Thieves Hit My Physical Therapists

[300UGUY]

There are some real bright thieves out there. This guy was caught on camera stripping a local power distrubtion substation. To make matters worse it was during a record cold spell down here on the gulf coast. It did not take long for someone to rat him out for the reward. Bet it was one of his crack buddies.

From his looks, and the teeth, I'd guess meth?

 

[Taylortractornut]

I believe I could hang that goofy SOB from that pole without remorse of any kind. Or make some good .22 rifle practice to. My last computer was damaged from a lightning strike near the house 3 poles stripped of the ground wires. Loghtning struck the line before the 4th pole.


300UGuy These folks are as follows one is a City worker that is well liked, and the other has a good job and used to be a good person but doesnt ask alot of questions. THeres a small scrap yard that sells to TVR scrap and they dont ask for anything at all.

THe one that works for the city actually uses his job checking utilities buys scrap. I have about 2200 pounds of ALuminum he has offered me 3 cents per pound for. No telling at the good implemnts they trash either and dont sell to the public. He and his sons buy from folks like my friend that passed away his son was caught with stolen property so much at TVR and SMC that they started refusing them at the gate. He just started taking less money from it from the 2 guys mentioned before. Its a sad state of things that the dealers dont get checked anymore.


I had one of the scrappers offer me 2500 for all my rusty gold. I have a large pile of culled building materil like sheet and trim from combines and then several tons of Gear boxes and other items like hydraulics. I build with these. I told him why take 2500 when parts off one machine can bring that. THe city worker scrapped a ton of old plows from a farm the otherday for 10 cents per pound or 40 buck per plow. At the nearest farm auction junk plows go for 200 to 500. Im saving my culled material pile for when all the scrap around here is gone it migh be worth alot more.

 

[two_bit_score]

Interesting that these "reputable folks" are well liked in the community. Up here, we call them "fences". And trafficking in stolen property will draw more jail time than simple theft. Send those low life fences to jail, the theft will decrease!!!

To me it doesn't speak very highly of the "community".

 

[MossRoad]

Someone is stealing the bronze vases and plaques off the gravestones in our local cemeteries. They even cut the bronze security bars off of the mausoleum the other day.

 

[dmccarty]

About the time copper prices started to really climb, the power company was dropping off new poles in our area to replace the old ones.

I noticed how much copper they had on the poles. At the bottom of the pole, the copper lines was wrapped in a spiral circle, I guess to get a good ground. There was a LOT of copper on those poles. I figured that someone would drive by and steal the copper but they did not. The poles were left in town along the road so I guess that stopped any thieves.

I jokingly thought that it won't be long before the thieves start taking down the poles to get to the copper. Saw a headline over the last month or so where they were doing this out west.

The AC thefts are big in our area too. The scrap yards are supposed to track who drops off material but proving that this pit of copper was stolen would be interesting.

We have a guy in town that takes old cars, hard to think of cars from the 70's or 80's as old, and "pimps" them up. He did a real good job on the cars and they were very distinctive. One of them was purple with big, low profile tires. That paint job was excellent.

That car got stolen and taken for scrap. REALLY? By the time the car was tracked down, the car had been crushed. You are supposed to have title to a car or paper work stating that the car has no title. The guy who stole the car was arrested but that did not help the car. The scrapper who bought the car should have been arrested as well. There is no way that anyone in their right mind would have scrapped that car. It was worth some money.

Later,
Dan

 

[300UGUY]

To me it doesn't speak very highly of the "community".

My thought also.

 

[300UGUY]

I believe I could hang that goofy SOB from that pole without remorse of any kind. Or make some good .22 rifle practice to. My last computer was damaged from a lightning strike near the house 3 poles stripped of the ground wires. Loghtning struck the line before the 4th pole.


300UGuy These folks are as follows one is a City worker that is well liked, and the other has a good job and used to be a good person but doesnt ask alot of questions. THeres a small scrap yard that sells to TVR scrap and they dont ask for anything at all.

