Tonight when I got on facebook I saw a title I didn't like . Oil Field Accident Killed 2, 1 Injured. I read on to hear that it happened in Westbrook. A crew moving a pumpjack to a new location when a cable from a winch truck hit a power line. The two were electrocuted and a third was injured. The crew was out of Midland.
My fiancé` works out of Midland on a well so that always kind of scares me to hear anything about oil field accidents. So many dangers are out there. On the Flow Back work he does there can be poisonous gas to come out of the wells and when that happenes it can kill you instantly. He has seen it happen several times.
Back when I was with my ex husband Johnny who worked on a drilling rig his brother at age 26 was out at a drilling site by himself and he was putting something way up in the sky and it hit a power line and electrocuted him. They found him the next day. So many accidents can happen out on the wells. Or on the way to the wells.
It pays good money but what good is that money if you lose your life? I don't think it is worth the risk. Guy and I have had this conversation several times. He has worked on wells for eight years now. And most of his work is easy. A lot of sitting and waiting but it can be hard and it can be dangerous.
I also have heard of so many couples that can't handle the long distance relationships too. I read tonight about Meg Ryan and John Mellencamp breaking up. He liked Indiana and she liked New York. It said the distance broke them up. That is kind of scary to hear about all the people that broke up because of distance when you are in a new relationship and you want things to work out.
Is it really worth maybe breaking up because of long distance or maybe getting killed on the job? Or taking a cut in pay but being home every night? Money is not everything. But of course it is nice having enough money to do what you want or need to do. Without money life is not too great sometimes. I guess you just got to decide which is more important .
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