[Rhodes22-list] Ain't It Good To Be Alive And In Tennessee!

[Michael D. Weisner]

Brad,

They make a few good things in TN.  My Nissan Xterra was made in Smyrna, TN 
and they even give plant tours on Tue & Thurs:
http://www.rutherfordchamber.org/cvb/visitors/what-to-see/what-to-see-detail.php?PRKey=12

Great product built very well by folks in "The Heart of Tennessee."

Mike
s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
Nissequogue River, NY


From: "Brad Haslett" <flybrad at gmail.com>Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 2:50 PM
> It's official!
>
> http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jul/15/tfp-volkswagen-special-edition/
>
> VW is building their new US plant in Chattanooga.  I haven't bought a new 
> VW
> in almost 13 years but as soon as they roll out the first Tennessee built
> diesel I will.  The next time some political A-whole mouths off in Detroit
> about jobs going overseas, remind them those jobs have been moving out of
> the Peoples Republic of Michigan for The South for about the last 30 
> years.
> Toyota just announced that their new plant under construction in 
> Mississippi
> will switch to building the hybrid Prius.  So, we got Nissan in TN and MS,
> Hyundai in AL, BMW in SC, Mercedes in AL, Toyota in KY and TX - who'd we
> miss?  The weather is much nicer here.  Quit whining in Detroit or move
> south!  On second thought, stay right where you are, thank you very much.
>
> Brad
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