Nebraska troopers find military tank abandoned on Interstate

[TexasTowelie]

OVERTON, Neb. (AP) – It wasn't a typical abandoned vehicle call for the Nebraska State Patrol on Thursday.

A patrol trooper was alerted early Thursday that a large military vehicle was sitting on a parked trailer at the Interstate 80 on-ramp near Overton, patrol spokesman Cody Thomas said.

The trooper determined the tank belonged to the South Dakota National Guard 211th Engineer Company, the Lincoln Journal-Star reported.

The patrol discovered the tank was being returned to South Dakota from a training mission in California when it was abandoned sometime Wednesday by the driver for a trucking company contracted to move it, Thomas said.

Read more: https://brookingsregister.com/article/nebraska-troopers-find-military-tank-abandoned-on-interstate

[brush]

1. Ya don't see that everyday.

[marble falls]

2. Dibs if SDak doesn't show up.

[central scrutinizer]

3. Ownership is covered by the second amendment

Back in 1780, a citizen had the right to be as heavily armed as a government soldier. As weapons have evolved, it’s become increasingly difficult to achieve this parity. That’s why I have nuclear tipped cruise missiles in underground silos in my back yard. Don’t tread on me, goddamit!

[Harker]

4. You'll need help.

Call me anytime after noon.

[Sneederbunk]

5. One of the joys of privatizing military transportation.

[Mopar151]

6. This has happened with missle shipments, IIRC.

Abandoning loads is not, generally, in the trucker's best interest. Especially DOD loads.....