Anyhoo, just found this interesting.
Steve
>
>But, as I stated earlier, "I have read....", in a respected source, about
>this being done to combat pilferage.
>
>I am not defending this line of thinking, just reporting what I've read.
>
>If there is/was no merit to this theory, does anyone out there have any
>ideas
>how it was started?
>
>
>Yes! Read on! You find that person who had brand new $44 jeeps in the
>crate and I'm sure he'll be glad to tell you all about pilferage and 24 volt
>systems! Pilferage will always be a problem in the Gov't whether it be
>Humvees, watches and others nice things with a crossover in civilian life.
>If you notice, the Gov't is now buying off the shelf stock items without
>making a mil-spec out of it for cost saving reasons. Cars, P/U trucks,
>desks, hammers etc. That pilferage theory would be more true today than
>would it be for 50 years ago when morals were a much higher standard at that
>time. Besides, when we left the European Theatre after WW2, how many
>jeeps, aircraft and other stuff did we dump overboard just to get rid of it.
>My father used to tell me of 100 pound cheese blocks that would get dumped
>overboard because nobody would eat it. Viet Nam too, we dumped Huey
>choppers (and other stuff) off the side of ships just to get rid of them on
>our way home. NOBODY wanted them back then and it wasn't the 24 Volt theory
>that did it either. Like the $44 jeeps, civilians always have rumors of
>these theories. I like the one I heard 30 years ago where the man's son was
>killed in Viet Nam and wanted to dispose of the Corvette in his garage who
>knew nothing about it other than it was an "old 1961 Chevrolet". "FOR
>SALE-1961 CHEVROLET-$300.00" After hearing it many times over the years
>with the details changed for that model year, guess what?! I heard it again
>6 months ago, only he was killed in Desert Storm and it was a 1986 Chevrolet
>for $600.00! This man actually and really believed it but said he "just
>missed it". I asked him if he actually saw the car and of course, NO. And
>of course, the one of the wife selling her ex-husband's new BMW, Cadillac,
>Mercedes, and ____________ (you fill in the blank) for $50 after he ran off
>with his secretary and told her to sell it for him and send him the money
>while he was in Hawaii, California, Bahamas, and ______________. (you fill
>in the blank!) This one is also over 40 years old like the earlier. I
>myself have always been a curious person who likes to look in factories,
>engineering pools and ask LOTS of questions regarding their manufacturing
>process. If you "fit in" or they like you, you can find out a LOT! Just
>think, every componet part of a vehicle (or anything else) has a story to
>tell, and before I pass on, I WANT TO HEAR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM! If
>you ask ten men about where it came from or how it came to be, you may/will
>get ten differing stories! So, which one is true? Like the National
>Enquirer says, "I WANT TO KNOW!" I have obsessed myself with finding out
>and spending much money in long distance calls, and if they have time to
>talk, they will tell you. Like my postings of M151A2 jeeps, I have talked
>to the people who were there at the factory. I am still working on the
>drain hole manufacturing step used on the M151A2. Sincerely yours, Julian
>Burke
>
>
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