No, James was the old owner who used to go on all the buying trips with the
old plant buyer, Stephanie. I am the new plant buyer and Bill is the new
owner. Apparently, James is already going out there this fall, with Gary,
and so they want me to join up for the plant trips in Spring and afterward,
with someone named Jeff. I'm going to talk to Emily about this--and possibly
Kelly--and then maybe we can gang up on Bill, who will most likely side with
Karen and Molly. Ryan will stay neutral--he doesn't care--and Vicky just
quit. Brenda's on my side but she'll stay quiet, as usual. I'll keep you
up-to-the-minute.
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