I was working at the lobby information desk at the library and three guys came in and asked about the library, itself. They thought it was quite beautiful, which it is, in a Disney-esque sort of faux-classical way. Anyway, we got into discussion about Fort Worth. Turns out they were just about to move down to north Texas from Ohio, where their General Motors plant was closing.
Not sure where they figured on the management/labor chart, but I suspect they were somehow management, albeit not very high. But they were nice, thoughtful guys and I gave them a good sell on Fort Worth -- for its cultural amenities, chiefly, as they are outstanding, not just for a city its size and in Texas, but for any city, any where.
Then I asked them what they would be building in the plant they would be working at in Arlington.
Pickup trucks and SUVs and GM Suburbans, they said. Trucks of all makes are a commonplace around here, as are Suburbans, which used to be called the National Car of Texas, although you don't hear that much anymore.
I guess I made some doubtful noises, because they quickly assured me that such vehicles would always be around and still had a strong market. I continued to hem and haw a bit, though, and one of them said that, oh yeah, they were working on a hybrid.
I must have nodded or something. Whatever, to let them off the tiny hook I'd dangled. I wished them well and told them about a good restaurant nearby, and off they went into the night.