[glock rocks]

check this one out...

Fri Aug 23,12:03 AM ET

A converted German military tank sprays fire retardant on a controlled burnout in the Siskiyou National Forest near Gold Beach, Ore., on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2002. The use of the de-militarized tank is being demonstrated at the Biscuit fire by a German company. (AP Photo/Eric Cable)

[glock rocks]

The use of the de-militarized tank is being demonstrated

de-militarized, huh? too bad... a couple fifties could eradicate tree sitters at the same time.

[FireTrack]

Cool machine! We have the technology to fight some pretty large fires if we just had the forward looking management to put it into place along with a common sense proactive forest management practice.

[Grampa Dave]

I love it.

We should have one for our neighborhood. I can just hear the Green Nazi Nannies whining now, when I fired that sucker up to widen the fire prevention lanes around our cul de sac.