[Ost-news] Oilpatch stares at boots amid record prices

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Oilpatch stares at boots amid record prices  
Deborah Yedlin, Calgary Herald  
Published: Saturday, July 12, 2008

With oil and natural gas trading at more than double where they were during Stampede Week last year, you'd think there would be a feeling of ebullience around town for this year's festivities.

Wrong.

For some reason, there's an unmistakably muted feeling. Sure, there are always the Stampede curmudgeons who opt to leave town or refuse to don their jeans and cowboy boots, but this year it's different.

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