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24 August 2005
Vocation vacations
Mixing work with a final summer trip
By Terry Riley
Memorial Day weekend marks the beginning of summer. Labor Day weekend
marks the end.
Memorial
Day weekend sees few people observing its true meaning, and Labor Day
weekend will see even fewer celebrating its namesake. Indeed, most
people will want to forget about their jobs during the long weekend, and
travel providers, looking to wring every last dollar out of the travel
season, are more than happy to offer up deals to help.
Looking over the field, I found one travel provider that has come up with
a creative marketing campaign that capitalizes on both work and
vacation. Site59 is offering special
work-themed, travel packages to a number of off-the-beaten-path
destinations around the country. Among them: Mechanicsburg, Ind.,
Secretary, Md., and even Hooker, Ark.
This is a clever idea that I’m taking one step further. I’ve found burgs
in every state of the union where, depending on your line of work, you
could enjoy a weekend trip and celebrate your job at the same time. Here’s
my list of vocations and avocations matched to appropriate out-of-the-way
places around the country.
Accountant -- Billings, Mo.
Basketball player -- Knightstown, Ind.
Cardiologist -- Hartwell, Ga.
Chef -- Bigfork, Mont.
Citrus grower -- Fruitland, N.M.
Civil engineer -- Bridgewater, Vt.
Drunk -- Barview, Ore.
Electrician -- Sparks, Nev.
Entrepreneur -- Prosperity, S.C.
Exterminator -- Zap, N.D.
Financial advisor -- Economy, Pa.
Firefighter -- Ashaway, R.I.
Florist -- Flora, Miss.
Freeloader -- Gratis, Ohio
Geologist -- Volcano, Hawaii
Geometry teacher -- Triangle, Va.
Knife maker – Edgemoor, Del.
Lawyer -- Justice, Ill. (I know:. This is a stretch.)
Marketer -- Sells, Ariz.
Meatpacker -- Slaughter, La.
Merchant marine -- Salem, N.Y.
Meteorologist -- Good Thunder, Minn.
Nuclear physicist -- Red Cloud, Neb.
Olympian -- Winner, S.D.
Ophthalmologist -- Seymour, Tenn.
OSHA Inspector -- Little Falls, N.J.
Percussionist -- Drum Point., Md.
Philosopher -- Wise, Va.
Plastic surgeon -- Sagamore, Mass.
Podiatrist -- Blackfoot, Idaho
Poker player -- Bluffdale, Utah
Postal worker -- Stamps, Ark.
Potter -- Clay, Ky.
Preacher -- Kill Devil Hills, N.C.
Professor -- College Place, Wash.
Quality-control inspector -- Okay, Okla.
Radio commentator -- Tok, Alaska
Ranger -- Troup, Texas
Roofer -- Trussville, Ala.
Sandwich maker -- Mayo, Fla.
Seamstress -- Needles, Calif.
Servant -- Butler, Wis.
Sharpshooter -- Rifle, Colo.
Sheriff -- Marshalltown, Iowa
Solar panel installer -- Suncook, N.H.
Stuntman -- Hazardville, Conn.
Teamster -- Union, Maine
Tool and die maker -- Millett, Mich.
Tuba player -- Big Horn, Wyo.
And where might you find me this Labor Day weekend? Try Odd, W.Va., of
course.
© 2005 Applied Psychology
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