On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:09:35 -0500, Ignoramus15795
wrote:
On 2008-04-09, SteveB wrote:
"Ignoramus15795" wrote in message
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On 2008-04-09, RoyJ wrote:
No delivery. You have to "demil" (de militarize) them on the spot. 50
pounds EACH times 22,000 of them is 28 fully loaded semi trailers full.
They weigh as much as a complete Big Boy steam engine.
It's going to be interesting who does finally buy them, and what they do
with them. Anyone with this knowledge, please keep us posted.
They are supposed to be "demilled", which will render them militarily
useless. Basically they will be ruined mechanically (the procedure is
outlined in the auction). Then they will most likely be sold for
steel scrap and melted somewhere.
What I am wondering about, is why did the military scrap them.
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And what happened to the explosive filler?
Gunner
"[L]iberals are afraid to state what they truly believe in, for to do so
would result in even less votes than they currently receive. Their
methodology is to lie about their real agenda in the hopes of regaining
power, at which point they will do whatever they damn well please. The
problem is they have concealed and obfuscated for so long that, as a group,
they themselves are no longer sure of their goals. They are a collection of
wild-eyed splinter groups, all holding a grab-bag of dreams and wishes. Some
want a Socialist, secular-humanist state, others the repeal of the Second
Amendment. Some want same sex/different species marriage, others want voting
rights for trees, fish, coal and bugs. Some want cradle to grave care and
complete subservience to the government nanny state, others want a culture
that walks in lockstep and speaks only with intonations of political
correctness. I view the American liberals in much the same way I view the
competing factions of Islamic
fundamentalists. The latter hate each other to the core, and only join
forces to attack the US or Israel. The former hate themselves to the core,
and only join forces to attack George Bush and conservatives." --Ron Marr