United States of Bar Flies

According to a study done by the National Institutes of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism we can now choose whether we want to live in a State according to whether or not it has high or low alcohol sales. This is thought to show whether or not there are more drinkers in these states. Turns out the story is more complicated. The drunkest state, New Hampshire, has a very large revenue for alcohol sales because lots of people come in from out of state to get their beers. No wonder all those New Yorkers like to drive on up to Vermont. They can pass through New Hampshire on the way up.

So, it's sort of interesting that conservative States have the lowest sales and lack of tolerance for sales of booze and the liberal states have the highest. And, actually, gun sales have nothing to do with it. Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Alaska and Colorado win spots in the top 10 for drunkeness. Alcoholism seems to be excellent for low crime rates apparently, as these states (except for Nevada) are probably considered among the least populated. Nobody moves there because they're afraid of being shot in the head by a flaming drunkard.

Utah wins as soberest state. That's no surprise due to the Mormon population.

New Hamphire wins as drunkest. Maybe the cold? Maybe the Robert Frost poems?

The actual reasons are interesting. In New Hamphire it's due to ideas about taxation (which is a Scorpio pluto thing). In Utah, of course, the influence is due to Religion (which is a Jupiter thing). I wanted to check the charts of those states to see if those signs and their rulers are prominent. And also I wanted to check for other indicators for drunkeness (Neptune and Jupiter, of course) and for moderation (Saturn, probably earth).

Utah
admitted: Jan. 4, 1896 Salt Lake City, Utah

Sun 14 Capricorn, Moon Leo or Virgo; NN 7 Pisces

New Hampshire
admitted: June 21, 1788 Concord, New Hampshire

Sun 1 Cancer; Moon Capricorn or Aquarius; NN 17 Sagittarius

Well, first of all, we've got Suns in opposing signs so it's just dandy that both these States have an opposing view of their candy. Utah is a dour Capricorn. New Hampshire is sloshing around in good old Water Sign Cancer, four planets in Cancer, as a matter of fact with Sun conjunct Jupiter who definitely enjoys over-doing whatever it's doing, especially if it can have a party at the same time.

Both States have Mars in Leo. That means nothing in particular, probably, except that they might have strong opinions about what they will and will not do whilst partying. And Mars is currently going through a long passage through Leo due to the Retrograde coming up. And anything Mars in Leo will currently stand out, except for moi, who is ever pummeling downhill on my Regulus, if you know what I mean.

So, Utah is a locomotive shape chart with lead planet in control freak Pluto. New Hampshire is a seesaw chart shape which I guess means that it enjoys being tipsy.

Both States have strong Neptune-Pluto aspects. That indicates issues surrounding elevated States of Consciousness. Utah has a conjunction of these two super psychic, spiritual types (in Gemini). Wow, so they really can't handle the booze because their minds are already as altered as they can humanly go. New Hampshire has the two planets involved in a Kite. Well, my Grandmother always said she couldn't fly on one wing. What she really meant is that she was higher than a kite. (Ah hahahahaha, I crack myself up sometimes). Get this. Neptune and Pluto and Chiron (wounded hahaha healer) are balled up in a Grand Trine. Chiron is conjunct the Nodal Axis at the center of the Kite shape. It all points to a Sagittarius North Node and, as I said, Sagittarians like to, uh, party.

New Hampshire has no planets in Scorpio, the sign of taxation. Maybe that's why they don't have taxes. Who knows?

Anyway, I'll stop here. This game can go on and on forever and there are 48 more States charts to look at.

10 Least drunk:

10 - Ohio
9 - Alabama
8 - West Virginia
7 - North Carolina
6 - Oklahoma
5 - Kansas
4 - Tennessee
3 - Arkansas
2 - Kentucky
1 - Utah

10 Most drunk:

10 - Colorado
9 - Alaska
8 - Wyoming
7 - Delaware
6 - North Dakota
5 - Wisconsin
4 - Montana
3 - District of Columbia
2 - Nevada
1 - New Hampshire

In case I was drunk while writing this and didn't get the link right:

http://www.mainstreet.com/slideshow/lifestyle/drunkest-states-america?cm_ven=msearthlinkcf