But it has always been tough in the oil field.
And most of the misery has been done by the hands themselves.
After having worked and living here for over 40 years,it seems that they always spend their money as fast as they can when they have it.
Then when the lean times come they are crying because they are broke.
It has happened since they drilled the first hole in the Denver unit and it won't stop.
There have been some that have learned that hard lesson and they have put some back for that rainy day.
Talking to them about it you can hear how proud they are because they finally got it.
Most commodity based businesses are of the boom/bust types.
The old bumper sticker:
“L*rd let there be another oil boom. I promise not to piss it away next time “
