"Men here are 100% worse... They're animals." - Life in a North Dakota oil & gas boomtown - BBC News

[@greeneyeddevil7251]

I've been to Williston and it's not half as wild as the media likes to say. Even with the oil boom, it's still just a sleepy little town. It's a little more lively than the rest of North Dakota, but so are most corpses.

[@melindayates3775]

Thank you, and to the rest of you that hate on ND, well, go home and quit making up excuses because you couldn’t take the winters.

[@rnelson299]

The media is licking their lips to hate on rural conservative communities.

[@darthvader5300]

@@melindayates3775 The problem lies with the main fact is that all of your companies or corporations are unregulated. They knew the harshness of North Dakota and yet they gave no warnings and provided no provisions for the winters. You Americans have the technologies to do just that. Silica aerogel fabrics that insulates too tightly that people wearing them complained that they feel too hot as if they are inside an oven. Then they pull them off from the stores. But that same silical aerogel fabrics can be mass produced cheaply to provide external and-or internal insulation either in an RV or Camper or Car or Truck or Van or make shift shelter building or what-have-you. You have silicones in the form of foamy insulating paint that can insulate against extreme cold and extreme heat and by just spraying the outside of any kind of shelter you have either on the outside or on the inside one can make any shelter ready for the Sahara or for the Arctic and Antarctic. Your problem is that you have not been noticing that your so-called new culture is stripping you of your humanity without you being aware of it! How did I notice it and how I learn about it is quite simple. I was once an analyst intelligence officer from the other side of the Atlantic pond on the other side of the Iron Curtain.

[@darthvader5300]

@@melindayates3775 The problem with company(ies) boom towns is when the boom starts to peak that the companies involved realizes IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY POST BOOM ECONOMIC STABILIZATION PLANS! It is like the old saying in Russia, use the years of prosperity to stabilize the years between now and the peak of any economic boom so that the post boom years can be met head on with solid stability and with lots of ALTERNATIVE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES. When we had our Russian oil and gas boom years we did not splurge, we re-invested in the non-oil economic sectors and in human potential development for all ages (to those who want it) while we also re-invest to stabilize the oil and gas industries and look for new markets for them. While maintaining the human factor re-investment policies.

[@darthvader5300]

@@melindayates3775 But the most important fact is this. Your companies DID NOT GIVE ANY WARNINGS ABOUT THE HARSHNESS OF LIFE IN NORTH DAKOTA. That is the key critical factor of the problem of living in North Dakota.

[@markkallstrom5672]

I worked 3 winters in N.D. oil fields . One of the best times of my life . I meet some of the best people in the world . Went to the A.O . G. church in Watford City . Went to some kind of Christian fellowship four time a week . Even had a healing in my body at the A.O. G church .

[@estaisadore6188]

Amen

[@empyreanb9444]

I'm a man. I worked in the oilfield in 2013/14. I payed off my debt, paid for my wedding and other legit things. I'm definitely not an animal.

[@ntn1970]

don’t worry it’s just another “news” outlet propaganda video

[@malvolio01]

It's the BBC. Might as well be Pravda. Most of us in the UK know it's propaganda. I'm from California originally but all of my family are from Iowa and Northern Missouri (similar culturally to ND). Salt of the earth people mostly. As my grandma, who was born and raised in Northern Iowa, would say, Don't pay them no nevermind.

[@chmhershe5368]

😂 lol made me laugh 👍"definitely not an animal"

[@hellavadeal]

I grew up in an oil boom town in Oklahoma. It was crazy. You never seen so many trailer houses. The town went from 7000 people to 15000 in 2 years. Home building was going like crazy.

[@bnbinbound5902]

I am a female. I’ve lived in Williston for 19 years. I have worked in and managed front line oilfield companies all 19. A lot of this is blown out of proportion. There was only a couple of crazy years, (not scary) and even all of that media coverage was blown out of proportion. There have been several booms here over the decades. Not just the ones covered in these little clips. Only 2013 and 2014 were weird for the most part. People were coming here in droves… In car loads… most of them didn’t make it here because they didn’t have the work ethic at the end of the day. But yes, a wide swath of “types” showed up and they brought drugs, darkness and trouble. It was largely temporary. You have to be tough to live and work here. So those same people made their way back to their home states eventually. The American dream is absolutely here. But no need to worry about this town anymore. Nobody wants to work anymore (anywhere) and that’s no joke.

