Submitted by Andy Axel on Mon, 04/21/2008 - 12:17.
Despite recent efforts to curtail copper theft in Tennessee...
If you still have above-ground power supply in your area, check the utility poles feeding your house.
I was just out at my street corner yesterday doing some pruning, and I noticed that the surface mounted conduit was slashed and about a 10' segment of the #6 ground wire was cut from the base of the pole to about the proper height for a man of average height equipped with a standard pair of bolt cutters.
Someone lifted our ground, so to speak. I figure that's probably not good, as the shortest path to ground is now through my house.
A cursory review of the poles along the line revealed the same pattern.
I called my power company and they're supposed to be having a look.
Nearly 20 manhole covers were stolen from a new section of our neighborhood several months ago.
I don't get it.
It would be interesting to know what kinds of people are doing this kind of theft and why. Are they desperate for food or drugs or just money? And then, who's buying the product and why don't they care if it looks like stolen goods?
Nearly 20 manhole covers were stolen from a new section of our neighborhood several months ago.
I don't get it.
It would be interesting to know what kinds of people are doing this kind of theft and why. Are they desperate for food or drugs or just money? And then, who's buying the product and why don't they care if it looks like stolen goods?
has taken a real leadership role on this. Until I began following Mike's bill, I had no idea how common this was, or how costly.
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