colonel-kurtz-official:A restored Australian Main Force Patrol 1974 Ford Falcon XB Interceptor on
colonel-kurtz-official: A restored Australian Main Force Patrol 1974 Ford Falcon XB Interceptor on display in New Washington during Remembrance Day, where relics of allied nations which fell during the Resource Wars on the late 20th century are displayed so that our children and our children’s children may never forget just how close we came to the brink. “I remember right before the end, when things got REALLY nasty in the Northwest Territory. The five of us that were left in the local MFP branch, including our captain, were out on patrol almost ‘round the clock, only ever stopping for petrol or to report a wreck. After months of that, our top pursuit man got into a row with the captain, screaming about how we were no better than any of the scum we chased down and the only difference was that we had the bronze. He quit soon after. Cheeky bastard stole this special car we were working on on his way out as well. Never really figured out what happened to him, I was busy with trying to get out of Oz myself, you see.” —Former MFP officer (name withheld), interviewed for the nonfiction bestseller “Maintain Right: Road Warriors, Nightriders, And The Last Days Of The Main Force Patrol” by noted Austrophile George Miller @the-alt-historian I hope you don’t mind, but I showed this to an acquaintance of mine, an old MFP man who I volunteer with as part of the Old Age Fund. Here’s part of his reply. “As an MFP veteran myself, I can tell you that the road certainly took its toll. Towards the end of things, the attrition rate in our precinct was about 25%, some of it suicide. Guys were doing all kinds of crazy stuff, getting into brawls, nasty, suicidal car chases, defecting to dangerous gangs. Drugs were a big issue too.[…]“We all heard the stories of this fellow your source mentions, he was known by a number of names, notably “Crazy Harry” “Jingo John” or “Mad Max”. I personally think it’s an urban legend. Folks deserted all the time, but almost never took their cars. Too conspicuous, you see, gangers would kill you soon as look at you for those vehicles. This officer, if he existed, would have to have been mighty bold. Likely, he would have been killed within the first hours of his absconding – there’s a reason we always moved in pairs [of Interceptors].[Signed] Your old sweat,Sergt. (ex.) M C G GibsonBadge No. 031 956″ -- source link