Stealing the AC from a Day Care

[Craig]

This is the day care that one of my boy's goes to. Thieves decided to liberate the AC units for scrap copper to the tune of $75,000 in needed repairs.

Full story/video here

[Pescados666]

It's pretty horrible what people will do for money...

[Neinteen]

Indeed. But don't worry Craig, the Foil Community is on the lookout. We fight crime actually.

[freerider258]

Indeed. But don't worry Craig, the Foil Community is on the lookout. We fight crime actually.

Haha yes! We should develop a crime fighting unit here on F.net

But in all seriousness, that's just wrong what those theives did. How could you deprive so many adults and children of AC in these kind of temperatures?

[OROD]

Death penalty!

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[Zilverzmurfen]

But in all seriousness, that's just wrong what those theives did. How could you deprive so many adults and children of AC in these kind of temperatures?

If you think that's the worst you simply have no idea what copper thieves will do to get copper!

Since a few years back we have huge problems here in Sweden with copper thieves. Mostly it's criminal gangs from eastern Europe. The copper is said to eventually end up in China to feed their ever growing need for metal in their growing industrial business.

These people will steal all sort of cables for trams, communication devices, church roofs and art work (outdoor statues mostly, in some places it's so bad the cities have been forced to remove statues to store them in a safe place, away from greedy hands).

Only a couple of weeks ago, in my city, one of these thieves were found burned to death; he'd made his way into an electrical sub station trying to get to the copper. That's how far some will go.

[Neinteen]

Isn't copper... like a cheap metal

[sionnach]

Isn't copper... like a cheap metal

No, the price has quadrupled since 2002. (in a stable currency like the euro). In US dollars it has sextupled.

[Got_Fenced_In]

No, the price has quadrupled since 2002. (in a stable currency like the euro). In US dollars it has sextupled.

Oh, hush

-grumble-


Since I was already on my way to france, I though it would be cool to pay you Irish folks a vistit too. But I can't because it's much too expensive with the conversion rate.

[Inquartata]

Plus, you know, meth seems rather to affect people's common sense, to say nothing of their instincts for self-preservation.

[freerider258]

If you think that's the worst you simply have no idea what copper thieves will do to get copper!

I don't.

[Zilverzmurfen]

I don't.

You do now.

[Craig]

I've heard the stories about thieves frying themselves trying to get at conduit and wiring.

Hopefully the police will get some leads on the theives or at least a big donor or two will come out to help out the center.

Both my son and one of his friends had brief cameos in the video. (Noah was donning the Elton John-esque yellow sunglasses.)

Craig

[noodle]

No, the price has quadrupled since 2002. (in a stable currency like the euro). In US dollars it has sextupled.

the majority of copper on this planet has been mined and is out of the ground.

[Timo]

People did live before AC. I also don't think it's terrible to be uncomfortable. As long as they keep water available and drink it they'll be fine.

[noodle]

People did live before AC. I also don't think it's terrible to be uncomfortable. As long as they keep water available and drink it they'll be fine.

says someone who's probably never lived in atlanta.
people die during summers when there are power outages and ACs go down.

[Timo]

No, Your right, I haven't lived in Atlanta. I have stayed for a week and a half in Phoenix Arizona where it was 110+ for whole time. I'm not saying I know what it's like to stay like that for half a year.

It makes me sad to realize that people are so dependent on electricity that they actually die without it.

[noodle]

No, Your right, I haven't lived in Atlanta. I have stayed for a week and a half in Phoenix Arizona where it was 110+ for whole time. I'm not saying I know what it's like to stay like that for half a year.

It makes me sad to realize that people are so dependent on electricity that they actually die without it.

because of temperatures, humans are not capable of surviving in some environments without assistance, period. electricity and AC have made us able to populate more areas than we would be able to naturally.

[Timo]

Yeah you're right. (time for a pun in very poor taste) I guess I'm just blowing hot air.

[HDG]

People did live before AC. I also don't think it's terrible to be uncomfortable. As long as they keep water available and drink it they'll be fine.

Maybe you missed the part of the story where they clearly stated that the windows of the building don't open. If you think that's merely uncomfortable in temps of 90s & 100s, you are mistaken (or one seriously tough hombre -- presumably more so than a bunch of toddlers).