[@estaisadore6188]

You spoke wisely

[@Wonder946]

I felt for James and he had the right attitude. The last guy who hasn't seen his family in a year, broke my heart as he had his dog with him. God bless the Pastor out to help people. People think it's so rough but they forget this land was forged with people in wagons and living in mud houses. They survived and were grateful to have food, shelter and a life without freedom. Maybe the other people in videos who are complaining should consider how it was over 100 years ago.

[@watwell]

A friend of mine left a desk job in Denver to go up to Williston and make his fortune. He slept in his van for 4 days. Was -30 at night. He almost died. Wound up coming back to Denver and got his old job back. Said it was like the wild west up there folks. Drugs, hookers, booze...and crime was rampant. DO NOT head up thinking there is money flowing in the streets. If you can roughneck or drive a truck you got a chance. Otherwise DO not head up there thinking you'll get rich quick. It's F-ing cold in ND people. No where to live and if you don't have an "In" or already have a job when you get there....save yourself the trip

[@bighitshockey3550]

Ward Atwell there are not hookers at all

[@ravenjames3873]

yes there is shit head. i recently moved from Fargo 3 months ago, and that stuff goes on around there, atleast were i was. i wasn't too far away from a club, but there strippers more than anything else. but some of the girls get involved in illegal activity with men, so it's similar to being a hooker.

[@bighitshockey3550]

Dark Raven Jr well your by a club but since your by Minnesota probably those crazy ass liberals thinking they can do what ever they want

[@maershkinschrabs7597]

Ward Atwell Reminds me of some of the regional coal mining towns in outback Australia. Rampant with prostitution and meth with everyone on the big money.

[@keepcalmandblametheblackgu9164]

vote for katters Australian party.

[@RQND96]

I live in williston and its not bad lol. I think the media and people are just exaggerating things. I find this place peaceful and safe. I do walk around the city at night and havent encountered any danger yet. The only thing that people should be prepared for when coming here would probably be the weather.

[@Fishhunter2014]

Williston is a real scary place. I was passing through late at night and the gas flaring lit up the hills like the dark tower of Barad-dûr.

[@nt895]

lol ur easily scared

[@christinemclelland5593]

You're dumb glad you went away...

[@Fishhunter2014]

christine mclelland ?

[@tuttdreadnaught9363]

Da Fuq

[@garrettkeith3828]

Lolol am I the only one who got the joke

[@agassizbeekeeper]

Use to be at 40 below it kept out the rifraff. But we been getting some pretty hardy rifraff lately.

[@VCYT]

...says the Whitehouse admin dept.

[@tarico4436]

So riff raff wooooork fer a livin', or not? I love the way you're blaming this the Second Great Depression on its lowliest victims. Good job!

[@lordbane729]

That's the nature of riffraff. They adapt.

[@jasonmaes6021]

"When you have a broken heart you wonder aimlessly"......that shit is real.😞😞

[@chmhershe5368]

God bless and enlighten broken men..... 😭💔💜🙏

[@akatarinaasahaabidah6251]

Ladies, pepper spray wont stop FIVE MEN!!! Pack...

[@papabigslugs2091]

Anybody in the country should carry a gun for the RIGHT reasons. No matter gender skin race or sex. Especially now

[@MeownoldJTrump]

Read "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair. Nothing changes.

[@ggff3761]

Sherrif seems like a great guy

[@LC-in5or]

Only people from north dakota would think williston is wild. They would shit themselves in an actual city like new orleans, Sacramento, chicago...

[@randysimmons9838]

Pepper spray plus a .45!!

[@marcihf9763]

God bless the pastor helping these men out.

[@ThePennyPincher]

Oh! BBC! Well, it MUST be 100% true and 100% unbiased!

[@artnc4139]

ThePennyPincher - I am surprised they didn't find a male prostitute to interview

[@CocoaVanderbeak]

And the people are 100% - deal with it.

[@commodoresixfour7478]

The BBC never has an agenda!

[@ab8588]

BBC supported the Iraq war.

[@GrooveDoctor77Musician]

I went through this in 1994 in Minot in Feb and I had never seen such a desolate cold place but I was able to find a cheap motel but that was 20 years ago now its a desolate place with no cheap motels and something about that place just never felt right , ..its probably one crazy place tday

[@jojodancergirl]

I can totally relate to those poor girls. I spent a day in Watford City with my cousin, and we were walking on main street. We must have gotten three or four guys that made some comment/whistle. I was only 16 then, and I didn't know how to react. Luckily that was early afternoon in broad daylight, so they were not a huge threat, but I can't imagine dealing with that on a day to day basis.

