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#70072 10/02/06 04:32 AM
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Tell me,
Why are there so many threads here about copper theft?.
Or theft in general.
Is it that people feel better after submitting a post to one of these threads?.
Sure if there is a shortage of anything some idiots will steal it.
Some people just steal for the money gained for drugs and booze.
Why is it that the original thread was not used and replied to and we have all these new threads.
Sure it keeps the thread turn-over up, but it is a tad annoying here, logging on and see another theft thread in here.

#70073 10/02/06 11:05 AM
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Trumpy
Perhaps worksite theft is not that big a problem down there. It is a big cost of doing business in the construction industry around here. Tools and materials dissapear all the time. I think folks are always open to ideas of how to deal with it.


Greg Fretwell
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Yes, it is theropy. Often times there is nothing else you can do but cry about it.

#70075 10/02/06 09:04 PM
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Mike, I appreciate these threads. For some silly reason, our local news is somewhat shy about reporting "bad" things. A cynic might say that they are afraid of scaring the tourists.

An example: two years ago, the are was hit by a band of thieves. These guys brought heavy equipment, cleared out entire jobsites, removed job boxes and trailers. This was not considered news "fit" for public consumption until the gang had been at work for six weeks, and had hit at least 27 different sites.

I believe that, had we received the news in a timely manner, many of the intended victims would have taken steps to protect themselves. Instead, the media, and the police department, waited until there were no big jobs left to hit, before announcing that there was a "rash" of such burglaries.

Ditto for the copper theft. What I hear from my PoCo sources is considerably different from the absolute lack of mention in the local press.

Give me the info, and I can make good decisions.

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