“$3.50-$4.00 a gallon fuel prices have been rough on many people and businesses for the last five years. There is no Schadenfreude in the problems of the oil industries...”
I think you are being insensitive to the plight of the American oil industry and the hard working oil field professionals.
Life in west Houston and the Woodlands is going to get very rough and there will be a trickle down effect that will negatively impact the local BMW dealerships, endless pool designers and First Class flights to Tahiti.
Where are the people going to shop if the Neiman Marcus closes?