Originally Posted by
icithecat
Holey cr*p. You people definately need to get unionised or something. Risking life and limb for what someone on an oil rig earns per hour. Plus they get little things like medical/dental, life insurance, long term disability and this strange thing called a pension.
Dude, I've lived in west Texas. Yes there is good money with oil. I've also done military. Good pay and benefits in that too (Could be better). But there is a reason we do it. It's not for money. It's for the thrill we get. Faster and faster until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death.