[@SmilinNowCryinLater]

Ahh...Watford not bad. Police r always watching those bars...

[@jademoreno7838]

I lived in ND most my life and I traveled to Wiliston twice, theres a very off vibe about that place but I don't rly like the city but hey it was once a great place to get rich

[@mandalorianhunter1]

How bad was it?

[@jmoen4523]

@@mandalorianhunter1 I live close it’s not super bad anymore just a lot of drug problems but where doesn’t have drugs it’s used to be pretty fuckin crazy for a while though

[@eoleol4750]

I remember when the country was in financial trouble and what move the country to the positive was North Dakota. People were working up there (me included) and sending money back to the rest of the country. I wasn't crazy about Williston. I liked Tioga, Stanley, Newtown, Dickinson, Bismarck, Watford City more. But I admired the people that had a drive, focus, and goal to get good stuff done. THEY DIDN'T WANT TO WAIT ON GOVERNMENT/WELFARE. Cutting this short; plenty of people know to avoid the ones that are up to no good. I agree with most of the comments in this post; North Dakota is an hidden gem in this country.

[@breee4093]

All the 'not all men' men triggered in the comments

[@TheRocknrolla12]

My humble regards to the Pastor. A great man

[@TheBrianNash]

Im an oilfield worker. Can confirm, we’re definitely animals 😂

[@estaisadore6188]

Ruff necks..but God loves all..

[@zachpaw]

It's not like this at all. These people really blew things out of proportion.

[@commodoresixfour7478]

zachpaw the BBC? NEVER

[@nevets4190]

lol I hate to say it you are wrong the scum from every state ended up here at that time. People that needed to get taken out back with the shot gun.

[@rowanoneill2033]

Isn’t calling ppl”animals” racist? Or sexist or somthing?? Didn’t u all have a go at trump for the same thing? U bloody hypocrite

[@keyboarddancers7751]

Some parts of america are like brazil only in English...

[@deprogramm]

ho ho ho, don't insult us like that. that really hurts. This is just because north dakota is freezing cold, lots of dangerous jobs and low amount of women. It's actually a nice state compared to the rest of hte country

[@darwincity]

You can always find worse than Williston, if you can just search...

[@VCYT]

Mercedes F1 team was robbed at gunpoint last week in brazil.

[@florzinnha]

I bet you all have been watching videos on reddit of security cameras in Brazil lol

[@j.g.5900]

Keyboard Dancers Brazil's actually nicer tbh

[@OhcoChildPlease]

I almost went to Williston working for Caterpillar as a mechanic. 50 hour mandatory work weeks. Could make a bit of money, but in the end I decided not to go simply because I'm not a fan of frigid temps.

[@JT-lb7oc]

That big dude with the Mohawk and a really soft voice 😂

[@artykohl1118]

When the choices are down to, either live with horrible people you can't tolerate, or get by, surrounded by beach city douchebags, the system becomes irrelevant. It's more of a fight for survival by any means. That's my post 2008 world. People don't really weigh in anymore.

[@livefree223]

I LOVE North Dakota. Friendly people, great place!

[@sassulusmagnus]

If this is a "boomtown" where's the money? Sounds like lots of unemployment and poverty.

[@quietinthechaos9082]

The boom isn't for the people lol. The profit goes to the company

[@iwanegerstrom4564]

If these girls thinks that North Dakota is bad, they ought to try walking the streets of Rinkeby, Tensta or Rosengård in Sweden ^^

[@trollerjakthetrollinggod-e7761]

it's significantly worse in the local native reservations.

[@awnzotheman]

It depends where you've lived and how you grew up. This place might seem like heaven compared to what others have experienced.

[@Thermalpighuntingintexas]

All that money and no heater?

[@darthvader5300]

The problem with company(ies) boom towns is when the boom starts to peak that the companies involved realizes IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY POST BOOM ECONOMIC STABILIZATION PLANS! It is like the old saying in Russia, use the years of prosperity to stabilize the years between now and the peak of any economic boom so that the post boom years can be met head on with solid stability and with lots of ALTERNATIVE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES. When we had our Russian oil and gas boom years we did not splurge, we re-invested in the non-oil economic sectors and in human potential development for all ages (to those who want it) while we also re-invest to stabilize the oil and gas industries and look for new markets for them. While maintaining the human factor re-investment policies.

