Healthiest State

NeedCoffee

In today's USA Today there is an article showing the results of the United Health Foundation's report on America's healthiest states.

Who was #1? Minnesota

Where does your state rank? Texas is 37th - not surprising given the copious amounts of freeway, brisket, BBQ and Tex-Mex.

[url]http://unitedhealthfoundation.org/ahr2006/Findings.html#Findings[/url]

marc

Right behind you at #38. Nevada

ray a

NY - 29. We actually rated above the norm. We would have ranked much higher if it weren't for downstate.

Dutch2

In the bottom half at #35. Missouri

Paul in Cannon Beach

Oregon is #19.

Mississippi is #49 and Louisiana is #50. Tsk Tsk...

Toto

Where is Larry Carr from "the Land of 10,000 Treatment Centers and the 2nd Drunkest Metro area". He should be bragging!! I haven't seen a post from him in a while and I miss his wit & wisdom.

ray a

He lost his joke book.

plynnl

Washington is 15th. Must be all those healthy Microsoft people.

LarryC

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 12-08-06 AT 12:08PM (CST)[/font][br][br]Toto, thanks for thinking of me. I have been swamped with alot of "stuff" going on here lately and in the "shuffle" I was named to head one of our departments here...along with HR duties for 85 people. However, I love it and love the pace, but it doesn't afford me much time to contribute or keep up here. If you want to check out my new area of responsibility, got to [url]www.idcdoors.com[/url] and click on series 7.

A little birdie from NY clued me in that you had mentioned my name so I thought I'd better pop in.

To the subject at hand, here in the Land of 10,000 Bean Sprouts and One Truffle, we seem to be sending a mixed message to y'all; what with being the 2nd drunkest metro area and now the healthiest state. So let me set things straight.

Getting drunk is not only fun, but now it is good for you!!!

Toto

Congratulations, Larry! And very impressive doors. Wish you lived closer to Kansas, I would get a couple of your doors (have to be on the installment plan). Try to stop in at the forum once and while when you need a break.

By the way, how come NONE of the pics have snow. Has the global warming thing already hit the Land of 10,000 degrees below zero?

ray a

Hey Toto, Larry's giving special deals to forumites. He sold me one for $500.

LarryC

Toto, we ship these doors all over the US. What do you need?

Don't listen to Ray. $500 would maybe buy the track for which the door to ride.

NaeNae55

Woo-hoo! (Or should I say Yee-haw!) Kansas is 17th! I guess we have been losing weight and working out more.

Paul in Cannon Beach

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 12-06-06 AT 10:27AM (CST)[/font][br][br]If I was the governor of Missippi or Louisiana, I would decree "no more lists or surveys".

ray a

Missippi?

HRinGA

ewwww, GA is 42, yuck. At least we beat South Carolina (48)

Paul in Cannon Beach

Yes, I shortened it to Missippi. All of those southern states are way too long. So now they will be known as:

Missippi
Alama
Louisa
Tennee
North and South Carol
Arkas

Toto

Way to save time & ink,Pa in Can Be.

Paul in Cannon Beach

No problem, Toto from Kan. I do want to express my apologies to all my friends in Idaho now known as "HO".

HRinGA

so what would Georgia be? Go? (pronounced joe)

FunHRBanker

Thanks for the laugh, Paul! I swear that most "Missippian's" say "Missippi" anyway. I think Arkas is the one that put me over the edge