Human Interest Story: Laid-Back Lifestyle in Williston

Here's a great feel-good story from Detroit to Williston, link to the Dickinson Press.

The family went through home foreclosure and was behind on rent and other bills. “We were in some dire straits there,” Rhonda said.

Then they saw an ad for truck drivers in Williston. At first, they thought the job was only for the summer, but it turned out to be a permanent position.

With their two daughters and one son grown and on their own, Rhonda, 46, and Charles, 49, decided the timing was right to relocate to North Dakota.

Charles works 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. hauling water to oil sites for Key Energy.

Rhonda joined him in Williston a little more than a year ago and liked the small-town feel and the laid-back atmosphere.

“To come from the hustle and bustle of Detroit where you always had to be suit and tie, skirts and stockings to just jeans and slacks … this is wonderful, this is marvelous,” Rhonda said.

Read the entire story at the link. 

Rhonda didn't mention anything about the food shortage in Williston, or lack of water, sewer, or electricity as noted by the Williams County commission. And somehow, despite no room on the highway for anyone else, both Rhonda and her husband were able to find room.

But....

“We’re still out of water, we’re still out of sewage capacity, we’re short of electricity and there’s no room on the highways for anyone else,” Kalil said.

A big "thank you" to a reader who alerted me to the story. I apologize for adding my editorial two-cents worth, but it points out the difference between those who "have" and see the cup half empty; and those who "don't have" and see the cup half full.