Pretty much increases and decreases with the price of copper. Christopher McCann wrote: > We had 3 a/c units hit at work a few months back. Just yesterday, a bishop in > Argentina that works with us (we publish Catholic books) let us know that > there is no point in calling as "they" have stolen the phone lines AGAIN - > obviously for the copper. That was in Argentina. So, it seems to be a > world-wide phenomenon. > > Chris > > > Bill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Had breakfast with my pastor last week; > thought he looked a bit like someone > who had a bad day or so. Turns out thieves destroyed 6 AC units from the > church the morning before - including three we just had replaced for about > $15k. $33k damage this time [$5k deductable]. From talking to the police > it seems that is going on a lot around here. One church under construction > in our area had 12 units demolished, replaced them, and lost the 12 again 2 > days later. We have been trying to come up with good ways to make theft > harder, but that is lots of $$ also. I'm thinking a large rattlesnake in > each unit might do the trick. A couple of guys with a smoke wrench or a > decent cutter can get into about anything. Too bad I don't have any use > for 6 compressors . Is that sort of thing going on in the rest of the > country also? My guess is that the thieves made @$600 on the scrap copper > for all the damage they caused. Bummer. > > BillR > > > >
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