This is pretty awesome

[Qwertea]

Jeff has a job opportunity where he will be paid more than he would by driving trucks.
Oil is booming again so he's going out to see if he can work in the oil fields.
One place where his friend works makes about thirty bucks or so an hour.

He will be gone two weeks and back a week.
Which doesn't phase me because I'm used to him being gone anyway due to trucking. I've come to like the alone time because it gives me some space and time to keep my assignments caught up.

As long as a Republican is in office oil will be booming because they don't give a s**t about the environment. Especially when we are on the verge of war with Syria, oil won't be going anywhere but up.
So we might as well take advantage for the next four years.
I may not agree with the oil's effect on the environment and war but my views won't change what's happening.  

[A-B0T]

Regardless of oil being good or bad, you're getting into a risky business if you rely on an industry that has a tendency to fluctuate. It's easy to get dependant on that income and find yourself scrambling to find a new job and just make it through the month after getting laid off.
It also has a big effect on the local economy surrounding the areas it's collected. I could have had a job in Big Spring but the cost of living is double anything I've seen elsewhere, even highly populated cities.

 

[Qwertea]

He ended up getting a construction job that is only six miles away from the house, making fifteen an hour then twenty three for overtime. Not as much as oil but it's enough to pay bills and he will be home every night.

I'm not a fan of oil but if it paid the bills while he looked for something more stable then eh. But hey we found something outside of oil so yay. Literally the only trucking jobs (that paid decently) were oil tankers but this construction place needed someone to drive materials back and fourth from sites.