Oopsy!

[Avatard]

Georgian woman cuts off web access to whole of Armenia

Entire country loses internet for five hours after woman, 75, slices through cable while scavenging for copper

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/06/georgian-woman-cuts-web-access

[Particle Man]

Oh fucking brother

[Papa_Complex]

Hell, we had half of the Greater Toronto Area lose internet access, a few years back, because a couple of morons hacked open a utility box looking for copper wire. Rather than realizing that they had the wrong stuff and giving up, they just kept cutting.

[Particle Man]

There have been a bunch of crispy critters around here when folks tried breaking into power relay stations to steal the bare copper.

Dummys.

[Trip]

I've advised the plumbers on several of my current big jobs to start painting the copper black if they expect it to be there in the morning when they get back. One job got hit 2 weeks ago for about $10k in stolen INSTALLED copper in a building that didn’t have doors or windows yet.

“Builders risk” doesn’t kick in till $20k so the subs regular insurance has to cover it under that amount :tremble:

We need to start regulating metal scrappers. They are some of the dirtiest bastards in the planet and seriously contribute to this theivery.

[Papa_Complex]

We need to start regulating metal scrappers. They are some of the dirtiest bastards in the planet and seriously contribute to this theivery.

Seriously. Unlike pawn brokers, they don't have to try and keep records of where the stuff comes from.