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To: TRIIBoy who wrote (4265)	10/16/1998 10:06:00 PM
From: Lurker	Respond to of 18998

FirstPlus(FP) closes down. All the employees are thrown out. ocregister.com How sad. I grew up in Orange County and graduated from U.C. Irvine. <<At 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, valet-parking chief Jim McMahon said he was called to a meeting where he was told that this was his last night. At 5:45 p.m. Wednesday, the computers and phones all went down, Gough and other workerssaid. Employees were told over the loudspeaker there was an emergency and to leave the building. As they left, guards searched their bags. Thursday morning, workers were handed manila envelopes with termination letters plus forms for extending benefits and reclaiming personal possessions. The workers congregated at the Hughes Market parking lot nearby. Recruiters from rival mortgage brokers circulated among them, handing out business cards.>>