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jOe,you payin attention here? Nice....
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Joe went over to the 'Dark" side with a Super Black Eagle, since then he doesn't like us nearly as much anymore. 
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I knew he was acting wierd when he was nice to me....How much do you suppose this oil boom business has effected eastern-central Montana? I'll be in Bozeman in August spending some time with Daryl and I'll check it out more then.
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Daryl will be by here again the 20th. When he left, I asked him to take a little drive around the outskirts of town and see for himself how the insanity had spread since he was here hunting last October. If he didn't, I will haul him around for an hour or two.
The boom is now reaching as far west as Cutbank and Lewistown. It is heading for Hardin and then east to Lemmon, SD. It's impact on the fringe of itself is about like it was here three years ago.
In two, maybe three years it will impact the fringe areas as it has the black gold triangle; the Williston, Wadford City, Sidney area.
When it reaches that level you will not like what you find at all. If you can find a place to park your camper or carcass, or a table to eat at, you can relish the pleasure of high fuel costs (we have been at $4.00 for more than 2 years, expecting $5.00), 28 dollar chicken fried steaks and $270.00 a night motel rooms, just as we do daily.
The company of thousands living unbathed in campers and without the company of their families, resenting you because you have clean clothes on is but one little pleasure this boom has brought to our corner of the world. The traffic snarl of thousands of trucks on streets designed for a few score, groceries that are double and triple what they sell for no farther away than Mile City, sewage lagoons that are now dead and have to be rebuilt, high crime, strained emergency services and so much more are other pleasures we enjoy from this boom.
Do I sound bitter? Well, as a property owner, I am one of those who must pay the escalating taxes for all this so the mineral owners, the oil companies and those workers who pay no taxes within in the boom make their money. I can not smile as our peaceful way of life is destroyed, while we pay for the destruction and when good folks who have no other form of entertainment when they are not working, find their way into an ecosystem that will not recover from the intrusion.
Oh well. I apologise for the rant. Frustration is a bitter companion. Come see for yourselves.
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We're starting to feel it here too just west of Bismarck. Not as bad as you have it but it's coming.
Practice safe eating. Always use a condiment.
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J.R.B.
What most folks don't understand is that this boom, unlike all previous booms, gold, oil, uranium or whatever, has not taken place in an isolated area.
It has taken place in a hundred year old, well established agriculture area, complete with it's own history and culture with an infrastructure large enough only for it's residents, all of which the boom is destroying at the expense of the long time residents.
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Not to mention what fracking is doing to the environment.
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jOe, The Bakkens about 10,000' deep, before you start ranting about fracking and the environment I suggest you educate yourself, otherwise you just look very foolish. Here's a place to start http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakken_formation or you could stick with what you know, such as shotguns and turkeys. Steve
Approach life like you do a yellow light - RUN IT! (Gail T.)
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I watched what happened around Pinedale..sad. And you didnt want to go into a Bar or Restaurant with your wife unless you were willing to listen to the "F" word non stop....Steve? Thats jOes way of saying Frack u.....I'm still going to Montana in Sept...
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J.R.B.
What most folks don't understand is that this boom, unlike all previous booms, gold, oil, uranium or whatever, has not taken place in an isolated area.
It has taken place in a hundred year old, well established agriculture area, complete with it's own history and culture with an infrastructure large enough only for it's residents, all of which the boom is destroying at the expense of the long time residents. Your're right RCC. We're all set in our ways and our system up here can handle only so much. Arrests and crime are on the rise. I never leave home without my .45 ACP anymore. I never leave my house un-locked anymore, yeah like locking it will do any good. My .44 mag sits on my night stand. I'm very uneasy about the situation and can only imagine what it's like for you right now. My cousin in Williston tells me enough horror stories. I'll never leave my farm, it's been in the family over 100 years.
Practice safe eating. Always use a condiment.
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