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<blockquote data-quote="raider" data-source="post: 200843" data-attributes="member: 353"><p>i've been in and out of williston for the past 27 years, and it's always been viewed as the red headed stepchild of nd...&nbsp; this is not the docker, wing tip, or silver spoon capital of nd...&nbsp; this is a blue collar, carhartt, steel toe capital of the oil patch, surrounded by some of the best hunting and fishing the midwest has to offer...&nbsp; i've experienced booms all over the country, and this is not much different...&nbsp; reno in the mid 80&quot;s - northern minnesota in the late 80's - northern colorado in the early 90's - billings mt in the mid 90's - gillete wy in the early 2000's...&nbsp; dr's and lawyers don't build infrastructure, which is needed most in any boom town...&nbsp; like it or not, blue collar people come to the boom towns to build these things...&nbsp; it is what it is, and some cannot see past that - that's where a lot of the criticism comes in...&nbsp; you probably wouldn't go to a huge infrastructure project in bismarck, fargo, or grand forks to pick a son in law, but here (with the scope and breadth of the projects), that's all people notice...&nbsp; also realize that a lot of the people in the hotels and apartments don't really want to b here - they r doing what they have to do to keep the family fed and bills paid back home...&nbsp; many of them are in a tough spot, and taking 1 for the team so to speak by working 100+ hours per week and being away from their families for extended periods of time...&nbsp; i like it here - it fits me...&nbsp; work hard and play hard is kinda how i was raised in the eastern part of the state...good luck whatever your decision is...</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="raider, post: 200843, member: 353"] i've been in and out of williston for the past 27 years, and it's always been viewed as the red headed stepchild of nd... this is not the docker, wing tip, or silver spoon capital of nd... this is a blue collar, carhartt, steel toe capital of the oil patch, surrounded by some of the best hunting and fishing the midwest has to offer... i've experienced booms all over the country, and this is not much different... reno in the mid 80"s - northern minnesota in the late 80's - northern colorado in the early 90's - billings mt in the mid 90's - gillete wy in the early 2000's... dr's and lawyers don't build infrastructure, which is needed most in any boom town... like it or not, blue collar people come to the boom towns to build these things... it is what it is, and some cannot see past that - that's where a lot of the criticism comes in... you probably wouldn't go to a huge infrastructure project in bismarck, fargo, or grand forks to pick a son in law, but here (with the scope and breadth of the projects), that's all people notice... also realize that a lot of the people in the hotels and apartments don't really want to b here - they r doing what they have to do to keep the family fed and bills paid back home... many of them are in a tough spot, and taking 1 for the team so to speak by working 100+ hours per week and being away from their families for extended periods of time... i like it here - it fits me... work hard and play hard is kinda how i was raised in the eastern part of the state...good luck whatever your decision is... [/QUOTE]

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