Bring on the Clampets!

 When I think of oil wells, I 

always think of the Clampets.

The property next door kind of qualifies...

they have a LOT of equipment

and it's kind of all over the place.

They also have cows, horses (and a CUTE

little foal) and some goats.

And they GET OUT.

(What is up with these people ...

learn to fence in your livestock!)

Anyhow...

Last week we were out at the property

and a guy in a white truck was driving

around on their property and then came

over as we were leaving.

He had the name of a drilling company 

on the side of the truck and said they

were going to drill an oil well next door.

He was looking for water.

(A year or so ago, we got a letter from a

well drilling company that said they wanted

to drill a well next door, but because it was

close to our property line they needed our

permission, for which they would pay

something around $2500...)

We hummed and hawed for awhile, but

eventually we signed and got the $ 

and thought no more about it.

Anyhow.

I guess they are going forward with it.

We have a well... he wanted to buy our water!

I said... we'll think about it, and we

exchanged information.

The next day he called Rod and said, Yes,

we want to buy your water.

8 days. $2000.00

OK!

(We are on a solar pump which is a dribble,

but they took out our solar pump, put in their

BIG DADDY pump and generator and it is

pouring a TON of water... when they get done

they will replace our solar pump, make sure it 

works and hand us the $.)

(I thought they meant, like, forever... but for

8 days? And we aren't even currently using it???

Yes, please...)

Anyhow.

Friday they brought in HEAVY equipment and 

did the original site prep.

Today they brought in the well drilling equipment.

That seems like a rather LARGE hole!

But what do I know...

DAD?????

Anyhow.

Along with the original contract we had to give them

permission to dig and THEY have to pay us royalties!

So.... the driller guy (who is really friendly, like

EVERYONE we have met so far... except for the

checkout woman at WalMart on Friday - WHAT A GRUMP)

said if this well "comes in" we will

make some $!

That would be fun.....

In the meantime, we are enjoying watching

the operation.

(And trying to stay warm... it was in the mid 40's

but the wind was coming in briskly from the north...

so it was a little chilly.)

Anyhow.

I'm feeling much better,

but my voice gave out in the last 15 minutes of class.

But that's ok.

It's December and nobody is thinking about

getting licensed.

I had a total of 7 students.

Only ONE of them was participating,

and this is probably her 7th week with me,

so she knows the answers before I ask the questions. 

Well, actually TWO were answering, but 

the 2nd guy got EVERY SINGLE ONE wrong...

so he didn't really count.

Anyhow.  

I invented a couple of phantom

students to answer the questions,

and then I got tired of doing that, so I just

skipped the questions all together.

Meanwhile, I was crocheting a scarf.

So it was a productive 4 hours.

Hahahaha.

And now?

I'm going to suck on a lozenge, 

watch a little TV with the guys

and head off to bed.

NIGHT everybody!