Dante’s Inferno
Most of the Texas Gulf Coast residents just called it a “job,” but the Green Peace, PETA, and Sierra Club had dubbed it Dante’s Inferno (Houston) . . .
Fired
True, Jethro had dozed off for a few minutes and pressures and temperatures had gotten a little high, but he hadn’t really gotten the full import of being “fired” until he stepped out to go home to tell his wife he’d lost his job . . .
Here Comes the Sun
Clement knew he might have had one beer too many, but when his brother started singing the old Beatles tune, “Here comes the sun” and it was just past midnight, he was pretty sure that it was just a plant flaring . . .
Boom or Bust
When boom-timers and oil riches came to Western North Dakota, there just wasn’t enough housing; even fixer-uppers commanded big money. With the declining oil prices, that demand seems to have waned just a bit . . .