When a rich man cannot muster whatever minimal talents are required to play golf, there's always the grand sport of collecting military equipment, in this case a fully-functional WWII battle tank.
Attorney Tony Buzbee bought a fully functional World War II tank overseas last year for $600,000. Now he's temporarily parked it outside his multi-million dollar home in River Oaks.
KHOU: HOA fight over World War II tank in River Oaks
At six hundred grand, the tank was coming up to the price of the house and how about an exercise in comparative values.
The idea of value only wastes time but we do have one live bitch and it's valid due to the tank's tracks which will play hell on any asphalt roads on which they're used. It's not just a ludicrous display of wealth, it's also an active maintenance problem for the roads.
Note: that's no exaggeration since you will after a tank chugs by there are evenly-spaced horizontal cracks which could only have been made by the tank.
"If you're offended just lighten up, my goodness it isn't hurting anyone," said Buzbee.
But finding concerned neighbors wasn't easy. Everyone we spoke to loves it.
"I wish it was permanent," said Douglas. "I think it's an asset and I think if you watch the cars come up and slow down, you say to yourself, 'wow, that's America.'"
- KHOU
There's about all the strange you will need for a while. At the top, Buzbee talks about his goodness but wtf goodness is that?
In the middle, everyone loves this eyesore.
At the end, we discover this is America. Wow.
You know America, right? It's where we have a chicken in every pot and a tank in every driveway.
Attorney Tony Buzbee bought a fully functional World War II tank overseas last year for $600,000. Now he's temporarily parked it outside his multi-million dollar home in River Oaks.
KHOU: HOA fight over World War II tank in River Oaks
At six hundred grand, the tank was coming up to the price of the house and how about an exercise in comparative values.
The idea of value only wastes time but we do have one live bitch and it's valid due to the tank's tracks which will play hell on any asphalt roads on which they're used. It's not just a ludicrous display of wealth, it's also an active maintenance problem for the roads.
Note: that's no exaggeration since you will after a tank chugs by there are evenly-spaced horizontal cracks which could only have been made by the tank.
"If you're offended just lighten up, my goodness it isn't hurting anyone," said Buzbee.
But finding concerned neighbors wasn't easy. Everyone we spoke to loves it.
"I wish it was permanent," said Douglas. "I think it's an asset and I think if you watch the cars come up and slow down, you say to yourself, 'wow, that's America.'"
- KHOU
There's about all the strange you will need for a while. At the top, Buzbee talks about his goodness but wtf goodness is that?
In the middle, everyone loves this eyesore.
At the end, we discover this is America. Wow.
You know America, right? It's where we have a chicken in every pot and a tank in every driveway.
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