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jmowreader

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24. This is a "you gotta be shitting me" moment

Reply to unhappycamper (Original post)

Sun May 20, 2012, 12:49 AM

May 2012

A drip pan is not a complex thing. I assume they bolt to the ceiling of the aircraft under the engines and transmission, to avoid dismantling the whole helicopter (and replacing the leaky seals while they're in there, but that's another issue).

I am going to further assume there's some reason why a couple of Leavenworth inmates (preferably the Leavenworth prison with the military inmates in it) with a sheet metal brake, a drill press and a MIG welder couldn't make one of these pans in a couple hours for less than $500--and Leavenworth should already have the tools needed to accomplish this.

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Remember those $600 toilet seats? [View all] unhappycamper May 2012 OP

How about we just bend some sheet metal into a pan shape Drale May 2012 #1

Why do that when there's obscene profits to be had? Initech May 2012 #20

never mind that Enrique May 2012 #2

Diamond encrusted bullet-proofed platinum, perhaps? Or maybe they're made of KRYPTONITE??? MADem May 2012 #3

Yup. unhappycamper May 2012 #4

When republiCONS/teaBaggers.. butterfly77 May 2012 #5

Good luck with that listening project. lonestarnot May 2012 #12

Are you honestly falling for that? MadHound May 2012 #6

That's odd. When I was doing budgets, that piece wasn't "justified." MADem May 2012 #10

The competitor can make the drip pans for $2,500. yellerpup May 2012 #7

I hope the drone drip pans will be a couple thousand dollars less. n/t 2on2u May 2012 #8

Hal Rogers--should've known. lastlib May 2012 #9

Well, we wouldn't want our money wasted on anything useful like hospitals or food. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2012 #11

It is funny that the Republicans see waste, fraud and a bloated bureaucracy Grantuspeace May 2012 #13

In any other country this would be called CORRUPTION. Odin2005 May 2012 #14

But here it's known as Patriotism! progressoid May 2012 #15

I remember President Reagan joking "In fairness that was a $600 cover for the entire toilet system." slackmaster May 2012 #16

And this is how you buy a $100B military for $1T. Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #17

If you ask why they cost so damn much, you're helping the terrorists... cynatnite May 2012 #18

Seasoned Pork Rosa Luxemburg May 2012 #19

These government out of control spending stories are out of control. Zax2me May 2012 #21

The Military/Industrial/Congressional Complex Über Alles nt MrScorpio May 2012 #22

Hell, I could make them for $16,500 Canuckistanian May 2012 #23

This is a "you gotta be shitting me" moment jmowreader May 2012 #24

K & R Scurrilous May 2012 #25