Asthma and high rents in Odessa, TX

Sounds like you couldn't have cut it out here. You have to make a hand not a face. Good luck.

 

If you find fumes offensive, don't work in the oil field. Pumps, generators, power units constantly running on the well site. There was and probably still is a refinery on the south side of Odessa, not to mention the many, many other facilities through out that area of the country. Even in other parts of the state (Luling and Luders are two I can think of) there is a strong sulfur smell.

 

The scent of H2S is common, but harmless. It's the H2S you DON'T smell that will kill ya'. It's dry and dusty out here, so depending on the severity of your asthma you might need to stay away. My wife developed asthma after we moved here. Her doctor sees patients all the time who move here and develop asthma due to the dust and semi-arid climate. My wife's asthma isn't too bad. She works inside and we're working on getting a humidifier for the apartment.

You might prefer south Texas. It's not nearly as dusty.

 

Oklahoma smells like flowers (and cattle).

 

Yeah, but what do tornados smell like?? Those things scare the bejesus out of me.

 

Have you been in the still water area? saw some jobs there.

 

I am in Corpus Christi surrounded by refineries and I don't smell anything unless I am right next to one. I think the air off the Gulf keeps things pretty fresh.

 

The refinery in Artesia can get a little intense at times-being downtown and all, but hey-that's just the smell of money!