(OT) Ping - Bill in Indiana

Sonny wrote:
> Just a thought: Contact your local news media and show them this:
> http://www.govliquidation.com/auction/view?id=4932541&convertTo=USD
>
> Suggest someone try to lodge a campaigne to have the Fed Govt give
> this fire engine to a rural community in need of one, rather than
> auctioning it off. Can't hurt to try. Notifying your congressman,
> and the like, might help the cause, also.
>
> With a little advertising, maybe even the greater Indianapolis
> metropolitan area can gather donations to acquire it and donate it to
> a needy community. With enough donations, maybe it could be fully
> rigged for service, also.
>
> I suppose a community, in need, can bid on it, but why not just give
> it to them. It's essentially already paid for.
>
> *My rant, somewhat, about govt waste, though auctioning it off may not
> be waste. I just don't consider this item typical surplus.
>
> Sonny


Hi Sonny,

I appreciate the basis for your "rant". However, from my understanding,
it is illegal to give away community property here--it must be disposed
of by auctioning it off (for reasonable reasons). Here is a link to what
I regard as our largest and most proactive news center:

http://www.theindychannel.com/index.html

They would listen to your input.

I side with you and I would like to see the fire engine go to a good
home! There are a few other readers here in the vicinity of
Indianapolis, and maybe one of them knows of one. "Lodging a complaint
against S.O.P." sounds like a tough battle.

Regards,
Bill