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Catherine Lane

The Worst Things Hosts Say Their Guests Have Done

Author Catherine Lane

It has become a Thanksgiving tradition.  My sister Linda and her husband Jeff come over and stay with me for a few  nights over the holiday and I love every minute of it.  She’s a great house guest but that is not the case for everyone.  Here are some of the worst things hosts say their guests have done.

I always do the holiday meals.  Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving is all on me and I love doing it.  One year one of my guests (I won’t name her by name) broke one of my antique dinner plates.  I take part of the blame on that, perhaps I should not have served on the plates that I thought so much of.  She said she would replace it, she didn’t.  Breaking things is on the House  Beautiful list of the worst things hosts say their guests have done. 

Breaking a host’s belongings ranks number one on the list.  Other guest no-no’s include over staying your welcome either the day of or for an extended period of time.  No one likes a loud guest or a guest that feels free to turn the volume up on the music.

Do not arrive uninvited!  Who would do this?  Some people do.  And it goes without saying to observe proper etiquette in the bathroom if you know what we are saying.

I love entertaining during the holidays but it is a lot of hard work, time, money and planning.  The least a guest can do is enjoy themselves but respect the hostess and her(or his) home and belongings.  Happy Thanksgiving!  I hope the holiday brings you joy, gratitude, togetherness and peace.

North Carolina Is One Of The Best Places To Go For Thanksgiving 2022

Do you plan on traveling in or out of North Carolina this Thanksgiving? Or perhaps you have family traveling to you. Everyone loves Thanksgiving. Good food, family, football, and the start of the Holiday season.  It’s also a chance to reflect on all the things for which we are grateful. Thanksgiving is centered on family and gratefulness,  but like pretty much every other, it’s still become a highly commercialized holiday. A lot of this is related to the next day being Black Friday. And black Friday is one of the biggest shopping days of the year. Not only that but just a few days later is Cyber Monday, which brings scores of online deals. Last year, Wallet Hub reports that consumers spent a little over $300 per person between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday.

You might be glad to know that North Carolina is one of the best places you can go for Thanksgiving. This is according to a WalletHub study. To help Americans find the best places to go for Thanksgiving without breaking the bank, WalletHub compared the 100 largest U.S. cities based on 20 key metrics. The data set ranges from the cost of Thanksgiving dinner and the share of delayed flights to volunteer opportunities per capita and forecasted precipitation. And based on these metrics, not one, but study North Carolina cities made the top 10. Two other NC cities were in the top 25 as well.

Keep reading to see where each North Carolina city ranked. You can read the full WalletHub study here.

 

  • Best Cities For Thanksgiving

    According to a WalletHub Study.

  • 1. Atlanta, Georgia

    Music Midtown North Carolina

    Total Score: 72.26

    Thanksgiving Celebrations & Traditions: 1

    Affordability: 20

    Safety & Accessibility: 86

  • 2. Orlando, FL

    Orlando

    Total Score: 70.07

    Thanksgiving Celebrations & Traditions: 2

    Affordability: 30

    Safety & Accessibility: 47

  • 3. Las Vegas, NV

    Nevada

    Total Score: 67.35

    Thanksgiving Celebrations & Traditions: 3

    Affordability: 32

    Safety & Accessibility: 37

  • 4. Raleigh, NC

    raleigh

    Total Score: 64.13

    Thanksgiving Celebrations & Traditions: 63

    Affordability: 6

    Safety & Accessibility: 4

  • 5. Gilbert, AZ

    Gilbert, AZ

    Total Score: 63.59

    Thanksgiving Celebrations & Traditions: 23

    Affordability: 62

    Safety & Accessibility: 27

  • 6. Tampa, FL

    Tampa

    Total Score: 62.55

    Thanksgiving Celebrations & Traditions: 5

    Affordability: 68

    Safety & Accessibility: 54

  • 7. Plano, TX

    Plano Texas

    Total Score: 62.29

    Thanksgiving Celebrations & Traditions: 62

    Affordability: 11

    Safety & Accessibility: 28

  • 8. Durham, NC

    Durham NC

    Total Score: 61.71

    Thanksgiving Celebrations & Traditions: 54

    Affordability: 28

    Safety & Accessibility: 20

  • 9. Irving, TX

    Irving

    Total Score: 61.29

    Thanksgiving Celebrations & Traditions: 54

    Affordability: 28

    Safety & Accessibility: 20

  • 10. Miami, FL

    Miami Heat v Dallas Mavericks - Game Four

    Total Score: 61.25

    Thanksgiving Celebrations & Traditions: 4

    Affordability: 78

    Safety & Accessibility: 41

  • Other North Carolina Cities

  • 17. Charlotte

    North Carolina affordable

    Total Score: 59.78

    Thanksgiving Celebrations & Traditions: 36

    Affordability: 25

    Safety & Accessibility: 29

  • 23. Greensboro, NC

    Greensboro skyline

    Total Score: 58.12

    Thanksgiving Celebrations & Traditions: 28

    Affordability: 50

    Safety & Accessibility: 57

  • 59. Winston-Salem, NC

    Winston Salem

    Total Score: 52.90

    Thanksgiving Celebrations & Traditions: 39

    Affordability: 80

    Safety & Accessibility: 32

  • Thanksgiving in Charlotte (1=Best; 50=Avg.):

    • 40th – Cost of Thanksgiving Dinner
    • 6th – Share of Delayed Flights near Thanksgiving Holiday
    • 52nd – Forecasted Thanksgiving Precipitation
    • 48th – Thanksgiving Events per Capita
    • 32nd – Traffic Congestion
    • 47th – Percentage of Residents Who Are Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19

  • Thanksgiving Facts:

    • $301 – Average person’s spending over the five-day Thanksgiving period.
    • 9 Hrs. 27 Mins. – Length of time the average American male would need to spend on the treadmill to burn the 4,500 calories consumed at the average Thanksgiving meal.
    • $835 Million – Estimated amount Americans spend on Thanksgiving turkeys each year, with 46 million turkeys killed for the holiday.
    • $26 Million – Amount of property loss caused by residential building fires each Thanksgiving.
    • 66% – Share of people celebrating Thanksgiving who try to avoid having to talk politics at the dinner table.

 

Catherine Lane is the morning show co-host and midday host on Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. She has been with the station for the past 24 years and is a recipient of the Academy of Country Music Major Market Personality of the Year award. Catherine has been on air in both radio and television in the Queen City for 38 years. As a content creator for Country 1037, Catherine writes blogs on local events and restaurants. She also writes about great travel spots and out of the way places in the Carolinas. Anything outdoors, travel, food, animals or the many country artists from the Carolinas.

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