THe one that works for the city actually uses his job checking utilities buys scrap. I have about 2200 pounds of ALuminum he has offered me 3 cents per pound for. No telling at the good implemnts they trash either and dont sell to the public. He and his sons buy from folks like my friend that passed away his son was caught with stolen property so much at TVR and SMC that they started refusing them at the gate. He just started taking less money from it from the 2 guys mentioned before. Its a sad state of things that the dealers dont get checked anymore.


I had one of the scrappers offer me 2500 for all my rusty gold. I have a large pile of culled building materil like sheet and trim from combines and then several tons of Gear boxes and other items like hydraulics. I build with these. I told him why take 2500 when parts off one machine can bring that. THe city worker scrapped a ton of old plows from a farm the otherday for 10 cents per pound or 40 buck per plow. At the nearest farm auction junk plows go for 200 to 500. Im saving my culled material pile for when all the scrap around here is gone it migh be worth alot more.

Yeah, well he may be likable. But he is still dealing in stolen property, and that is a felony here, can get ya up to 20 years. You must have a real poor legal system. Basically it sounds like if your a "bubba", you are allowed to steal? And running a biz on city time? Might get you fired up here. Running a illegal biz certainly will. Never been to Missisippi. Don't think I want to now.

 

[dmccarty]

Just saw this story about AC thefts. What was interesting was the cage one of the victims had built to prevent a second theft. The cage fits over the outside unit. Looks like they used prefab metal fence. Does look good but sad that it is needed. The story also mentions units being stolen from roofs.

Thieves In Chatham Targeting Air Conditioners CBS Chicago

Later,
Dan

 

[JDgreen227]

Just saw this story about AC thefts. What was interesting was the cage one of the victims had built to prevent a second theft. The cage fits over the outside unit. Looks like they used prefab metal fence. Does look good but sad that it is needed. The story also mentions units being stolen from roofs.

Thieves In Chatham Targeting Air Conditioners CBS Chicago

Later,
Dan

Thanks for sharing that pic and story...jeez, I cannot believe people are THAT desperate to get ten or twenty bucks. Too bad it would be illegal to rig up a hidden line to ZAP anybody that tried to steal anything.

Mossroad...about people stealing from cemeteries...that is just SICKENING.

 

[JDgreen227]

Taylortractornut...somebody offered you THREE CENTS A POUND FOR YOUR ALUMINUM?

Frickin' insane, what aluminum scrap prices are worth compared to what new aluminum trim is selling for. I recently purchased some white aluminum fascia from Home Depot, 12 feet long by 6 inches wide. Cost me $13, plus tax, and at 2 1/2 pounds per 12 foot section and 3 cents a pound...scrap value is less than 8 cents. What a ripoff.

 

[Taylortractornut]

Its a bad thing here in a good county they dont see it as stealing since its stolene already they dont ask any questions. Bubba syndrome the bad thing about it things like the old water meters and items from the city are supposed auction items or put them up on bids in the paper. THe law doenst ask questions, about his outfit. When you have scrap to get rid of and cant take it he will take it from you for 1/3rd value. the other man scrps alot of things. When my friend down the road passed away he scrapped his metal fo him since he isnt allowed in most yards now. It was legal for him to take it as it was inherited but they did have alot of ill gained items.


You wouldnt belives whats been scrapped. SMC has a yard that wont resell scrap. I was there taking a 40 yard can of flat paint cans. A man drove a 72 chevy straight as an arrow the guy weiged it and then let it roll off the scales into the pile. Made me sick. I went in to buy it no can do.

Recetly a couple teens stole a 98 Chevy from a boy at school and scrapped it. I have learned that the theives often take a battered car with out checking the title or paper work. They have an ingenious solution burn the car.


Our problem here is like all the times you call the law on fols stealing ground wires, The deptuties in this town spend all day on the state lines trying to catch a can of beer than a theif. I know several times Ive called on the renters down the road they know them and dont bother since they are familiar with them. THe last time I called it was 45 minutes before the first car got here. It takes about 50 minutes to drive from one end to the other long ways. The other thing we have trouble with when folks are caught the usually get off with just paying for the stolen wire. It just stinks the whole way around.

