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sinkingfeeling

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9. I used to live in Southlake (1989-1991). It was full of IBMers at

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Sat May 8, 2021, 08:19 AM

May 2021

that time due to a large facility there. Almost all homes were on more than an acre. I'm kind of surprised at the lack of diversity there now. IBM had lots of foreign workers and many were management.

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