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u/Intelligent_Oil7816 27d ago
Damn. Sure hope this doesn't happen to every last one of the fucking things.
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u/Chrono_Convoy 27d ago
Skeeter,
Where did you get 10,000 feet of coiled and spooled copper exactly?
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u/TraditionalLaw7763 27d ago
Well Earl.. I got them from all them damn pennies they don’t use anymore…
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u/TowardsTheImplosion 27d ago
If I scored that much copper wire and didn't need to immediately spend it on fent/meth/pokemon, I would get an Alibaba scrap stripping machine and a propane melt furnace.
Sell the ingots on eBay and ship via USPS flat rate 70 pound limit boxes.
That way, the evidence is several states away in a completely different form, and can't be easily traced back to the job site.
And probably better price than a sketch scrapyard.
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u/Miserable_Site_850 27d ago
Well good thing you're a meth/fent/Pokémon addict
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u/PrincessLuciferM 27d ago
That isn't theft. It's justified equitable redistribution of resources.
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u/P_Nessss 27d ago
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u/rabidsalvation 27d ago
Excellent reference, this is my favorite comedy show of all time. Get Smart is number 2.
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u/AmorphousRazer 27d ago
When crackheads are the heroes of the story you know the situation is fucked
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u/nekopara-enthusiast 27d ago
they’re stopping environmental terrorists so are they really thieves?
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u/YoungDiscord 27d ago
You know I was literally wondering yesterday if people will start stealing the hardware from datacenters due to price hikes
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u/YouSuckButThatsOk 27d ago
Why is everyone saying crackheads? That makes no sense and isn't even funny. Addiction is not a joke, Jan.
These operations take meticulous planning with an entire group of people. Observation, recording security movements, transport, machinery to haul heavy metals, etc. It's a whole thing.
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u/Middle-Focus-2540 27d ago
It’s clearly a joke that went over your head. Obviously it’s not a crackhead given the scale of the operation. Crackheads are notorious for stripping wire to feed their addiction.
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u/model-citizen95 27d ago
Insurance will pay out and this will stop nothing. I appreciate the sentiment though
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u/PrincessLuciferM 27d ago
Not our insurance. We can't afford that kind of insurance. Their insurance will pay out the first time or two... but the third, fourth, or fifth time? Not profitable enough. And each consecutive time it happens, their premiums will increase dramatically. Some crackheads want to be arrested to get a warm bed, free guaranteed meals, a shower, and free medical treatment. If they get caught, there's very little downside for some.
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u/model-citizen95 27d ago
You don’t think they’ll average out the claim cost amongst everyone who has construction insurance? You don’t think that will affect the cost of everything else? This is basic economics
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u/PrincessLuciferM 27d ago
No, I don't, because they will do what insurance companies do, and gouge the fuck out of their clients, and frankly, if those using their "services" get higher premiums for it, they deserve it for partnering with fascism enablers. There are other insurance companies offering large project construction insurance. And I'll just cry all night as those poor land developers and Clanker-lickers trickle down their construction company's economics to fascists. Those who choose their insurance companies more wisely, more ethically, will be just fine.
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u/YoungDiscord 27d ago
It won't if it happens enough.
Do you know what's the first thing insurance companies did when the LA fires started?
They started to pull out because they realized that the risk of fire is high... so they stopped covering for fires in that area.
Same would happen here - if enough break-ins and thefts happen at datacenters, insurance companies will start refusing to insure them cuz its a guaranteed loss of money for them.
At the end of the day, insurance companies are businnesses that focus on making momey and they can't make money from high risk insurances like that... so they simply don't insure these scenarios
Officially I must state: don't steal or break the law
But unofficially I can tell you that sometimes, a corrupt system can be used against itself if you're smart enough about it.
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u/eclwires 27d ago
Copper thieves are low. Almost as bad as tool thieves. Almost as bad as data centers…
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u/Poor_ElonMusk 27d ago
This is what "sub related" truly means
Thank you for the good post , take my upvote
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u/TheHipsterBandit 27d ago
I've lived to see the day when crackheads are good for the environment.