In my municipality the roads really took a beating this year due to a lot of conditions. One was the added oil field activity, for sure, but also farmers catching up on the work they normally would have done in the fall. Harvest was late and things like applying manure and fertilizer just never got done, as well as selling grain and hay? Then there was a big push to get it done.
My local grader operator told me the complaints were so bad the county has committed a lot of money for extra gravel and extra hours for the graders.
The drilling rigs are at it fast and furious and on some roads the traffic is pretty thick. Millions of dollars going into farmers pockets right now, at a time when they sure can use it?
Supposed to be over one thousand wells drilled in this county this summer.
Talked to one driller who spent the winter at Dawson Creek. He said it was unbelievable the amount of activity up there! He rolled his truck in January and said there was a two month waiting list just to get into the body shop! Told me he was getting $800 per twelve hour shift, but got sick of never having anytime to spend it!
My local grader operator told me the complaints were so bad the county has committed a lot of money for extra gravel and extra hours for the graders.
The drilling rigs are at it fast and furious and on some roads the traffic is pretty thick. Millions of dollars going into farmers pockets right now, at a time when they sure can use it?
Supposed to be over one thousand wells drilled in this county this summer.
Talked to one driller who spent the winter at Dawson Creek. He said it was unbelievable the amount of activity up there! He rolled his truck in January and said there was a two month waiting list just to get into the body shop! Told me he was getting $800 per twelve hour shift, but got sick of never having anytime to spend it!
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