I have a relative who lives in the mountains in West Virginia. He probably finished high school, but I'm not sure. He's a tree trimmer. Over Thanksgiving, we were discussing the show Gold Rush and how some claim owners required their percentage cut of the gold after each wash plant clean out (like that kick ass Russian dude) and how others just took theirs at the end of the season, all at once. After discussing some of the pros and cons of each, he says something like, "yeah, and the claim owner who takes his share after every clean out probably screws over the gold miners because it adds up to more that way." I did not bother to correct.