[@senyashchukin391]

I drove through south Dakota last August and it was windy and cold as fuck. I asked the cashier at a gas station about the weather and she said "oh this is pretty mild. It gets A Lot worse". I was like damn how can it get any worse I barely made it inside the store. I salute the guys who go to ND and brave the elements. I'm really sensitive to cold like I won't even jump in a river on a 100 degree day but I'll wear a long sleeve shirt no problem. Kind of ironic since im originally from Siberia.

[@JohnSmith-mk2ww]

Yet the BBC won’t report what is happening in South Africa.

I don't get it...why are there homeless when there's supposedly plenty of jobs. A lot of contradictions in this

[@michaelrubio4065]

Me Too it was pretty shit report. It didn't explain that when this was filmed there were literally not enough houses built in the town for all the people who were coming for jobs

[@hellenhoran352]

This is heartbreaking !! How has this country become so destitute.. Jesus, We Americans are truly suffering. I see kids here in VERMONT sleeping under a BRIDGE in freezing temperatures. These young people and older are being ignored. We Need Good Jobs. AMERICANS are not lazy... I feel your pain. I became homeless for 6 months recently. Thank You to my Family, I survived homelessness. God Bless America and Americans.

[@sitdowndogbreath]

Anna in Vermont U.S.A 🙏🤝👏

[@gregsall5872]

Lol its easy as hell to make it just fine in the US... I had a custom built house brand new truck and car by the time I was 22.. Stop making excuses??

[@SoloTravelerOffTheBeatenPath]

What are you talking about you idiot? Unemployment in the US just hit all-time record lows. Our economy is doing amazing right now. Maybe you're "destitute", but the country is not.

[@stevegreen9460]

america has always been tis way hasnt tint... from the hobos of the depression, drifters of the 60's 70's. decay of detroit in the 80s 90s. springsteen has sung about this kind of thing for 40 years.

[@mfblowfish4671]

I doubt you have ever been an employer. Trust me there are plenty of lazy Americans. When you hire someone and they cheat you by not trying or giving an honest day, it’s a very frustrating feeling. It makes you not care about people after a while. So if they are living under a bridge then chances are they are lazy or unemployable in some way. That’s the real truth. Grow up

[@ozzie-sk9dh]

I didn't see any animals in this report. Just good men trying to get by as best they can in tough circumstances. Shame on the BBC for painting all men with the same brush.

[@donnieraveling188]

the last guy said "this is the American dream" which is scary because he states he is without family.

[@estaisadore6188]

Agree😢

[@independentliberty9628]

If you're going to work in any boomtown realize that it is going to bust at some point. Get in make your money and get out. Save every penny, and make no plans on settling down there.

[@kylerider5519]

Nothing in this life is for sure

[@darthvader5300]

The problem lies with the main fact is that all of your companies or corporations are unregulated. They knew the harshness of North Dakota and yet they gave no warnings and provided no provisions for the winters. You Americans have the technologies to do just that. Silica aerogel fabrics that insulates too tightly that people wearing them complained that they feel too hot as if they are inside an oven. Then they pull them off from the stores. But that same silical aerogel fabrics can be mass produced cheaply to provide external and-or internal insulation either in an RV or Camper or Car or Truck or Van or make shift shelter building or what-have-you. You have silicones in the form of foamy insulating paint that can insulate against extreme cold and extreme heat and by just spraying the outside of any kind of shelter you have either on the outside or on the inside one can make any shelter ready for the Sahara or for the Arctic and Antarctic. Your problem is that you have not been noticing that your so-called new culture is stripping you of your humanity without you being aware of it! How did I notice it and how I learn about it is quite simple. I was once an analyst intelligence officer from the other side of the Atlantic pond on the other side of the Iron Curtain. In America you have what you call "Human Resources" Departments that treats you as an EXPENDABLE RESOURCE just like what the Tech Boom in your California treated all new employees as TEMPS and classified all jobs as Temp jobs. Before the term "Human Resource" you once had a "Personal Department" that treats you like a decent human being. Before the term TEMPS you have "lower level development jobs" (which are jobs that also teaches you additional education and skills and gain more experiences). Before the term Temp jobs you have what you call as "level entry jobs" (to help you climb the economic ladder by teaching and upgrading your work skills so that they can enable you to climb the economic ladder) that creates economic upward mobility. Before you become offended, I must warn you I am a very frank person, the truth must be said no matter how painful it is. The truth is this question: What happen to your humanity that allows and makes you treat people as a person with neutral decency (just be neutral but be decent to anyone and to anybody)? What happen? Just asking.

