Drove up to Williston today and back home to fetch my son & his broken down truck. Everywhere I looked from Belfield north to Williston, it made me proud to see the pioneer spirit is alive and well in this part of America. Crew, mancamp, temporary worker housing is everywhere. Of interest to my eyes was those thousands in rvs prepped to winter over. From FEMA style TTs to a Royals, a Nash next to an Elite Suite. No ten year or type rule applies. These are the hardy,determined. Cudos!

Having worked in the oilfield in WY/UT (Derrick Hand) sometimes you gotta do what you gotts to do. Stayed in 'dog house' on site, stayed in some really dilapidated cheap rooming houses. Sleep in truck cab. Never had the luxury of an rv :BRegardless......froze. Just never could get warm but the pay was what made you stick it out.

It helps when your making a boat-load of money!

ScottG wrote:It helps when your making a boat-load of money!Unfortunately.......as with most any 'BOOM' local prices reflect it...as in go up & up

Ya that money goes fast when you are paying $600+ a month for hookups and milk is $5 bucks a gallon. and in our case Paying bills on a house with the wife and 2 kids at home. Working 6 days a week seeing the family 2 times a month. The money is nice when you are single but there is a bigger price to pay not seeing your kids grow up.

tough people doing whatever it takes. Williston, ND today

Rocky2
Explorer
Nov 19, 2013
My grandfather homesteaded in Douglas county. All he could grow was rocks and kids and moved to South Dakota. Too bad we don't have the mineral rights given up when he moved.
calamus
Explorer
Nov 19, 2013
Ya that money goes fast when you are paying $600+ a month for hookups and milk is $5 bucks a gallon. and in our case Paying bills on a house with the wife and 2 kids at home. Working 6 days a week seeing the family 2 times a month. The money is nice when you are single but there is a bigger price to pay not seeing your kids grow up.
Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Nov 19, 2013
ScottG wrote:
It helps when your making a boat-load of money!

Unfortunately.......as with most any 'BOOM' local prices reflect it...as in go up & up
ScottG
Nomad
Nov 19, 2013
It helps when your making a boat-load of money!
fj12ryder
Explorer III
Nov 19, 2013
Hardy, determined? Hungry!!
Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Nov 19, 2013
Having worked in the oilfield in WY/UT (Derrick Hand) sometimes you gotta do what you gotts to do.
Stayed in 'dog house' on site, stayed in some really dilapidated cheap rooming houses. Sleep in truck cab. Never had the luxury of an rv :B

Regardless......froze. Just never could get warm but the pay was what made you stick it out.

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