Country","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1311345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1311345"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1311345\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1311345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1311345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1311345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}