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Man electrocuted after trying to steal copper from a power substation

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This happens quiet a bit even in substations, sadly most get away with it and leave a very unsafe substation behind them that workers have to go back in and correct...
 
josh0099 said:
This happens quiet a bit even in substations, sadly most get away with it and leave a very unsafe substation behind them that workers have to go back in and correct...
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What I want to know, is how much do they get off the crap they steal, and why do places buy what is obviously stolen materials?
 
Bateluer said:
Did this guy have children? Is he a Darwin Aware candidate?
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William Joshua Reavis was born February 26th, 1987. He departed this life on Saturday, August 14th, 2010. He leaves behind his dear mother, Roberta Locklear and his father, William “Wild Bill” Reavis, both of Aberdeen, NC. He also leaves behind his three sisters; Ashley Reavis of Ashley Heights, NC, Julie Bell of Southern Pines, NC, and Anjelica Taylor of Red Springs, NC, and one brother, Alex Taylor of Red Springs, NC. He also leaves behind three nieces and one nephew and a host of relatives and friends.
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http://www.bolesfuneralhome.com/william-joshua-reavis-2/
 
NFS4 said:
What I want to know, is how much do they get off the crap they steal, and why do places buy what is obviously stolen materials?
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It isn't obviously stolen. Copper looks the same whether it's hot or legit. On a job I was working on, someone came in over night, and stole the brand new wire that was put in for the street lights on the project.
 
You can make a ton off scrap copper. My father in law is an electrician and was doing some work wiring up some wind turbines. The foreman used the scrap pieces of wire that were too short to use for anything else as a bit of a reward for the guys he thought were doing good work. By the end of the job my father in law had a two 5 gallon buckets full of scrap wire (most pieces were only a few inches long) that was all extremely heavy gauge stuff. If I remember right he got something like $800 for it after he stripped the insulation.
 
OK maybe I'm just dense here but where was he getting the copper from? Are we seriously talking about cutting through high voltage lines for the coper wiring inside or were their spools or bundles of extra wire at the station that he might be excused for thinking were not live? If it's the first then yeah Darwin Award.
 
We had one just about blow himself up a couple months ago. He was trying to get steal some copper wire and hit a gas line. Spent a couple weeks in a burn unit then went to jail.
 
You know, I almost wish that there was some sort of deferment for dumb crooks who grievously injure themselves in the process of committing a crime. If a crook fries himself into a crispy critter and survives, shouldn't that be enough punishment?

Didn't think so, but still...
 
Schadenfroh said:
See the Chick-Fil-a thread
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Okay, I read it. That though is Quebert just being a troll, not a whiny bitch. I'm still waiting for him to make good on his promise several months ago to quit AT because too many posters are cold-hearted and callous.
 
grrl said:
Okay, I read it. That though is Quebert just being a troll, not a whiny bitch. I'm still waiting for him to make good on his promise several months ago to quit AT because too many posters are cold-hearted and callous.
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I ended up just putting the cunts on ignore, but thanks for thinking about me in this thread it's much appreciated.
 
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