 

[2manyrocks]

At some point, the state legislatures may have to outlaw the scrap sale of copper to put an end to this or put so many restrictions in place that it's uneconomical to sell scrap ACs and copper wire. Or the placement of AC units and security for them is going to have to radically change.

 

[JB4310]

This is the first I've heard of stealing central ac units for scrap.

I've heard of all the others, the copper pipe and gutters etc. but not ac's

I produce and collect a small amount of scrap copper and aluminum thru my contracting business, about a month ago I sold copper for $2.50 a pound, which I thought was pretty good. got 50 bucks for a loose 5 gal pail full.

My buddy is a plumber and he's hording copper, he's got twenty 55 gallon drums packed full! I told him to sell now, but he thinks the price is going even higher.

I did a job years ago for an 8 building complex, all copper gutters and leaders. I had the scrap all piled to the ceiling in one of the basements. When I came back after a weekend it was all gone, one of the facility manager's sons took it. Nothing I could do cause it was never stipulated that the scrap was mine Copper was not that high back then but there had to be 500 pounds at least.

The old churches I work on have alot of copper components, luckily most is out of reach of those toothless thieves.

BTW, Good luck with that shoulder Bird

JB

 

[2manyrocks]

I think there a discussion on TBN a while back about thieves trying to steal copper gutters off churches.

They are welcome to the copper jacket on FMJ ammo if they want to try to catch some between their teeth.

 

[JB4310]

Well I did a little dumpster diving myself yesterday , not really looking for scrap but I bet this is worth something.

Pulled out a long 130 foot 10 Gauge 4 wire super insulated extension cord.

JB

 

[jimmyj]

Well I did a little dumpster diving myself yesterday , not really looking for scrap but I bet this is worth something.

Pulled out a long 130 foot 10 Gauge 4 wire super insulated extension cord.

JB

Looks almost new! Why would someone throw something like that out? Sheesh.:confused2:

 

[jinman]

JB4310 must dumpster dive in the high-rent district. I want to know where he goes and beat him to it.:laughing:

 

[JB4310]

Looks almost new! Why would someone throw something like that out? Sheesh.:confused2:

JB4310 must dumpster dive in the high-rent district. I want to know where he goes and beat him to it.:laughing:

I washed it

This was an industrial/ contractor supply house that was moving.
I didn't even know they were moving, when I pulled in I saw the outside yard empty and the we're moving sign. Then I saw every dumpster divers dream, five 30 yard cans all lined up at the loading docks.

I just touched the tip of the ice berg, some of the cans had sorted metals so I didn't touch those, but this came from a general garbage can. All kinds of interesting stuff in there, computers monitors phones, cases of industrial caulk, all kinds of stuff from their showroom, racking and shelving etc.

This cord was on a large commercial Karcher hot water pressure washer, looked old but complete. there was a nice retractable spool with hose on it but I couldn't get it off the machine.

I'm going back today to see if the gate is still open. It's dirty work, as it looks like they swept the floors and dumped it on top of everything, but it's worth it if you can find a little treasure.

I don't really have a use for the cord, not sure what it would be good for.
It looks like a high quality cord, it says water resistant, but I'm pretty sure you could take a bath with it energized the insulation is so thick.

JB.

 

[jinman]

I don't really have a use for the cord, not sure what it would be good for.
It looks like a high quality cord, it says water resistant, but I'm pretty sure you could take a bath with it energized the insulation is so thick.

JB.

JB, looking at that cord and twist style plugs (Hubbell?), it looks like the kind used on generators to hook up power to the transfer box. It's probably worth $30 to $50 by itself when used as a cord, but not worth nearly that much as scrap.

 

[JDgreen227]

JB, looking at that cord and twist style plugs (Hubbell?), it looks like the kind used on generators to hook up power to the transfer box. It's probably worth $30 to $50 by itself when used as a cord, but not worth nearly that much as scrap.

I have never understood why places just throw stuff in dumpsters, makes more sense to leave it out and let people pick thru it. Was going by an elementary school about 3 miles distant last week, the school district is closing it, they had about a dozen pianos out front marked "free"....a few days later wife and I were driving by and I saw a bunch of guys with a big flatbed trailer pulling out, they must have taken all of them from what the trailer looked like.