Whoa, Ohio!

Just what the heck is wrong with Ohio?

Lately, a lot.

You might think that the Buckeye State if full of solid, hard-working (and frankly boring) Midwesterners.

Think again.

Exhibit A would be the recent outbreak of fleas that shut down the Fairfield County Department of Health.

You read that right: A health department closed because of vermin.

What’s next, a restaurant cook dying of starvation?

And who gave the order to lock the doors? The same health department? Isn’t that like a cop giving himself a ticket for speeding?

All I know is that if I ever got a citation from this department, I’d say, “Hey, WTF, you guys can’t even keep bugs out of your own office!”

(Which would probably cause a second citation for something like a trash can in the wrong place, so on second thought don’t do that.)

As if that weren’t enough embarrassment for one state, next we learn that a guy was refused entry into the Ohio statehouse ’cause he wasn’t wearing shoes.

Which seems OK – the refusal, not the bare feet – but it turns out there is no law banning shoelss people from entering the statehouse.

So now state officials are trying to prohibit that practice after all. Talk about closing the barn door after the horse gets out.

Strange, but not as strange as the barefoot guy. He’s say he rarely wears shoes, even in winter, because it’s “a healthy lifestyle that makes him feel closer to places he visits.”

Riiigghht. Make sure never to invite this guy to a get-together at your place.

Ohioans should go ahead and ban barefoot visitors to the Statehouse.

People like that are weird – and they might have fleas.