Texas neighborhood tense over World War II tank parked outside multimillion-dollar home

Fox News ^ | 10/01/2017 | na

[ForYourChildren]

A history buff in Texas shelled out some $600,000 for a fully functional World War II tank -- but now that it's parked outside his multimillion-dollar home, it's ruffling feathers in his neighborhood.

Attorney Tony Buzbee of River Oaks said he bought the tank overseas last year.

“Took a year to get here, but now it’s on River Oaks Boulevard,” Buzbee told KHOU Houston‏. “This particular tank landed at Normandy. It liberated Paris, and ultimately went all the way to Berlin. There’s a lot of history here.”

However, the homeowners association sent him a letter saying the tank “impedes traffic” and causes a “safety issue” and “serious concerns for neighbors,” according to the report.

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[ForYourChildren]

“It’s not violating any ordinance, but for some people it makes the homeowners association uncomfortable,” Buzbee said.

[ForYourChildren]

I’ll take two.

[dfwgator]

[bigbob]

Safest neighborhood in town.

[where's_the_Outrage?]

[EnglishOnly]

Now that is Hilarious!

[Paladin2]

The locals should think of it as a VFW Hall.

[pepsionice]

Tanks equal oppression. (as seen by a snowflake adult)

So, if you were to walk around and ask locals what war this particular tank might have fought in...what answer would you get? I’ll take a guess at least 90-percent will guess the Iraq or Balkans War.

[Mr. Blond]

Didn’t think this would be a problem in Texas.

[Billthedrill]

Wow. That really is a lot of history. It deserves a place of honor in a museum. If this owner is keeping it intact, more power to him.

I had a neighbor when I lived in Woodinville, WA, who had a mobile WWI museum in a trailer, complete with a siege howitzer which now and then reposed in his driveway. Nobody complained. It was, however, inoperable (I had a look in the barrel). Never did find out how he managed to acquire it.

[Ezekiel]

A history buff in Texas shelled out some $600,000 for a fully functional World War II tank.

"It's a piece of junk!"

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

With a tank there is no such thing as traffic.Go and stick the main gun barrel through the front door of the A-holes of the homeowners assoc and watch the feathers fly.

[wastedyears]

Drive it in front of that stupid homeowners association.

[Fungi]

Bottom line—never buy a home with a “homeowner association” in the fine print.

[Enchante]

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

Always with the negative vibes Moriarity.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

Always with the negative ways Moriarity.

[laplata]

It’s a Sherman tank.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

But, but it’S a SHERMAN! lucky it wasn’t a LEE or STUART tank like Bogart used in SAHARA!