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No tanks on the Mall: Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton criticizes Trump's July 4th plan
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| 7/01/19
| Lauryn Froneberger
Posted on 07/02/2019 5:24:25 PM PDT by Libloather
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To: normbal
Exactly. Hence the Michigan doubles with all the axles under them. Less pounds per Square inch on the surface. Shorter stopping distance also.
A Michigan double with the right configuration can carry up to 50 tons plus. They are allowed 164 thousand pounds gross.
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posted on
07/02/2019 7:49:04 PM PDT
by
crz
To: Bonemaker
This malignancy on civil society and criminal loser has been WDC ‘ s “shadow” fake rep for decades. She outs the NIT in nitwit .
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posted on
07/02/2019 8:00:00 PM PDT
by
hal ogen
(First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
To: DarthVader
Do you have video of these tanks on civilian streets?
My guess is that the tanks will be towed in and parked.
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posted on
07/02/2019 8:16:03 PM PDT
by
petitfour
(APPEAL TO HEAVEN)
To: petitfour
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posted on
07/02/2019 8:21:58 PM PDT
by
DarthVader
(Not by speeches & majority decisions will the great issues of the day be decided but by Blood & Iron)
To: Equine1952
Uhm, it’s Commander *IN* Chief.
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posted on
07/02/2019 8:39:55 PM PDT
by
Don W
(When blacks riot, neighbourhoods and cities burn. When whites riot, nations and continents burn.)
To: DMZFrank
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posted on
07/02/2019 9:10:34 PM PDT
by
Daaave
("When a man loses everything else, he still has the sea.")
To: Daaave
I was a tank commander on an M48A3 in Vietnam, an M60A1 in Germany on the Fulda Gap near the Czech Border after Vietnam, and a tank gunnery instructor at Ft. Knox, from 1969-1972. Our rubber track pads didn’t do too much damage to the pavement as long as we slowed down during turns, and avoided neutral steering unless absolutely neccesary.
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posted on
07/02/2019 9:19:10 PM PDT
by
DMZFrank
To: Blueflag
"There are rubber street pads for the treads. US Army in Germany used them, and lowered road speeds.
The weight is a false concern.
High speed fully loaded semis do more damage than a slow moving M1A1 with street gear."
Concur. I was one of many that planned the movement of material at Camp Lejeune to the Port of Wilmington for OIF I. The movement of M-1 tanks was a significant event. They have trailers to move tanks, but they do cause some damage of the roads, e.g. decrease the life span, but not tear them up. However, if you use new treads on a tank (so only the rubber pads touch the road surface), the actual weight per square foot is less than a regular tractor trailer. You could rail them in and drive them over and back.
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posted on
07/02/2019 9:47:20 PM PDT
by
fini
To: Libloather
Eleanor Holmes Norton.
Pat, can I buy a fake hyphen for 3 bucks?
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posted on
07/02/2019 9:55:49 PM PDT
by
eyedigress
((Old storm chaser from the west))
To: Don W
Dang my spelling sucks. So 😐
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posted on
07/02/2019 10:06:13 PM PDT
by
Equine1952
(Get yourself a ticket on a common mans train of thought. ))
To: DarthVader
Thanks. Interesting stuff.
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posted on
07/02/2019 10:11:47 PM PDT
by
petitfour
(APPEAL TO HEAVEN)
To: sport
Unless they steal it, the Democrats cannot win the 2020 election. That is clearly the plan. Just 80,000 votes distributed among PA, WI, and MI would've given Hillary a 46-EV swing and a 273-258 victory....
80,000 out of 136,000,000... and they're pushing 15,000 per week across the border... and getting them licenses... and not separating them on the census... Not a coincidence.
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posted on
07/02/2019 10:15:49 PM PDT
by
Teacher317
(We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
To: Daaave
FREEPER TREADHEAD PING
ON THE WAY !
Keeper of the Tread Head Ping List: (Just a bunch of tankers)
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posted on
07/02/2019 10:45:57 PM PDT
by
Delta 21
(Be strong & prosper, be weak & die! Stay true.... ~~ Donald J. Trump)
To: Delta 21; FreedomPoster; mostly cajun; archy; Gringo1; Matthew James; Fred Mertz; Squantos; ...
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posted on
07/02/2019 10:47:09 PM PDT
by
Delta 21
(Be strong & prosper, be weak & die! Stay true.... ~~ Donald J. Trump)
To: Delta 21
As a former 0351/0352, I didn’t know y’all targets kept a ping list!
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posted on
07/02/2019 10:48:39 PM PDT
by
Grimmy
(equivocation is but the first step along the road to capitulation)
To: Grimmy
No Prius' allowed on The National Mall on the 4th of July!
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posted on
07/02/2019 10:53:25 PM PDT
by
Delta 21
(Be strong & prosper, be weak & die! Stay true.... ~~ Donald J. Trump)
To: Delta 21
Crushed the smug right out of that thing!
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posted on
07/02/2019 11:09:08 PM PDT
by
Grimmy
(equivocation is but the first step along the road to capitulation)
To: Zhang Fei
There used to be rubber and rubber clad tracks for tanks.
The army should make a few pairs for parades.
An M1 puts about 103 PSI on the ground.
An average passenger car is 205 PSI on the ground.
It's about metal tracks and how tanks steer.
once again, rubber tracks, just like rubber tires, but less ground pressure.
BTW the typical stiletto heel is over 3000 PSI.
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posted on
07/02/2019 11:30:49 PM PDT
by
Waverunner
(I'd like to welcome our new overlords, say hello to my little friend)
To: Libloather
No thanks on the mall? How about her constituents pooping on her lawn...likely she is hip with that since it is in style in Dem strongholds.
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posted on
07/03/2019 2:33:12 AM PDT
by
CincyRichieRich
(Vote for President Trump in 2020 or end up equally miserable, no rights, and eating zoo animals)
To: Blueflag
The real issue is the underground infrastructure e.g., water and sewer lines. DCs maintenance records are awful.
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posted on
07/03/2019 4:00:53 AM PDT
by
Jimmy Valentine
(DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dream)
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