I never thought I would say these words. Not ever did I think it. Never.

[mountain grammy]

19. My in-laws live smack in the middle of the Permian Basin, one of America's richest oil fields.

The first discovery and boom was in the 20's and they haven't run out yet. The first big bust was the Great Depression, and that part of Texas suffered as much or more than anyone. FDR and WWII saved them. My husband grew up there during the prosperous 50's and 60's. He moved to Colorado the day after he graduated HS and never looked back.
Funny how the biggest bust since the 30's started under St. Reagan, importing all that "cheap OPEC oil" but then there were still plenty of "liberals" to blame. The basin is currently booming, but, even though that's happened under Obama, he is trying to shut them down, according to Ted Cruz and my in laws. They all prosper from the remains of millions of dinos from millions of years ago, but they don't believe in any of it. It's merely a "gift from God" put there by our beloved Savior, 2000 years ago. Dark Ages, indeed.
I honestly started to think there's something in the air and water affecting these people, but then there's our 85 year old Aunt in El Paso, as liberal as they come, so intelligence and reality do exist in Texas, but right now, the crazies have the floor.