[TheForge] the theft of metal public

[Larry Brown]

Actually I believe in that case it is fixed. Corpses tend not to do many
more stupid things ;-)
L Brown

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Subject: Re: [TheForge] the theft of metal public

I have lately noticed an uptick in the circulation of photos showing the
charred remains of these super-geniuses who attempt to remove high-voltage
lines for the copper.  Latest showed what appeared as two charred corpses,
supposedly the result of attempting to rip a 13Kv line from its connection.

Stupid, as seems apparent, indeed cannot be fixed.


On 4/17/15, 12:46 PM, Ries Niemi wrote:
> It has been less of an issue here- but it does happen in the US as well.
> Mostly either aluminum or copper/bronze, as they are worth the most per
pound.
> Where I live, we have pretty honest scrap guys- they require photo ID, and
any amount over 25 bucks they write a check, not cash.
> I have gotten calls from the police before, saying that material of mine
was stolen from the yard of my waterjet cutters business. The scrap yard
called the cops, the cops caught the guys, based on the paper trail. I even
got the metal back.
>
> I, personally, have not had problems with scrappers- my public work is all
either galvanized steel or stainless, and I am pretty handy with the Hilti
epoxy and big anchor bolts, often welding the nuts on.
> But it could happen.
>
> ries
>
>

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