[ExCTCitizen]

Among the older ladies at the Karnes County Christian Thrift Center, there are few illusions about the boom. “It's helped a lot of people but it's killed a lot of people. Older people especially,” said Liz Boelter, 62, a customer.

This lady must be brainless...how did it kill people. The Oil Companies killed people?? (J.R. Ewing...are you still alive???) “I think they are destroying the land. The dirt is all loose. It was blowing like in Amarillo,” said Frances Huwe, 78, folding used towels at the counter. Her daughter, Lynn Buehring, 57, is recovering from two wrecks with 18-wheelers.

Lady, do you know anything about soil?? Or Oil?? I'm sorry about your daughter getting hurt in two wrecks...but try driving on RT 6 from Bolton to Willimantic in Connecticut...

[thackney]

I know she used the word “killed” but in the context I took it to mean “financially destroyed”.