Tonight as John, Paul, George, Ringo and I pulled off of Interstate 79 and into Small Town, West Virginia, we were greeted by new construction and a fresh grown crop of 'Help Wanted' signs. Not at all what I had anticipated. Honestly, I believed that like Christian Slater in Young Guns II, I would encounter groups of American workers mining guano to earn a living. Mostly, I expected this because I realize the economy has not been as bad in Pittsburgh as the media indicates it has been in Small Town America.
I must note that the boys from Liverpool and I passed hundreds of farms between Canonsburg, Pennsylvania and Glenville, West Virginia, but did not observe a single shale well springing up. However, we did spot many EQT trucks parked in local driveways and quite a few 'Do You Have a Gas Well Yet?' signs plastered on local billboards.
My quest to discover What's Really Goin' On continues this week. I will be spending the remainder of the week in beautiful...and I mean beautiful...Glenville, WV. I shall report my findings.
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