Wild West Williston

Semi-trucks everywhere, men in 4x4’s in a ratio of ten to one to sedans.  Construction, trailers, beat-up roads are common sights in Williston.  Fifth wheel trailers are parked in residental areas, which the city will soon start fining $500 per day if not moved to a designated RV park.  The city government issues warnings: Women should not shop alone, and should never shop after 7 p.m., this includes Wal-Mart and grocery stores.   The group of traveling auditors venture to the Wal-Mart for a few supplies.  We should be safe on a Sunday afternoon.  The parking lot has more traffic than black Friday madness in Tulsa.  Thugs and roughnecks roam the aisles, can this be real?  Are we on the mean streets of LA or the sleepy town in North Dakota?

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One has to think, did my line of work create this, is my business contributing to this mayhem?  However, as we meet the company men who grew up in this town, we realize they are family men trying to weather the storm.  Jason speaks fondly of his hometown, in hopes of one day the hooligans will move back to their own areas of the country so he can continue to raise his children in the place he so loves.