The thing that puzzles me about ND isn't that my sister went there. What puzzles me is why more people aren't going there. If you are unemployed, is it better to get a small weekly unemployment check in Pennsylvania or wherever, or get a $1,500 weekly check in ND, where you can also build up your skills?
They aren’t advertising much, and living conditions are pretty darn spartan right now. Still, other booms like the California gold rush didn’t seem to have much problem creating housing. Boom towns went up seemingly overnight. Some scouts in the actual area would be helpful.
A lot of Americans, brainwashed by 50 years of liberal media, have lost one of the qualities that made America great: ambition.
I'm sure there are many of them looking at the current oil boom as something which will eventually pass and, in the meantime, would like to drag it on as long as possible to employ their kids and grandkids rather than outsiders.
Having the housing for you is critical. You can spend a lot of money to get something to live in and they want big deposits up front.
The wages sound good but people need to factor in that a POS one bedroom may cost them 1500 a month and a lot of money for heat in the winter.
“What puzzles me is why more people aren't going there.”
Well, you answered you're own question.
But, believe what you like, spring/summer/fall are beautiful times of the year.
Winter, if you know how to make the most of situations, can be just as fulfilling as the others.
North Dakota shares the 5th hottest temperature recorded in the US at 121F.
People think it sucks because they've never taken the time to actually spend some time there.......which is good, only pioneers need apply.