Most of our articles are all about Utah’s best qualities. Our people are friendly and well-educated, our scenery is spectacular and our recreational opportunities are endless. However, not everything about Utah is perfect. Some things about our state are a little bit annoying. For instance…
- Trying to breathe in Utah’s Inversion.
Goss Nuzzo-Jones/flickr The air quality can get pretty horrible in the Salt Lake Valley.
- Shoveling snow in the morning, before going to work.
PinkSherbetPhotography/flickr There’s nothing worse than waking up on a Monday morning to find eight inches of snow on the driveway, especially when you can’t find your boots and gloves.
- The craziness of fans during Utah’s Holy War.
the_robio/flickr Pick a side, even if you don’t like football. Your choice says more about you than you might think.
- Utah politics.
J. Stephen Conn/flickr If you’re liberal, you think the conservatives run the state. If you’re conservative, you wish the liberals would stop whining and move to another state. It’s a no-win.
- Driving on I-80 during a snowstorm.
Chris Dodson/flickr Slippery, slushy and just plain miserable. And there’s always that dude in the big 4x4 truck who thinks he should still drive 80 mph.
- Crying kids at the late night movie.
Tom D./flickr Who brings a baby to the 10 p.m. showing of a horror movie? Some Utahns, that’s who.
- Orange cones.
Garrett/flickr Is there ever a single day in this state that road construction doesn’t exist on one of our freeways?
- Potholes.
Christian Guthier/flickr When UDOT doesn’t get to the construction, the potholes get downright dangerous.
- Rattlesnakes.
Bryant Olsen/flickr Watch where you step when you hike in Utah.
- The liquor laws.
Justin Fincher/flickr Even if you don’t drink, it gets tiresome to continually explain the rules to visiting guests.
- Trying to get tickets to that world-renowned film festival that’s happening in your backyard.
Sundance Film Festival/Facebook You’d better get online well in advance, or you’ll miss it.
- Driving canyon roads at dusk.
pieboy75/flickr Hitting a deer is dangerous; hitting a moose can be fatal.
- The smell of the Great Salt Lake.
Michael Whyte/flickr The lake kind of smells like rotten eggs sometimes, especially in the summer.
- Crowds of tourists.
Stephanie Starles/flickr It’s pretty tough having five gorgeous National Parks and the world’s best snow. Tourists come from all over to enjoy our natural wonders, and we have to wait patiently in line with the out-of-staters, remembering that they’re bringing valuable tourism dollars with them.
- Being stuck at work while fresh powder is covering the ski slopes.
snowbirdphoto/flickr Some days, it’s hard to be a grown-up in Utah.
C’mon, now is your turn to vent. What’s your least favorite thing about Utah?
Goss Nuzzo-Jones/flickr
The air quality can get pretty horrible in the Salt Lake Valley.
PinkSherbetPhotography/flickr
There’s nothing worse than waking up on a Monday morning to find eight inches of snow on the driveway, especially when you can’t find your boots and gloves.
the_robio/flickr
Pick a side, even if you don’t like football. Your choice says more about you than you might think.
J. Stephen Conn/flickr
If you’re liberal, you think the conservatives run the state. If you’re conservative, you wish the liberals would stop whining and move to another state. It’s a no-win.
Chris Dodson/flickr
Slippery, slushy and just plain miserable. And there’s always that dude in the big 4x4 truck who thinks he should still drive 80 mph.
Tom D./flickr
Who brings a baby to the 10 p.m. showing of a horror movie? Some Utahns, that’s who.
Garrett/flickr
Is there ever a single day in this state that road construction doesn’t exist on one of our freeways?
Christian Guthier/flickr
When UDOT doesn’t get to the construction, the potholes get downright dangerous.
Bryant Olsen/flickr
Watch where you step when you hike in Utah.
Justin Fincher/flickr
Even if you don’t drink, it gets tiresome to continually explain the rules to visiting guests.
Sundance Film Festival/Facebook
You’d better get online well in advance, or you’ll miss it.
pieboy75/flickr
Hitting a deer is dangerous; hitting a moose can be fatal.
Michael Whyte/flickr
The lake kind of smells like rotten eggs sometimes, especially in the summer.
Stephanie Starles/flickr
It’s pretty tough having five gorgeous National Parks and the world’s best snow. Tourists come from all over to enjoy our natural wonders, and we have to wait patiently in line with the out-of-staters, remembering that they’re bringing valuable tourism dollars with them.
snowbirdphoto/flickr
Some days, it’s hard to be a grown-up in Utah.
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