08-16-2016, 05:32 AM
For all who commented on this, I appreciate your effort (laltieri0, RC James, WC James). I think I must have gotten sick just after I wrote this as I always respond to comments. As it was mentioned time and again, I wanted to clarify about the oil wells. We pumped what was called stripper wells. The average well pumped about a barrel of oil a day to 100 barrels of salt water. If the price of oil should drop, as it did in the late 1980's, the cost of extracting the oil is more than what one gets for selling it. I note that I moved "far" away to explain why I had not kept in touch with my aunt and why she would not recognize me.
"precipitating" is probably not the best word, but I wished to avoid "caused".
Achebe, I think " 'She'd take me to the corner drug store'" is much cleaner.
As everyone has asked, the quotation marks around "Corner Drug Store" are there because that was it's name, it was not "Adams" drug store on the corner that everyone simply called the Corner Drug Store. Although as it causes everyone so much of a problem I will remove the quotes. It is obviously disruptive to the reading.
Thanks Tom,
Good suggestions as always.
dale
"precipitating" is probably not the best word, but I wished to avoid "caused".
Achebe, I think " 'She'd take me to the corner drug store'" is much cleaner.
As everyone has asked, the quotation marks around "Corner Drug Store" are there because that was it's name, it was not "Adams" drug store on the corner that everyone simply called the Corner Drug Store. Although as it causes everyone so much of a problem I will remove the quotes. It is obviously disruptive to the reading.
Thanks Tom,
Good suggestions as always.
dale
How long after picking up the brush, the first masterpiece?
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.