In honor of the weekend: drinking

calmloki · 07-11-2008, 11:54 AM

Some surprises here: State of Drinking | fdlreporter.com | Fond du Lac Reporter

Oregon: We're (not) #1! Aye, but Cap'n, i'm doin' all i can!

The interactive map is the fun bit.

**ziggy29** · 07-11-2008, 12:02 PM

How can Alabama be less boozy than Utah?

haha · 07-11-2008, 12:11 PM

Intersting to me how the states with the most drunk driving fatalies were not well correlated with overall alcohol use. I couldn't find #1-but 2-7 are So Carolina, Montana, Texas, So. Dakota, Louisiana and Connecticut. Except for CT, states with lots of rural population and roads, and adequate trauma facilities often far off.

Ha

FIREdreamer · 07-11-2008, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by ziggy29

How can Alabama be less boozy than Utah?

Could it be because:
1) Alcohol is very expensive here (tax tax tax).
2) Alcohol is harder to find here (no liquors sold in grocery stores...).
3) AL is in the heart of the bible belt.
4) 36% of AL counties are dry.

Where else can you get admonished by people standing in line behind you for buying beer at the supermarket? Oh yeah, it happened to me...

CitricAcid · 07-11-2008, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by haha

Intersting to me how the states with the most drunk driving fatalies were not well correlated with overall alcohol use. I couldn't find #1-but 2-7 are So Carolina, Montana, Texas, So. Dakota, Louisiana and Connecticut. Except for CT, states with lots of rural population and roads, and adequate trauma facilities often far off.

Ha

#1 goes to my homestate Rhode Island, pulling in the GOLD!

aaronc879 · 07-11-2008, 02:07 PM

I don't know why overall alcohol use is highest in Wisconsin. The apartment I lived in between ages 21 and 27 only had 7 bars within 2 blocks

. I think that's why drunk driving is 11th in Wisconsin instead of 1st. Because you don't have to drive to get to a bar, they're everywhere.

**Want2retire** · 07-11-2008, 02:12 PM

Looks like we will be moving from #28 (Louisiana) to #12 (Missouri). Who would have thought that alcohol was more pervasive in Missouri than Louisiana? Sheesh. Neither Frank nor I happen to drink.

brewer12345 · 07-11-2008, 02:39 PM

Beer tax? What's that?

FinanceDude · 07-11-2008, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by brewer12345

Beer tax? What's that?

Non a factor when you make YOUR OWN................

calmloki · 07-11-2008, 03:10 PM

Ah statistics and rankings - is there anything you can't help our reasoning with?

"And since the State of Georgia always finishes in the Top 50 among State Educational Quality, we went for it".

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harley · 07-11-2008, 03:30 PM

I noticed Nevada has midrange numbers in most categories, except being 2nd in Gallons sold per capita. Hmmm...I wonder why that is?

Harley

MikeD · 07-11-2008, 04:32 PM

To alcohol! The cause of -- and solution to -- all of life's problems!

Keim · 07-11-2008, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ziggy29

How can Alabama be less boozy than Utah?

Perhaps this joke will provide an explanation. Why do you always want to take two mormons with you when you go fishing. If you only take one he'll drink all your beer.

07-11-2008, 12:11 PM	#3
haha Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ... Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Seattle Posts: 8,814	Intersting to me how the states with the most drunk driving fatalies were not well correlated with overall alcohol use. I couldn't find #1-but 2-7 are So Carolina, Montana, Texas, So. Dakota, Louisiana and Connecticut. Except for CT, states with lots of rural population and roads, and adequate trauma facilities often far off. Ha __________________ "Show 'em just enough to win the turkey."- Former KY Governor Bert Combs

07-11-2008, 02:12 PM	#7
Want2retire Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Orleans Posts: 6,418	Looks like we will be moving from #28 (Louisiana) to #12 (Missouri). Who would have thought that alcohol was more pervasive in Missouri than Louisiana? Sheesh. Neither Frank nor I happen to drink. __________________ Dreaming of retirement....305 days " - - my greatest skill has been to want but little - - " (Henry David Thoreau, in Walden)

07-11-2008, 02:39 PM	#8
brewer12345 Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ... Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 9,365	Beer tax? What's that? __________________ “When you realize that you are one of the rare few who observe moral principles in their relationships with others, there is a temptation to sink into amorality, not out of conviction or pleasure but simply to avoid further pain, because there is no greater suffering than being an angel in hell, whereas a devil feels at home wherever he goes.” – Martin Page, How I Became Stupid

07-11-2008, 03:30 PM	#11
harley Full time employment: Posting here. Join Date: May 2008 Location: MD's Eastern Shore Posts: 841	I noticed Nevada has midrange numbers in most categories, except being 2nd in Gallons sold per capita. Hmmm...I wonder why that is? Harley __________________ "A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort." DW and I - FIREd at 50, two years ago, living off assets

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07-11-2008, 11:54 AM	#1
calmloki Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Independence Posts: 1,524	In honor of the weekend: drinking Some surprises here: State of Drinking \| fdlreporter.com \| Fond du Lac Reporter Oregon: We're (not) #1! Aye, but Cap'n, i'm doin' all i can! The interactive map is the fun bit. Last edited by calmloki; 07-11-2008 at 11:57 AM.. Reason: dang lynx

07-11-2008, 12:02 PM	#2
ziggy29 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Texas Hill Country Posts: 3,106	How can Alabama be less boozy than Utah? __________________ FIRE Clock: 11:27 PM. FIREd at midnight but very subject to change.... waiting for the government to privatize the gains and socialize my losses in my 401K...

07-11-2008, 02:07 PM	#6
aaronc879 Recycles dryer sheets Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 363	I don't know why overall alcohol use is highest in Wisconsin. The apartment I lived in between ages 21 and 27 only had 7 bars within 2 blocks . I think that's why drunk driving is 11th in Wisconsin instead of 1st. Because you don't have to drive to get to a bar, they're everywhere.

07-11-2008, 03:10 PM	#10
calmloki Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Independence Posts: 1,524	Ah statistics and rankings - is there anything you can't help our reasoning with? "And since the State of Georgia always finishes in the Top 50 among State Educational Quality, we went for it". SciTechBlog: Blog Archive - Saving money on gas prices « - Blogs from CNN.com

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MikeD Full time employment: Posting here. Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Leesburg, VA Posts: 506	From H. Simpson To alcohol! The cause of -- and solution to -- all of life's problems!

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