Yeah, there used to be a lot of those old time characters in the oil patch.
Seems like they've all just about disappeared now.
There's a lot of guys pushing tools now that I wouldn't have hired to work lead tongs when I was drilling, and there's a few drilling superintendents that have never drilled.
It's a different patch than it used to be.
We're not so concerned about getting the job done anymore as we are about someone getting a hangnail.
Safety programs have taken over the major oil companies and the big drilling companies.
If I were a young man now, I wouldn't get into it.
It's no fun anymore.