Re: [MV] FUEL???

chris k. (chris_jk@hotmail.com)
Sat, 30 Jan 1999 06:56:53 PST

I can remember a few years ago some Nat'l Guard guys showing up late
for a rifle match and madder that hell.Seems that they were stopped by
one of the local cops because they didn't have plates on their M-880.
They had a heck of a time trying to tell him that army vehicles have no
plates.

chris

>
>Amazing, but true. Last year I drove an M-37 with a questionable tag
(rear only, NJ
>requires front and rear) from New Jersey to Colorado. The only time a
cop showed an
>interest was when I was stopped on the side of the road. He wanted to
see if I needed
>help and also asked if I was carrying explosives. I was not dressed in
anything military
>but he seemed to think I was "official". He left without bothering me
further.
>
>Maybe the mentality is that if you are in a military vehicle you are
automatically one of
>the "good guys"???
>
>Chuck
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Tom Bauer <tomb@ccpl.carr.lib.md.us>
>To: mil-veh mail list <mil-veh@skylee.com>
>Date: Friday, January 29, 1999 4:06 PM
>Subject: Re: [MV] FUEL???
>
>
>>regarding the attention a 21/2 ton gets....... almost none, maybe even
>>less than none. cops ignore you no matter how fast you are going. i
>>drove from western nc to central md on wv dealer tags and was passed
by
>>at least 30 police. didn't even look at me. and i was flying along at
>>almost 50.
>>tom
>>
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