[@david-ns3er]

Imagine living in North Dakota

[@tommysalami5268]

Itz wild

[@yingyang2815]

Looking for Joseph Christopher Lee missing from Williston since 2013 was an overnighter

[@estaisadore6188]

😢

[@Honda_life_2020_]

You Never become an Ex-Veteran

[@jzimmerman7763]

Hey thats my buddy "caretaker" I think I'll go and see him tomorrow

[@watermelonlalala]

Old ladies in urban areas all over the USA are afraid to go out after dark and even at certain times of day. Why? Because they will be attacked for "fun" or for robbery.

[@m0rfans]

What is an "Ex-Vet"? Someone who used to be a military Veteran, but is now... not a Veteran?

[@Gandalf17]

hey why your face is not covered by tatoos too?

[@raydeen1]

+Call of Duty Audience Yeah..she'll regret that in a few years as her looks and tattoos fade. I am sure that she probably has some on her stomach as well...those will be stretched to no end. Having that many tattoos just looks trashy.

[@benl308]

I'd rather make 30k a year and be happy than make 100k and be miserable

[@kachinalively1528]

Sad that the Oil Corporations are not providing more housing and assistance...

[@VCYT]

Their senior management aren't complaining, you socialist.! ~ this comment was sponsored by exxon.

[@sitdowndogbreath]

Nope and they do not have to care either remember the credit cards come from the state as well

[@Smullet90]

Kachina Lively Most do.

[@burg3511]

Very few don't provide housing but the ones that don't normally get paid extra in their day bonus

[@bet8467]

Why should they? The workers receive high pay.

[@tylercollins519]

Haha this is shit! I was there for 8 years worst thing I saw was no water at Walmart and probably 5 or 6 broken windows from rocks.

[@raydeen1]

Yes, Mohawk Man..keep using the hushed melodramatic voice to heighten your ordeal and encourage more sympathy...

[@matt4270]

+raydeen1 His name is Stuart Smalley! Please address him as such Sir!

[@uncleruckus5121]

i think it was because he was in the employment office and didnt want to bother others trying to concentrate

[@edgarpoe6966]

It's because he's a flaming fairy

[@WhallonJesse]

You know what.....people love to complain about everything. I'm from an area where there is 11% unemployment, people begging for jobs, high crime rates and you go to a place like ND where there is a boom, people get what they want and still complain. These problems posted here are everywhere but they are FAR worse in areas that have higher unemployment. We can only do our best to curb crime, drug use and other problems that come with society. If it's too much for you, I invite you to Hanford, CA where the jobs are none and air pollution is the worst in the country. Otherwise suck it the f*ck up.

[@IlIlIlIlIlIlIlIl-v9h]

North Dakotans from Williston did NOT ask for an oil boom. That was thrusted upon them and it has destroyed their culture, life style, and safety.

[@WhallonJesse]

Thusted upon them? More like local government failed them by not accurately representing the peoples interests.

[@IlIlIlIlIlIlIlIl-v9h]

Yeah I would say Republican Governor Jack Dahlrumple and Republican Sentator John Hoven and Republican congressman Kevin Cramer fucked ND. Totally agree. They are in bed with big oil. So why do the good people of ND have to suffer?

[@squishyplums2415]

Right on! I was unemployed in California for 2 years so I moved to ND. I then got a job! ND a bit boring and cold but I don't care because I have a job!!

[@JoleneSailer]

TomCook1993 Yes Tom, I personally met Hoven when he came to a restaurant I was working in. Total JERK! His ego will ultimately be his demise.

[@Moonsabie]

before going there i would think of farming in Belgrade Serbia a thick walled farm house is 5000 euros a hector of farmland pitch black is less then that and the people are the most hospitable you will ever meet. this is not lonely place this is a tight farming community with people all around. and if you still want to do oil work in the winter eastern Europe will soon be booming. most Serbians speak english.

[@pedroxeta8496]

What is up with the title of this video?

