[SBE] Tarring Copper

[k7cr]

We did have some good news in this area, a few months ago
some folks tried to steal some copper that was live - The
Gene Pool was improved that night.

Clay Freinwald
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> In several areas the are taking wiring and plumbing from vacant

> houses. There have also been reports of attempted theft from

> power substations - generally putting the would be thief in the

> hospital or as an entrant for the next round of Darwin awards.

>

> Unless some action is taken to bring those who fence hot copper

> to justice, or the price of copper declines significantly, this

> will continue. Sooner or later they are going to figure out that

> all those lines along railroads are copper and the result may be

> a tragedy of major proportions.

>

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> -----Original Message-----

>>From: Glenn Williams <engineer at kljc.org>

>>Sent: Feb 18, 2008 4:36 PM

>>To: 'sbe member discussion mail list' <sbe at sbe.org>

>>Subject: Re: [SBE] Tarring Copper

>>

>>The phone line stopped working last week at our site here in Kansas City. 

>>I

>>met with the phone guy on Saturday and he told me that someone stole 400

>>feet of a 500 pair cable right off the poles.

>>

>>Glenn Williams

>>Chief Engineer

>>Calvary 88.5 KLJC-FM

>>15800 Calvary Road

>>Kansas City, MO 64147

>>

>>816-322-5152  X1371

>>

>>engineer at kljc.org

>>

>>www.calvary885.org

>>

>>

>>

>>-----Original Message-----

>>From: sbe-bounces at sbe.org [mailto:sbe-bounces at sbe.org] On Behalf Of Tom

>>Bosscher

>>Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 2:59 PM

>>To: sbe member discussion mail list; kkidd at kkbc.com

>>Subject: Re: [SBE] Tarring Copper

>>

>> Maybe this is where we could have a real simple straw poll

>>as to what a "standard" color could be. Without convening a

>>committee government style, we could , using just the

>>Internet, ask the collective(s), making sure to include

>>people like Kevin Kidd, what the most practical color would

>>be. What could be most noticeable, last quite a while, be

>>reasonably resistant to UV, etc. We pick it right here, and

>>simply announce it. Ergo, a simple defacto standard that

>>could start being used nationwide.

>>

>>

>>

>> tom bosscher

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>Bill Harris wrote:

>>> I'm going out to paint all the remaining copper strap at our

>>> AM sites with a really

>>> durable and bright oddball color so it is obvious that it was ripped

>>> off.

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