Sandy,

   The gas drilling folk have been quite dishonest with us personally. In fact, after several conversations, they have been told to leave and stay off our property (geez that sounds so redneck). They are not welcome to come to the door, down the driveway or to walk through our fields. EVER. Period.

Almost all of them drive white trucks (unless it's a water truck...fresh or otherwise) and they are everywhere. I swear I will never, EVER buy a white vehicle ever again! They just make me cringe.

Some of the people are decent folk just trying to make a living but a good deal of them drop litter wherever they please, drive down the center of our little back roads, the road damage is ridiculous and in the last few weeks, they've caused several accidents...I'm thinking it's because they have NO idea how to drive in winter conditions (many of them are from the south...we see lots of Texas plates here).

They have so much bad press that when they had a fire (about the size of a house fire) going on at one of their well pads (corner of Elk Run Road and Ashley Hill Road), there was nothing in the newspaper about it or on the news. Further, the fire trucks were seen racing out of town but not a light or a siren to be heard. Apparently there's no need to alert the public. I know there was a fire because I SAW IT and a friend of mine who is a driver told me exactly what happened. So why is this not public knowledge??!?!?

Creepy if you ask me.

Michelle