Well the plant had to have been there for years with an established pool
Of skilled workers, they probably had no interest in moving. I'm sure there's plenty of other established factors they would not want to disrupt as well
** Edited by HokieDan95 at 5/27/2026, 1:26:02 PM
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Fun fact:the US govt built a fake town on top of Boeing Plant #2 in........
-- HokieDan95
May 27, 2026 at 09:55 AM ET
HokieDan95
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05/27/26 09:55 AM ET
I think a similar thing was done to a Lockheed plant in California.**
-- Kudelski
May 27, 2026 at 12:50 PM ET
Kudelski
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05/27/26 12:50 PM ET
I wonder why they just didn't build it in Iowa or someplace. They are
-- Coach McGuirk
May 27, 2026 at 11:32 AM ET
Coach McGuirk
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05/27/26 11:32 AM ET
Well, the Grumman factory was in clear sight on Long Island. My
-- Stork
May 27, 2026 at 12:05 PM ET
Stork
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05/27/26 12:05 PM ET
Germans were trying to come with a bomber that could hit NYC. Lucky for us
-- HokieDan95
May 27, 2026 at 12:24 PM ET
HokieDan95
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05/27/26 12:24 PM ET
They just wanted to eat at Stork’s grandfather’s cafeteria.**
-- PhotoHokieNC
May 27, 2026 at 01:14 PM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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05/27/26 01:14 PM ET
Well he was Danish and spoke German and my grandmother was from the German
-- Stork
May 27, 2026 at 01:38 PM ET
Stork
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05/27/26 01:38 PM ET
Well the plant had to have been there for years with an established pool
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-- HokieDan95
May 27, 2026 at 11:59 AM ET
HokieDan95
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05/27/26 11:59 AM ET
Established factors like a barrel full of pork?**
-- VTHokie2000
May 27, 2026 at 01:01 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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05/27/26 01:01 PM ET
True. Nobody wants to give up their favorite BBQ joint**
-- HokieDan95
May 27, 2026 at 01:23 PM ET
HokieDan95
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05/27/26 01:23 PM ET
Well pork is the other "green" meat. :-)**
-- VTHokie2000
May 27, 2026 at 01:36 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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05/27/26 01:36 PM ET
In RIC they built a fake airfield. You can still see remnants in the woods **
-- ModerateHokie
May 27, 2026 at 10:43 AM ET
ModerateHokie
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05/27/26 10:43 AM ET