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[rjmt]

Only in Chicago

I met an elderly woman in a hotel in Carlsbad, NM used by the oil field crews
she was a retired school bus driver from Chicago and was then driving crew buses out to the oil fields in NM
for two years' she drove crew buses in the oil fields of North Dakota
I had heard that it's rough bunch working the oil sands up there and asked her about it
she said after 30 years of driving high school kids in inner city Chicago, those rough necks in North Dakota were easy to handle

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[Flopsweat]

Only in Chicago

I met an elderly woman in a hotel in Carlsbad, NM used by the oil field crews
she was a retired school bus driver from Chicago and was then driving crew buses out to the oil fields in NM
for two years' she drove crew buses in the oil fields of North Dakota
I had heard that it's rough bunch working the oil sands up there and asked her about it
she said after 30 years of driving high school kids in inner city Chicago, those rough necks in North Dakota were easy to handle

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Testosterone is not a bad thing.

 

[smalltree]

Very interesting experience

 

[rjmt]

Very interesting experience

my company had a contract at the little hospital in Carlsbad for years
sleepy little town with cheep hotels - then one day it wasn't
they had found oil outside of Carlsbad years before and just capped the wells
then the price of oil went up and Halliburton was given 18 mo to get the oil field up and running,
after Trump signed an executive order allowing resource development on public and BLM lands
the rough necks were working in 12 hr shifts around the clock - making over $100K/yr
even the homeless and the drunks were paid $25/hr as unskilled laborers
crew buses taking them from the hotels to the oil fields
when the well heads were up, there still was no pipe line
any 18 yr old kid who could drive or learn to drive a semi was making $75K/yr driving crude haulers
Diesel mechanics were making over $100K/yr since they were going out into the desert to fix broken diesels trucks and oil pumps
no taking them back to the shop in Midland, Texas, work 24 hr/'day to get them up and running again
hookers were paid for by Halliburton, one only had to make an appointment - cut down on the crime and disease
young ladies working as waitresses were making $60K/ yr with tips
hotel rooms went from $75/day to $200/day
worked there during the oil boom for 2 years
the average rough neck was 20 - 25 years old - I was 65 years old, so I was treated with respect in the Bars, never go in a fight
a very interesting experience

 

[Alexx1401]

my company had a contract at the little hospital in Carlsbad for years
sleepy little town with cheep hotels - then one day it wasn't
they had found oil outside of Carlsbad years before and just capped the wells
then the price of oil went up and Halliburton was given 18 mo to get the oil field up and running,
after Trump signed an executive order allowing resource development on public and BLM lands
the rough necks were working in 12 hr shifts around the clock - making over $100K/yr
even the homeless and the drunks were paid $25/hr as unskilled laborers
crew buses taking them from the hotels to the oil fields
when the well heads were up, there still was no pipe line
any 18 yr old kid who could drive or learn to drive a semi was making $75K/yr driving crude haulers
Diesel mechanics were making over $100K/yr since they were going out into the desert to fix broken diesels trucks and oil pumps
no taking them back to the shop in Midland, Texas, work 24 hr/'day to get them up and running again
hookers were paid for by Halliburton, one only had to make an appointment - cut down on the crime and disease
young ladies working as waitresses were making $60K/ yr with tips
hotel rooms went from $75/day to $200/day
worked there during the oil boom for 2 years
the average rough neck was 20 - 25 years old - I was 65 years old, so I was treated with respect in the Bars, never go in a fight
a very interesting experience

Those booms can be fun to see. During the great pipeline I got to see one. Christmas in a VERY little town. Only existed due to a camp being close by. Place had one hotel/ bar, one gas station, one store. The store was the kind of place you could walk into with nothing and walk out with everything you needed to live up there if you wished. They sold everything. One side dry goods, one side food. At night at the bar would be a row of brand new, 4WD trucks, all sitting engines running. A few made BIG bucks for a few years and were well set for life. Most made big bucks, had big fun, went home broke but with lots of good memories.

 

[rjmt]

I forgot to mention that one point
EVERYONE in Calrsbad was driving new 4WD trucks then also

 

[rjmt]

. A few made BIG bucks for a few years and were well set for life. Most made big bucks, had big fun, went home broke but with lots of good memories.

I was told the same by the day shift foreman down in NM. He was a oil field professional, lived in Oklahoma and sent his money home every week
he tried to tell the kids on his crew the same, but hard to convince a 20 year old from small town USA to save his money
they bought expensive toys, took expensive vacations on their down time, had nothing to show for it at the end of the year
I met only a couple who bought houses in their home towns and sent money home
I noted on line that there are still hiring at the oil fields in NM, but not at the pay from back in the boom days

 

[dangerranger60]

Only in Chicago

I met an elderly woman in a hotel in Carlsbad, NM used by the oil field crews
she was a retired school bus driver from Chicago and was then driving crew buses out to the oil fields in NM
for two years' she drove crew buses in the oil fields of North Dakota
I had heard that it's rough bunch working the oil sands up there and asked her about it
she said after 30 years of driving high school kids in inner city Chicago, those rough necks in North Dakota were easy to handle

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When I worked in a jail two of my favorite CO's were retired Kindergarten teachers! They could keep 75 violent psychopaths all in line. DR

 

[dangerranger60]

I spent most of my early years working on construction projects. By following these projects around I was able to raise 6 boys on a single income and put away enough money during boom years to live well in retirement. in my 40's I took a government job that did not pay as well but has a great retirement. DR

 

[rjmt]

I spent most of my early years working on construction projects. By following these projects around I was able to raise 6 boys on a single income and put away enough money during boom years to live well in retirement. in my 40's I took a government job that did not pay as well but has a great retirement. DR

it's hard to convince the present generation to save for retirement, since they've been told by AOC and her crowd that the World will end in 15 years

IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT
THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT
AND I FEEL FINE!!!

 

[Alexx1401]

I was told the same by the day shift foreman down in NM. He was a oil field professional, lived in Oklahoma and sent his money home every week
he tried to tell the kids on his crew the same, but hard to convince a 20 year old from small town USA to save his money
they bought expensive toys, took expensive vacations on their down time, had nothing to show for it at the end of the year
I met only a couple who bought houses in their home towns and sent money home
I noted on line that there are still hiring at the oil fields in NM, but not at the pay from back in the boom days

That job in AK went on for several years and sadly only a few were smart. I knew one. They worked 6 or 8 weeks on, 2 off. The one guy would fly home each time he could and buy a car here. Drive back and sell the car for several times what he paid here as they were in demand. Paid off his home here. After the work was over he was well set. Human nature is very few are able to do stuff like this. When making big money like that its fairly normal to just keep blowing it since there seems to be no end to it.

 

[rjmt]

That job in AK went on for several years and sadly only a few were smart. I knew one. They worked 6 or 8 weeks on, 2 off. The one guy would fly home each time he could and buy a car here. Drive back and sell the car for several times what he paid here as they were in demand. Paid off his home here. After the work was over he was well set. Human nature is very few are able to do stuff like this. When making big money like that its fairly normal to just keep blowing it since there seems to be no end to it.

knew a nurse back in the day who took a 4 year contract job in Sitka, AK, after her divorce
housing and food was provided
came back and purchased a house on the Oregon Coast for cash - said she was retired
then the Forest Service found out there was an experienced Nurse living on the Coast
they offered her a position as their USFS Nursing Supervisor in Nehalem
she retired again 10 years ago, told me her life and career on the Coast was a dream come true
just have to save for your dreams
my 5 acres out here on the North Fork of the Lewis in my dream - paid off and will go to my son
what better legacy can you pass on than land