Date:         Tue, 11 Apr 1995 08:11:11 -0700 (PDT)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Steve Johnson <sjohnson@pcocd2.intel.com>
Subject:      Re: Mercedes van plant in Tuscaloosa?/f

So Joel Walker says:
> the funniest thing to all us locals is watching the germans eating
> bar-b-cue with a knife and fork. :)  <it takes a while for them to learn
> how to do it "properly">

I suppose by that you mean that you're suppose to just bend over and
just bite it right off the spit and shake till you get a chunk of meat
to swallow.  ;)

> actually, the site is located IN the town of Vance, AL. but Vance was very
> much ignored by the state and county and Tuscaloosa and Birmingham governments
> as they tripped all over each other trying to give more and more money and
> credits to MB. in five years, the town of Vance will not exist. :( already
> the property values around there have gone up over double in most cases and
> much higher in others.

That sounds very much like what happened to Folsom when Intel moved here.
Instant mega-suburbia!  

> >first AAV off the line will be badged the Folsom.

Hmmmmm......  Coincidence?

Steven 

sjohnson@pcocd2.intel.com