Army deployed in beer rescue

[IndianaGreen]

Here is a military with the right priorities in life!

Army deployed in beer rescue
Wednesday, January 21, 2004 Posted: 2:44 AM EST (0744 GMT)

MOSCOW, Russia -- Russian troops have retrieved 10 tons of beer trapped under Siberian ice, the Itar-Tass news agency has reported.

The truck carrying the beer sank when trying to cross the frozen Irtysh river, near the Siberian city of Omsk, around 2,200 km (1,400 miles) from Moscow.

The driver and his partner managed to escape, leaving the beer-laden truck.

The rescue team of six divers, 10 workers and a modified T-72 tank from the Emergencies Ministry managed to save the load after a week-long operation.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/01/21/offbeat.russia.beer/index.html

[Scurrilous]

1. 10 tons of beer...

...trapped in Siberian ice. Probably no shortage of volunteers signing up for that rescue job.

[PVnRT]

2. Damn straight

This is exactly the kind of thing that the military should be doing!

Besides, do you think the Russians would've been very happy to lose 10 tons of beer? We're talking civil war here...

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

3. Nah. Minor disturbances, some riots maybe.

Now, if it was vodka...

[Redneck Socialist]

4. Bravo!

Well done men.

I wonder what the medals will look like?

[Loonman]

5. How much beer?

26,667 fluid ounces.
2,222 12oz cans/bottles

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

6. Unfortunately

Beer that has been frozen sucks in a major way. :beer:>>>:puke:

[ConcernedCanuk]

7. It's not beer - - It's Saddams WMD"s ! ! !

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I mean,

heck,

they don't seem to be in Iraq now do they !!!

[baldguy]

8. The Russians sure have their priorities straight.