Thread: The price of gasoline at the pumps

I know there are several who rejoice at the current prices so they may be able to buy more, regardless how it effects others. And laugh about it. Folks are losing their jobs regular. The paper from yesterday:



Over 5,000 lost their jobs at Halliburton. Stone Energy in Lafayette this week laid off 15% of it's workforce. Many others are doing the same - too many to list. Today's paper:



State civil service employees will soon be required to take a day of furlough every pay period because of lost revenue from the oil and gas industry. The trickle down effect. Daughter and son in law worried. Son and daughter in law worried. I warned them months ago to tighten up - but no. For those uninformed that didn't see this coming have had their heads in the sand. I tried to warn folks when I saw the hand writing on the wall, been in this business for 40 years. Hate to see this.