Boomtown Motivation

Work, Work, Work

So anyone who knows me and Chris knows that we came here for the opportunity to make some cash.  No question about it.  

Knowing that info, it should be no surprise that we want to work as much as possible, and make as much as possible, while staying sane, of course.  

That Time We Almost Picked Up A Fugitive

clip art from examiner.com

(Well, fugitive is probably too strong of a word for what she was, but the poor girl was definitely running from the cops.)

Story Time

Once upon a time, in a time not too distant from right now (like maybe two months ago), in a land not too far away (down the street), two people were innocently driving down a lovely neighborhood road.  

When suddenly, without warning, a young girl ran into the street, seeming to come out of nowhere (she came from between a couple houses).  

Flirts of Boomtown

I'm sure plenty of you have heard horror stories of women getting harassed in Williston because of the seems-like 10:1 guy to girl ratio here.  While there are a TON of men, they're not all creeps.  A lot of them are actually pretty funny.  

Our Fellow Hell-goers

Grocery shopping is interesting here.  

Most people do their shopping on Sunday since that's the only day they don't work.  If you do decide to join the rest of the town and do your shopping that afternoon you will wait in line a looooooong time.  (We've waited 45 minutes-that's extreme, but it's happened.)

The better choice is to shop on Sunday morning.  But... it means you're skipping church.  And heaven forbid you skip church. ::she says sarcastically:: (According to a few extremists I've met, we're probably going to Hell.)

The Crunchy Trail (or, My Passive Aggressive Rebellion)

Let's talk about my sprint down the crunchy trail since we moved here...  

First, let me begin by saying that this is a lovely town, with lovely shops, restaurants, and people.  However, it is not "crunchy friendly"- Crunchy = "conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc."- and that is a total bummer.  

How to move to Williston: Part 3: Finding a Job.

There are so many jobs in Williston, ND right now.  Just about every company is hiring for something.  

There are so many people coming and going, it's not just the oil companies that are hiring.  I'm sure you've heard by now that fast food joints are paying $15 an hour.  Well it's true, they even advertise it on flyers!  I don't think I know of anyone working a job for less than that actually.  

How to move to Williston: Part 1: First of all...

Boomtown sign in the middle of Williston, ND.  

It isn't hard to move to this boomtown.  However, don't just drive out here expecting to get a job your first day and that that job with somehow miraculously result in you having a place to live.  Don't be dumb.

Unless you're moving in with someone who can financially support you for a week or two (because you'll probably have a job by then), than you need to plan ahead and save up.  

Also, if you are considering coming out here, be weary of the many, many YouTube videos out there trying to scare you away.  Most of them were recorded a few years ago and are hardly relevant anymore.  The videos say things to make you think that this place is absolutely horrible, that there are no decent places to eat, that fast food takes an hour, that traffic is awful even at 10:00 at night, that there are no women, and the women that are here get harassed horribly, and so on.  I watched the videos, I know.  

Let's address each rumor, shall we?