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re: Any of y'all worked in the Midland,Tx area
Posted on 4/19/18 at 3:37 pm to Nutriaitch
Posted on 4/19/18 at 3:37 pm to Nutriaitch
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not a lot of food choices and these places don’t stay open late like restaurants in Louisiana. not even the typical fast food chains.
I fricking hate Midland, but this isn't true. There are plenty of joints that stay open late. Lots of chain restaurants. Minor league baseball games are fun. You will have the longest drives of your life on the golf courses. But also the shortest
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Posted on 4/19/18 at 3:37 pm to Areddishfish
We got $165 in Ga. seven years ago.If motels are $250 a day like a poster above said a 100 a day won't cut it.I will not spend money from my paycheck to work out of town.
Posted on 4/19/18 at 3:40 pm to Chucktown_Badger
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For the next 6 months starting soon? I'd take North Dakota.
Bull fricking shite.
Posted on 4/19/18 at 3:43 pm to Jack Daniel
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But then again, I own an F-250 sitting on 44’s, with an 8” exhaust tip and a set of truck nuts so big it’ll make your momma cry.
frick you. My momma was killed by a pair of truck nuts.
Posted on 4/19/18 at 3:45 pm to OnTheLevel State Fan
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It is for a pipeline job,be there for about 6 months,its there or North Dakota.
What do you do on the pipeline, baw?
We just finished a 36" from Pyote to Orla. I was staying in Wink, it sucks.
Posted on 4/19/18 at 3:47 pm to 4Mpipeliner
survey/row
Posted on 4/19/18 at 3:49 pm to Areddishfish
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Occasional oil drilling
Lol
OP as someone who has spent too much time in both I would go to Midland 10/10 over ND assuming you’re talking about the Bakken. Midland sucks but it is closer to civilization. 5 hours to Fort Worth 5-6 hours to Austin and there’s regular flights to Houston Denver and DFW to connect you wherever
Also just more in terms of restaurants and to do in Midland
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I fricking hate Midland, but this isn't true. There are plenty of joints that stay open late. Lots of chain restaurants.
Yeah this is true about ND in some places but completely false with Midland in my experience.
This post was edited on 4/19/18 at 3:52 pm
Posted on 4/19/18 at 3:58 pm to Chucktown_Badger
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Midland,Tx area
It is in the middle of NOWHERE. Holy crap.
Hope you're not a big fan of decent bass fishing.
Posted on 4/19/18 at 4:01 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
Anyone who would pick Williston over Midland has clearly never been to both
Posted on 4/19/18 at 4:15 pm to Sun God
Yeah Williston is the bottom as far as oilfield towns go. Only reasoning I could see is if the start date is May 1st and you’re working outside. And you know you’re only going to be there for 6months.
Williston/Minot/Dickinson were still cold as frick in October though in my experience and I saw snow in May there
Williston/Minot/Dickinson were still cold as frick in October though in my experience and I saw snow in May there
This post was edited on 4/19/18 at 4:16 pm
Posted on 4/19/18 at 4:20 pm to OnTheLevel State Fan
When are you supposed to start working out there? May have a room for rent...
Posted on 4/19/18 at 4:24 pm to OnTheLevel State Fan
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crime
My FIL has a facility out there. It was cold a couple weeks ago, so one of his employees went out and started his truck and heater and then went back into the hotel room. He comes out 5 minutes later and his truck was stolen.
He’s obviously an idiot, but there are also trashy criminals out there, too.
Posted on 4/19/18 at 4:29 pm to OnTheLevel State Fan
Tumbleweed and scorpions as far as the eye can see.
Posted on 4/19/18 at 4:30 pm to Jack Daniel
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I own an F-250 sitting on 44’s, with an 8” exhaust tip and a set of truck nuts so big it’ll make your momma cry.
Anyone who owns a truck like that has real balls so small they will make a woman cry in disappointment.
Posted on 4/19/18 at 4:31 pm to Salmon
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It's awful. I honestly can't think of a worse place to live.
Mission, Texas.
Posted on 4/19/18 at 4:44 pm to Nutriaitch
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big difference is that if you find shade, the temp is considerably less hot than in the sun.
Posted on 4/19/18 at 4:45 pm to OnTheLevel State Fan
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It is for a pipeline job,be there for about 6 months,its there or North Dakota.
Midland/Odessa is not as bad as everyone is saying. I actually like the area and have gotten use to it when i go there. It is dry no doubt not alot of rain there and at times its windy and hot in the summer.
Lots of places to eat especially Mexican food. They have Olive Garden, Logans Steakhouse, Twin Peaks, Hooters, Chilis, Saltgrass, etc, etc pretty much what every other city has as far as food goes.
Hotel rooms are sky high on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays $400 nite. Friday, saturday, and sundays its around $125. Mondays is about $200. And every room is booked during the middle of the week. You better off getting an apartment for 6 months.
Doubel A baseball team in Midland is fun to go watch other than that not much to do but if you working 6 days a week who cares. Its stricktly an oilfield town with 400 rigs in the Permian and New Mexico areas.
Posted on 4/19/18 at 4:49 pm to OnTheLevel State Fan
Went there one time back in 03 for the company I worked for and ended up at the strip club. I remember the stripper sitting next to me all night rubbing her fingers in her vag and asking me to smell it. 
hope this helps
hope this helps
Posted on 4/19/18 at 4:52 pm to OnTheLevel State Fan
I've never been there (I've been to west Texas, but not to Midland or Odessa) but I have had a lifelong fascination with it. I love how remote and flat and desolate it is.
I might not end up liking it if I ever live there, but for now I do.
I might not end up liking it if I ever live there, but for now I do.
Posted on 4/19/18 at 5:03 pm to OnTheLevel State Fan
Midland is great if you know the right people.
It's better, of course, if you are the right people.
It's better, of course, if you are the right people.
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