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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 07:36 PM Original message |
Is your city experiencing "copper theft" problems too? |
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hippiechick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 07:38 PM Response to Original message |
1. Yes in Indy ... |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 09:02 PM Response to Reply #1 |
24. Here in Ft Wayne 3 thieves steal copper gutters off Cathedral |
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Rosemary2205 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-23-07 07:27 PM Response to Reply #1 |
50. Probably aluminum siding. |
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YDogg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
2. Yup. And once or twice I've read about guys getting fried ... |
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conscious evolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-23-07 01:01 AM Response to Reply #2 |
37. That happens in Atlanta |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
3. yes |
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zabet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
4. Yes... |
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Sen. Walter Sobchak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
5. Happened to some friends, |
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MuseRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
6. YES! |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 07:47 PM Response to Original message |
7. It's a big problem over in Tulsa (40 miles away)...so far none out here that I know of. |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 07:49 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. rock salt lets 'em live to regret |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 08:07 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. Yeah, I guess so but last night somebody shot out our motion lights. |
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MissB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 08:51 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. Hope your dog is okay. |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 09:50 PM Response to Reply #20 |
29. Thanks, yes, Fritz is okay. Hit him in the butt, basically. If it had been his eye... |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 07:48 PM Response to Original message |
8. as long as the price of copper is so high there will be the thefts |
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webDude (830 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 07:55 PM Response to Original message |
10. Houston - a rehabber's nightmare. Many AC "cages" are bought. Live wires... |
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BluePatriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-23-07 07:35 AM Response to Reply #10 |
45. ditto on the Houston |
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OffWithTheirHeads (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
11. In my town they are bringing cutting torches to construction sites |
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Rosemary2205 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-23-07 07:35 PM Response to Reply #11 |
51. That is a profound statement |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-24-07 01:55 AM Response to Reply #51 |
53. But meth addicts won't work |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 08:06 PM Response to Original message |
12. Good grief yes. I just heard about it recently. Construction sites are being |
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shenmue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 08:07 PM Response to Original message |
13. It's pretty bad in Tampa |
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On the Road (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 08:15 PM Response to Original message |
15. My Girfriend Has a Rental House in a Bad Neighborhood |
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 08:20 PM Response to Original message |
16. Dallas, too... |
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fishnfla (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 08:21 PM Response to Original message |
17. yup |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 08:23 PM Response to Original message |
18. Interesting |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 08:46 PM Response to Original message |
19. meth kills |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 08:51 PM Response to Original message |
21. OMG..yes ..on the jersey shore we have outdoor showers..they are stealing the shower copper pipes!! |
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Old and In the Way (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 08:55 PM Response to Original message |
22. Happened recently in my town. |
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LiberalHeart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 09:01 PM Response to Original message |
23. Yes, in my Ohio town. |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 09:04 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Shocking in such a great economy? |
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Wiley50 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 09:09 PM Response to Original message |
26. I'm 40 milrs east of Nashvegas, in Lebanon |
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poverlay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
27. Here in AZ it's just as bad. These people could get a job mining the stuff for more than they get |
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ellisonz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
28. Who buys scrap metal and why aren't the buyers being shut down? |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 09:52 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. I will probably get flamed for this, but most scrap metal dealers are just |
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ellisonz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 10:10 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. "the appeal to tradition" |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 10:13 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. I hope you understand I don't make an appeal for tradition. I find it repulsive. |
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ellisonz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 11:18 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Yes, I understand that you don't endorse illegal scrapping. |
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Clark2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 09:55 PM Response to Original message |
31. Thanks for the tip. |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-23-07 07:02 PM Response to Reply #31 |
47. Kids around here are "garage surfing" too! |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
35. I work in insurance reviewing claims nationwide - it's a problem almost everywhere. |
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recoveringrepublican (779 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-23-07 12:48 AM Response to Original message |
36. I can't find the link |
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canetoad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-23-07 01:02 AM Response to Original message |
38. Suburban trains stopped on 2 lines for half a day last month |
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Solon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-23-07 03:47 AM Response to Original message |
39. My dad works for a company that builds transformers for utilities... |
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JohnyCanuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-23-07 04:38 AM Response to Original message |
40. Copper might be the new gold. |
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KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-23-07 04:54 AM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Nope Meet The New Gold...Worth Lots More Than The Old Gold |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-23-07 05:06 AM Response to Original message |
42. It's a worldwide problem |
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pinniped (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-23-07 05:38 AM Response to Original message |
43. Ya, and some scumbags were even stealing the metal crash barriers that line roads and freeways. |
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necso (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-23-07 06:19 AM Response to Original message |
44. Yeah, |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-23-07 07:24 PM Response to Reply #44 |
49. "Raw materials out -- finished products in" |
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necso (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-24-07 12:53 AM Response to Reply #49 |
52. Yeah, |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-23-07 07:43 AM Response to Original message |
46. Yup, it's epidemic here in Mid Missouri |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-23-07 07:23 PM Response to Original message |
48. Well........ it could be worse. |
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KillCapitalism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-24-07 03:45 AM Response to Original message |
54. People around here will steal ANY metal. |
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nolabels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-24-07 05:56 AM Response to Original message |
55. On the bright side, at least people are learning that recycleing......... |
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