What a revolting story

the_tyrant · 10-24-10, 08:27 AM

I don't know weather to laugh or to cry

tater · 10-24-10, 08:50 AM

Myself, I was laughing.

I have no sympathy for thieves.

papa_smurf · 10-24-10, 01:50 PM

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I have no sympathy for thieves.

Ditto, serves them right. We got this happening to over here, but they steal from anything from homes, to sub-stations, and even take copper wiring from railway points causing massive disruption.

Penguin · 10-24-10, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by papa_smurf

Ditto, serves them right. We got this happening to over here, but they steal from anything from homes, to sub-stations, and even take copper wiring from railway points causing massive disruption.

Same here, but it has chilled down a little since the prices for metal went down.
Causing delays because some arses stole the wires from the railway can be annoying, but here they stole a playground slide this year. C'mon, how cruel can you be? Heartless bastards!

bookworm_020 · 10-24-10, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by papa_smurf

Ditto, serves them right. We got this happening to over here, but they steal from anything from homes, to sub-stations, and even take copper wiring from railway points causing massive disruption.

Quite a few of the delays here in Sydney on the rail network are due to these thefts. Power companies, Telstra (Australia's telecom), railways and electricians have reported increases in copper thefts, in particular when copper prices spike.

Telstra has had phone exchanges ripped apart by people taking the copper. It might be only worth $75,000 but they can do over $1,500,000 worth of damage....

nikimcbee · 10-24-10, 11:01 PM

I'll bet a diet dr pepper they were methheads.

Fitting end

GoldenRivet · 10-24-10, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by tater

Myself, I was laughing.

I have no sympathy for thieves.

Ditto.

Morons.

Its their own tuff chit

Jimbuna · 10-24-10, 02:41 PM

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"I believe they thought the power was off," said Lt. Keith Hupp of the South Gate Police Department.

I do believe they did

tater · 10-24-10, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

I do believe they did

Bzzzzzzzzzzt!

(wrong answer)

Jimbuna · 10-24-10, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by tater

Bzzzzzzzzzzt!

(wrong answer)

krashkart · 10-24-10, 07:41 PM

I hope the copper is okay.

HunterICX · 10-25-10, 06:18 AM

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Originally Posted by tater

Myself, I was laughing.

I have no sympathy for thieves.

+1

good riddance

HunterICX

SteamWake · 10-25-10, 10:47 AM

I am currently designing the remodel of some "affordible apartments". There two story buildings with about 50 units in each building.

We informed the owner (the city) that new feeders would have to be pulled to new panels in each unit.

We were told not to worry about that as all of the copper had been pulled out long ago

and not by the city.

The main feeders were still there (1,000 amps worth) only because they were aluminum.

The storys I could tell about this little project could make your head spin but I'm not really at liberty to divulge.

bookworm_020 · 10-26-10, 02:07 AM

Need to up the voltage..... that will stop them!

SteamWake · 10-26-10, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by bookworm_020

Need to up the voltage..... that will stop them!

Well they obviously knew enough to pull the meters before pulling the conductors so 'upping the voltage' wouldent accomplish much.

But I have heard storys about some of these bozos getting into a transmission yard and supprise supprise thats 12,470 volts *POOF*

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