Stolen internet!

[CliffyG]

Around 10pm on Sunday my phone line died, thought it was just me and logged a call with BT. Found out the following day that the whole of my village was disconnected. Another phone call to BT and it appears a gang of people climbed into a manhole and stole 5 long lengths of copper from the exchange to the village. They then whacked it on a big van and took it somewhere to sell. This is quite a common occurance apparently as it's happened in quite a few places recently.

Estimated fix date is 3rd march but one women i spoke to said there wasn't even an ETA. Such a pain not having the internet anymore but on the plus side i am watching a load of films / series i'd put off for ages.

Can any passing underboss / don let the others know that this is the reason Jodie hasn't been on.

 

[daz]

Copper prices have gone through the roof lately.

Look at the shares in metal companies.

 

[randal]

I work for a telco, and we get this quite a lot.

Fibres get pinched too, but it's mostly copper they're after and they're none to shy about getting access either.

 

[Bengaboy]

Copper prices have gone through the roof lately.

Look at the shares in metal companies.

*goes to steal long lengths of copper*

 

[Dreadi]

*goes to steal long lengths of copper*

I've got loads at home waiting for me to take it to the scrappy, should be around £200 worth when i go home in a few weeks

 

[GarethDW]

I've got loads at home waiting for me to take it to the scrappy, should be around £200 worth when i go home in a few weeks

Would you care to explain where you were on Sunday evening at approximately 10 o'clock? Can anyone corroborate this?

 

[Energize]

Someone stole £1.5k worth of copper wire from my schools roof.

 

[J.B]

I got a jar of 1p and 2p pieces, how much are they worth

 

[Mat]

Someone stole £1.5k worth of copper wire from my schools roof.

What was it doing on the roof? Lightning conductor?

 

[Dreadi]

Would you care to explain where you were on Sunday evening at approximately 10 o'clock? Can anyone corroborate this?

In úr sewerz, stealin úr Kopprs

 

[Hen_Dawg]

Someone actually stole your internet man, I feel for you cos that sucks!

I got a jar of 1p and 2p pieces, how much are they worth

Depends how much they weigh I guess.

 

[Energize]

What was it doing on the roof? Lightning conductor?

It was a new building being constructed.

 

[adriandaz]

I got a jar of 1p and 2p pieces, how much are they worth

Not much if they are the newer "alloy" ones

 

[Raikiri]

I got a jar of 1p and 2p pieces, how much are they worth

They're made from steel, so you're out of luck

 

[daz]

The old 2ps are worth about 3p in scrap metal value though.

 

[Gooner14]

I got a jar of 1p and 2p pieces, how much are they worth

You not allowed to destory them in this country, however in France it's a different matter, and if the coin is before a certain date they are actually worth more than the 1/2p.

Seems to be happening in Cambridgeshire a lot recently, along with manhole/draincovers too.

 

[iSam]

Someone stole £1.5k worth of copper wire from my schools roof.

...the world's gone mad.

 

[shauncr91]

There was something similar to this on TV a few weeks ago, cant remember the show though. Basically young brats were breaking into old building and construction sites (Some were even willing to break down walls to gain entry ) and stealing all the copper cabling.

If it really bothers you, just think about the day when they get killed from trying to steal live cabling

 

[lookitsjonno]

where would one take copper to exchange it for monies?

 

[shauncr91]

where would one take copper to exchange it for monies?

Scrap metal merchants. Theres one just down the road from me, take it down and its exchanged for hard cash as far as I know (never used it), which is the reason the police struggle to track down these thieves.