Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] State Farm Stays

[Dave Lloyd <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Wed, 4 Feb 2004, Jonathan King wrote:

> 
> 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.  

Yup.  When I had to go to Vicksburg, MS (don't ask why), my choices were
either Monroe or Jackson.  That whole area is in the middle of nowhere.
The only way to get to Monroe is to transfer through Memphis on
Northwest, then you have to fly a little puddle jumper to get there.
What a PITA!  I flew into Jackson since I could get my AAdvantge miles
doing it that way.  On the way back, I got to see what flying right
through a thunderstorm feels like on a RJ45 regional jet.  Joy!

-- 
--dlloyd

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