Iowa is a great place to live, arguably one of the best places, but there are certain things that – living in Iowa – you’ve grown to hate. Here are 10 of those things:
- When people confuse Iowa with Idaho.
Adam/Flickr “Oh, you’re the Potato State?” No, not even close.
- Or when they think you live in Ohio.
RAYGUN When people confuse Iowa for the Buckeye State (Ohio) or the Potato State (Idaho), it makes buying this shirt from Raygun even more justifiable.
- The smells.
United Soybean Board/Flickr Like accidentally driving past a hog confinement with your window down, or a field freshly spread with manure. On a scale of 1 to 10, I would say the level of stink is around 40.
- Deer.
Mike/Flickr These things are suicidal, so you learn to hate them when you live in a state with one of the highest rates of car vs. deer accidents in the nation.
- Winter.
Louis/Flickr It’s good for the first couple snows, but after that the world is a slushy, grey mess until April.
- And winter driving.
Zach Petersen/Flickr As soon as winter comes, people suddenly forget how to drive, and it makes for some not so fun commutes.
- Having to get into a freezing cold car every morning.
Mark Evans/Flickr Getting into a freezing cold car, then having to wait for it to warm up, is exactly how I don’t want to start my day.
- Or having to scrape layers of ice off your car every morning.
Marilylle Soveran/Flickr It’s even worse when you lose your ice scraper and have to make do with a credit card.
- Getting stuck behind farm equipment on the road.
Michael Kappel/Flickr When you’re driving along the highway and all of a sudden you have to slow down from 55 mph to 25 mph.
- When people don’t give Iowa a chance.
David Morris/Flickr Though there are a few things you grow tired of while living in Iowa, the goods outweigh the bads a million to one, and there is no place like Iowa.
Overall though, Iowa is still one of the best places in the world, and there is no place I would rather call home.
Adam/Flickr
“Oh, you’re the Potato State?” No, not even close.
RAYGUN
When people confuse Iowa for the Buckeye State (Ohio) or the Potato State (Idaho), it makes buying this shirt from Raygun even more justifiable.
United Soybean Board/Flickr
Like accidentally driving past a hog confinement with your window down, or a field freshly spread with manure. On a scale of 1 to 10, I would say the level of stink is around 40.
Mike/Flickr
These things are suicidal, so you learn to hate them when you live in a state with one of the highest rates of car vs. deer accidents in the nation.
Louis/Flickr
It’s good for the first couple snows, but after that the world is a slushy, grey mess until April.
Zach Petersen/Flickr
As soon as winter comes, people suddenly forget how to drive, and it makes for some not so fun commutes.
Mark Evans/Flickr
Getting into a freezing cold car, then having to wait for it to warm up, is exactly how I don’t want to start my day.
Marilylle Soveran/Flickr
It’s even worse when you lose your ice scraper and have to make do with a credit card.
Michael Kappel/Flickr
When you’re driving along the highway and all of a sudden you have to slow down from 55 mph to 25 mph.
David Morris/Flickr
Though there are a few things you grow tired of while living in Iowa, the goods outweigh the bads a million to one, and there is no place like Iowa.
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