First Nissan, now Toyota

[Duncan]

Thanks to the wise leaders who run California, we can now count Toyota as another company who announced they are moving out of state, and taking 5000-plus jobs with them.  They are moving to Plano, TX.

 

I know a few Ratsun folks who are probably going to be affected, and not in a good way...

 

[mrbigtanker]

Mark I new it would happen sooner or later.Nissan got smart first.

[Duncan]

With all the taxes and over-regulation imposed on businesses here, I don't blame them..

[mrbigtanker]

Next will be honda.

[laotsu]

Good riddance to old trash. Texas can have the pollution.

[Datsfrodo]

The now "eagle rock" swapmeets started off at the old nissan location... no? Sometime around 2005?

[danfiveten]

Ya texas can have the more jobs to. 

[ericsb210]

Ya, the way jobs are drying up you would think the states that have them would do what they could to hold on to them. I am a California native and started my Banking career in downtown Los Angeles. That field went from 30-50 jobs per branch to 4-15 on average...pretty sad. The Banking jobs and I would assume the Nissan/Toyota/Honda jobs are decent pay with a good benefits package. 

 

I understand the no pollution reasoning, but unless a person is self supportive (garden, sewing, wood heat..etc) on a piece of land they own free and clear they better have a decent job to survive, especially in an expensive state.

 

My two cents anyway

[Rhapakatui]

 

I understand the no pollution reasoning, but unless a person is self supportive (garden, sewing, wood heat..etc) on a piece of land they own free and clear they better have a decent job to survive, especially in an expensive state.

 

My two cents anyway

 

Knowing California, they'll ban fertilizer, needles(safety hazard), and put a tax on the smoke from your chimney soon too.  

 

Toyota already had plants here, they're just expanding.  The employees who are losing their jobs are free to come to Texas.  The only downside is they'll have to get used to not having the state stuck up their asses all of the time.  Oh yeah, and the taxes.  It'll be weird for them to not pay them.

 

Our only stipulation is that the hippies go to Austin.  It's like our mini Cali.

[BRE510]

...Well, it looks like I may be going to Plano in a couple years...

[The Taterhead]

[zed1]

We Texans are hoping the Toyota USA Automobile Museum (http://www.toyotausamuseum.com/) will be part of the move. The Lone Star State could use more exposure of old school Non-USA manufactured vehicles.

[Z-train]

Good riddance to old trash. Texas can have the pollution.

And the jobs,and the money and the no taxes and no government telling them to wear condoms when they finger-fuck.

[datrod]

...Well, it looks like I may be going to Plano in a couple years...

 

I was wondering about you. :bye:  :crying:  :hug:  :no:  :mad:

[datrod]

If I didn't still have my Mom to look after I would pack my shit and move to Texas or Okla. With the industry I cater too I would do pretty well there.

But I just don't like the weather there.

[mrbigtanker]

Knowing California, they'll ban fertilizer, needles(safety hazard), and put a tax on the smoke from your chimney soon too.  

 

Toyota already had plants here, they're just expanding.  The employees who are losing their jobs are free to come to Texas.  The only downside is they'll have to get used to not having the state stuck up their asses all of the time.  Oh yeah, and the taxes.  It'll be weird for them to not pay them.

 

Our only stipulation is that the hippies go to Austin.  It's like our mini Cali.

Austin I always thought was the mini California were all the so called Rebublicans moved to.I know it is the the new Silicon Valley.

[mrbigtanker]

If I didn't still have my Mom to look after I would pack my shit and move to Texas or Okla. With the industry I cater too I would do pretty well there.

But I just don't like the weather there.

Same here John once my mother and father go,I am out of here myself.

[bananahamuck]

Everyone that is older than me in my family is from Oklahoma,  the place is horrible.

[Rhapakatui]

It's a strange place.  There is live music on nearly every block and hippies all over.  Then there's the capitol building that looks just like the one in DC, but slightly taller. Then you get outside of town and you're almost immediately in rural farming communities.  I love to visit for a weekend, but I don't know if I'd like living there. Kind of like a zoo.

 

 

Austin I always thought was the mini California were all the so called Rebublicans moved to.I know it is the the new Silicon Valley.

[Rhapakatui]

As far as Texas climates and terrain goes, as long as you're not looking for arctic tundra or mountain tops, we pretty much have it all.  Deserts in the south and west, plains in the north, hills through the middle, pine forests in the east, and swamps in the southeast.

[BRE510]

I was wondering about you. :bye:  :crying:  :hug:  :no:  :mad:

...Yea,  we need to figure out how to handle the father-in-law in the nursing home.  The relocation benefits are huge.  I hope I can make this all work out (with the wife), otherwise??????????

[datrod]

Everyone that is older than me in my family is from Oklahoma,  the place is horrible.

 

Same here. My Grandparents packed up the kids in an old ass Chevy and drove out here in the 1930's. My Dad always said they were just like the family in the movie Grapes of Wrath.

 

And I have been back there many times (Okla) . Freakin hate it. But Texas would be my first choice, But just from the making money stand point.

[Tristin]

Everyone that is older than me in my family is from Oklahoma,  the place is horrible.

 

Is that why you moved to Tumwater?- its like the Washingtonian Oklahoma. 

[elmerfudpucker]

As far as Texas climates and terrain goes, as long as you're not looking for arctic tundra or mountain tops, we pretty much have it all.  Deserts in the south and west, plains in the north, hills through the middle, pine forests in the east, and swamps in the southeast.

 

 

And roaches the size of a small rat that know how to fly and more than happy to show you.

 

And as far as California, from the fault line west could slide into the sea and not many would notice on the eastern side unless it interfered with them getting coffee... Like Detroit, going belly up because they cannot survive much longer and they are doing nothing to stop it other than raising taxes even more. Can a whole state get a bailout??

[Guest Rick-rat]

Aside from the fucked up government in Ca., how much did union demands help them choose to leave. The idiots at Boeing figured out the union was going to put the fuck to the workers at the last minute