[@murderc27]

Whatever, I'm from FL and that last dude had balls to move from Sarasota to the fucking tundra. We don't know shit about cold.

[@SepherStar]

I was just thinking today that I wouldn't move to Florida. You have hurricanes, and sink holes, and alligators, giant snakes, and 3rd world style police/justice system corruption. Your state is scary.

[@Vladpryde]

Except for the hurricanes and snakes, that sounds more like California than Florida.

[@elizabethbennet4791]

LOLOLOLOL "your state is scary"...Except 99% of the time it's beach weather *sips mojito*

[@elizabethbennet4791]

Vlad yes and we have A LOT of freedom in Florida too..cops are respectful, fewer gun laws, no income tax and no one fucks with your privacy here.

[@FPCSKITS]

Williston is chill asf whatchu mean

[@Benjicmm]

4:48 I am curious to know how one becomes an "ex-vet".

[@danielflores6436]

ਉ찊ঌঘ his animal medicine license expired

[@CarmieSchulz]

Unless you are starving, under threat of your life or sick, you shouldn't move to a place where you have no roots. We cannot undo the past but we can start developing regional pride for ourselves for today. Moving to a place you're not from simply to get more money is not cool, and that includes people in the past too.

[@nt895]

So people should stay in Phoenix AZ because they were born there? No one should stay in crappy places to live because lameos stay there. You can make your own life in a place you like better and visit them.

[@nepalihercules]

Natalie F he's probably one of those white pride kind of guy. too bad his ancestors didn't stay in europe

[@CarmieSchulz]

I wish my ancestors had stayed in Europe too. I also wish you'd learn to spell and write.

[@cory35hogan]

What you just written is why the beheadings of those 12 or 13 Egyptians Christians happened. You are wise..

[@CarmieSchulz]

You guys-I know that some will not agree and I still respect you for it. I really don't advocate barbed wire fences and shooting squads for violators. Honest.

[@KaraLynnJack]

may God bless them!

[@dogma7911]

Check the stats on crime in Britain. This is sensationalized, worked there for years in a minivan and it's not a big deal.

[@kaitlynbornman2312]

I grew up in the oil fields in the 70's & 80's then went to work for them in the 90's. This breed of oil field worker that came along in the 2000 boom what a sad sack of shit they are. Thanks for making the rough neck name something to be ashamed of.

[@MrBoston135]

Going to the bar hmmm the most dangerous atmosphere there is . Smart girl.

[@greywinters4801]

BBC. the art of whining.

[@racecarjimmy732]

built the casselton bio diesel plant just outside fargo... and many more! dont miss the -45* temps... working outside, on metal.

[@MrLandry2010]

I don’t blame those women up there with guns or mace there are some bad people up there that want to victimize them.

[@certifiedforkliftdriver9987]

im glad i live in milwaukee. The farthest I would live is minnapolis. After that is just the wild north.

[@chuckriggsjr.6021]

I worked for Halliburton Energy Services in Pennsylvania. We had to act decent at all times if we wanted to keep our jobs. N it was good money. So there was rarely any troubles.

[@mavoc3094]

2:05 "The woman to man ratio is like 5 to 2", so umm what's the problem?

[@plutoplatters]

i see we have tattoo parlors in ND !!

[@ginajoseph8776]

Gosh, that woman that was all tattooed up at the coffee shop was hideous. What makes people, especially women, think that is attractive or cool looking.

[@TheBandit7613]

@@ginajoseph8776 It's not. One look at that and I walk the other way.

[@txstbobcats5108]

Pepper spray is a joke, get your carry license and get a pistol much more effective and proper training.

[@TheClampetts]

get a MICROPHONE - I gave up trying to understand what the sheriff is saying

[@firemandgs]

The guy with a mow hawk thats shocked that his job fell through upon arrival... Seriously?!? You want the big money you have to look like you fit the role.. The lack of common sense is astounding!

