Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] State Farm Stays

[Jonathan King <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Wed, 4 Feb 2004, Michael wrote:

> If they do can I buy New Orleans up cheap? That's still one of my 
> favorite places. Certainly more interesting than Las Vegas.

I like New Orleans, too.  I would probably get a fatty liver and 
weigh 400 pounds, but there you go.

Alas, Michael, the State Farm plant^H^H^H^H^Hoffice that is closing 
is in Monroe, which is half-way between Shreveport and Jackson, MS.  
More like southern Arkansas than the Big Easy.

My theory on why they closed that center was that the executives in 
charge, who hang out in Clayton, MO, was that it was fine to have 
back office stuff in Columbia, just a mile or two from their season 
tickets to Mizzou games.  Tulsa was a bearable flight by commercial 
airliner.  And Monroe was...man, that place is in the middle of 
nowhere.  

This was not a very tough game of "spot the loser".

jking


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