More like your ass gets fired for mentioning the word “union” in the office. It’s sure that way in Texas. Just means the employer can get rid of you for any reason, at any time.

I’m not going to budge because I’m right on this. I hear the industry chatter all the time. The majors are spending nothing right now - nothing - so what do you think that means for the smaller guys? People were reluctant to spend when the price was pushing $100, this price drop took everyone by surprise and it’s…

Depends on where that extraction is taking place. Some of the new fields planned/in the works when prices are high dwarf refinery costs/logistics. Obviously not the case with the Bakken but it sure is with some of the offshore projects.

It’s because oil got so high for so long, and seemed like it would stay high for a while, that’s how tar sands became profitable. But that price per barrel is a good 2x where we are now, maybe more.

Man, I think you have a bit of a blinkered understanding about how long the lead times and development cycles are for oilfields. You just don’t shut down a business and have someone pick it up again. It’s not a store. It takes years of development and logistics and permiting and leasing, and all that is predicated on…

No, they’ll be out of business, workers laid off, assets sold.

Oh no, OPEC is playing the very long game. They’re out to shut down all those small producers in North Dakota completely. And they will if they keep this up long enough.

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My guess is that it’s seismic survey related equipment that has been lost from an exploration vessel. The in-sea equipment would be torpedo-shaped like that (as it’s towed behind a vessel and needs to be streamlined). It could be the interior section of something like a navigation bird, which contains sensors,…

I am simultaneously confused and horrified!

Yeah, we saw that in the theater as well. When the boobs scene came on I still remember my mom going “Oh my Godddddd” and my dad just chuckling.

My mom still calls me her “big baby” in public and I am way more than 26 :) I love it!

Not related to my parents, but I have a friend who is basically into everything. He was walking with some friends in SF and found a not-so-small bag with white powder leaking out of it in the street. Just some random powdery bag on a random street. So naturally, he proceeds to grab said bag and rub some of the…

Holy fuck that is amazing.

No, sorry, the Himiko is awesome. If you posted a Viewt I might agree with ya.

Yeah, everyone loves seeing a good KABLOOOEY!

A friend of mine’s dad had that as his dream car, made a bunch of money and actually bought one. As in, paid money for it. Real money!

$25 is still pretty cheap though. It’s way cheaper than most bigger releases.

My coworker’s husband took her name when they got married. He said that her family took him in as a member of her family and he wanted to make a new beginning with her.

I was at a family-style restaurant in Houston some years back, they had biscuits in a basket brought out before your meal.