[@charlesneely]

damm u said it right

[@sinaloasaurez6339]

Wow

[@randallparker8116]

I didn't see any of that. I spent time at the Williston Community Center working out. Most of the guys in the bathroom were oil rig workers taking a shower. I would go there to work out and shower after driving a Vac Truck for Deer Valley Trucking. No prostitutes approached the truck like happens in Fresno. Walmart parking lot is pretty entertaining with people living there in their campers. Locals are selling you everything needed for the Oil and Gas industry. Mostly just live in the truck and haul the crude or frakking water or the back flow. It is good hard work but I did not make any more than driving a Car Hauler or a Crude Tanker anywhere else really. Just ass freezing cold in the winter. Follow the local recommendations of having a candle and cold weather survival gear with you in the truck or your car/pickup. I have fished the head waters of the Missouri River and the Pheasant hunting is legendary. Nice place really. One Rule You Always Follow; "DO NOT SMOKE ON THE RIG!" That is how the #13 Oil Rig exploded and killed 8 guys plus all the other injury's. Wear your Hydrogen Sulfide detector when you are on the Rig or you will probably die. And the FRC is worthless in an oil rig fire.

[@allaboutroofing2]

Sorry, but a mohawk probably isnt the best choice when you are living in a car and appearance still matters. Choices, you live with them.

[@nmarbletoe8210]

We idolize dogs, lions, birds, but not our own nature. If they are aggressive or mean, say that, not that they are 'animals.' Don't malign our animal nature, which includes food, companionship, sex, exercise, and most of what we are as humans.

[@nt895]

I live here & I don't find more problems out & about than I did anywhere else. Some don't move on as quick when they sense you are not interested because they're aren't as many women for them to move on to. The bartender and security seem to be very anti-creeper though. I definitely feel just as safe in Walmart or walking around town, those young girls have been unnecessarily scared.

[@sinaloasaurez6339]

You must be hot

[@maryemerson9535]

We lived in fox run around this time. Our water and sewage froze a lot, our doors froze shut a lot and I missed a lot of school or was late, our power shut off a lot and we lost a pet to the cold, probably some of the worst years of our lives 🤦‍♀️ we also knew paul who was shortly shown in the video 😂😂😂

[@RM-ci7be]

I am very sure there are many people wanting to give helping hand to these workers, but they are afraid of lawsuits and legal aftermath they will have to face. Buying a huge building and let these people have warmer place to spend their nights is not a big deal.

[@nileist6666]

That cop...i put bad guys in jail, i enjoy that. Sometimes i put good guys in jail, i dont enjoy that, but thats the job. Its nice to hear honesty from the police...

[@Indieman21]

great audio

[@dfoster2513]

I'm sure most of the men here are pretty awful but this video doesn't suggest what the title is saying at all!!

[@redetrigan]

The downvotes on this video are curious. Are people offended by this?

[@indydebauchery5732]

I might have to deal with a hundred degree weather during the summer here in southwest Texas, but I don't have to deal with nasty cold weather like that. You couldn't pay me enough to live there.

[@JensSchraeder]

Everyone has their price. Im pretty sure if you got offered the right amount of money you would go.

[@Catwomanmn]

LOL! They wooting at you because you are cute, if you were fat they would ignore you. Get over it.

[@VCYT]

5:32 - hey, Mr T has lost his tan !

[@Thermalpighuntingintexas]

This is pretty much wilson county texas, it's insane what a little oil and money will do to a community that doesn't need the oil boom, 3 years ago it boomed and maybe a year into it tanked and alot of people got laid off who were making all this money and spending it too, and now the money is gone and typically oil fields hire criminals, so what happens when the criminals lose that big figure income, they turn to crime to make the money they want. I have watched my hometown turn into a meth town in just 4 years, thats all it took, was 4 goddamn years and they're dug in. We are seeing what happens when criminals dig into a nice area and they ruin it.

[@mrclarkson3812]

Spent 2 weeks in Dickinson at the Astoria,thought it was a nice place..Housings is high though...

[@cheesedoesgaming6088]

This is how progress is made in the economy.

[@AsellusPrimus]

"The American dream... so far so good." Well, in a country where we find it acceptable to live in isolation from love and joy.

[@ryanschofield2018]

Where does some British news company, from a country that has a long history of subjecting other nations to servitude, have any right to speak about Williston as that? Williston ND is a hard working town, money is there, but you better be willing to work you end off. Typical media knocking the handworkers of the world, good jobs and ample opportunity. Much better than a tent in California. However, the cold is something very dangerous if ill prepared.

[@charlest9884]

I live in south east Texas people who live in the Dakotas Minnesota they come here in the winter to get away from the place

[@alexcasas5169]

Misleading title

[@irishredbone8996]

these are smart able body men, get south, work at Walmart live in a mobile home park, nothing wrong with that, better than freezing and feeling pitiful.

[@BadGuysRecaps]

carry your guns