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Crude: A Western North Dakota Oilfield Story (part 3)

I spent a little time holed up in a Lutheran Church, thankfully indoors through the most bitter parts of late January and February of...

Crude: A Western North Dakota Oilfield Story (part 2)

I was an underemployed roofer working in the iron range of MN around 2009 when I saw on the news that an "oil boom" had just hit a small...

Crude: A Western North Dakota Oilfield Story. (Part 1)

My oilfield story started in the fall of 2006. A job loss in the tanking aircraft industry, break up with my girlfriend, and advice from...

Product review: Carhartt Extremes

I purchased my first Carhartt from a small northern MN sporting goods outlet back in 2004. I may still have that jacket if it weren't for...

Product Review: Tolsen tools

Tolsen tools, like any budget brand tend to be a compromise of quality/price. And while Tolsen isn't really any different, some of the...

Northwest Hardwoods: A lumber industry primer.

I recently toured the Northwest Hardwoods facility in Dorchester, Wisconsin. With 30 facilities sprawling across the United States, they...

WINDS OF CHANGE!

Many employers in larger industries know, but are failing to address the coming crisis of what could be the "great skilled labor...

The dirty secret.

I have held several types of jobs over a multitude of industries. Machining,oil and gas, aircraft, electronics, environmental, hazardous...

Product review: Lincoln 140 HD Welder

Among my resume of skills, welder/fabricator happens to be one of my favorites. I Truly enjoy metal work, the ability to take pieces of...

WIX: Website hosting review.

I am not the most tech savvy "uber-l33t" nerd of the web. I rarely spend much time in anyone's basement, especially since I haven't seen...