> List:
For sale in Fosterdale New York....1 ea. M35A2, 2.5 Ton Cargo Truck. Canvas
top, Air Shift, Air Ride seat. Tires Good Low miles, recently rebuilt fuel
injection pump. Troop seets, canvas, bows and end curtains.
>
>
> The US Government officials depend on VOTES in order to maintain there
> jobs. So if as in the Case of Sullivan County New York the Major Voting
> Block happens to be Old ladies who are ridged Church goers, are afraid
> of there own shadow, and think that collecting furry little animals is
> the way to go, then our elected officials will support there group,
> forceing the rest of us to comply with the statuats generated by that
> mind set????? Time for a reality check here.
>
> When I found the hobby of collecting Military Vehicles and Studying the
> History of the Technology involved and the History of our countries
> forfathers, I tell you all the truth.........I have never been so
> interested in anything............. so much........at any time in my
> life.
>
> Also....I have never met a better group of people involved. I managed to
> travel to most all the rallies on the East Cost, from Vermont with the
> Green Mountain boys to the Natioanals first at Indiantown Gap and then
> at Tobyhanna, and then on down to Aberdeen Proving Grounds every year.
> Every year new people would find the hobby and filter into the group but
> basically it is the same people year after year, doing what they enjoy
> to do. Not doing harm to anyone else.
>
> For the United States Government to suddenly decide to stop all of this
> buy destroying the equipment that has beed surplused for so many years
> is at the least appalling, sure there are those that do not understand
> the enjoyment of collecting a big green piece of machinery be it a Tank
> or an M35A2 2.5 ton truck or a WWII Jeep. Many guys do not have the
> ability to take care of a Sherman but would if they could!!!!! I have
> been at the T-Bar Steering wheel of an M1A1 MBT and have had my hand on
> the Auto trans shifter, and believe me with the proper authorization
> would drive that baby nooooooooproblem!! I don't think an overweight
> female senior citizen who thinks the world owes her a living would find
> the same injoyment in such things. (I hope that statment is politically
> correct) But anyway should we be influenced by the opinions of groups of
> people that do not understand?????
>
> I would like to hear the opinions of you listers and fellow collectors
> as we follow the events of the near upcoming future, please feel free to
> e-mail me off list inorder to fully discuss the issues at hand.
>
> Best Regards from
> AMOY, China.
> Tim Conover.
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