SMC Discussion Areas
November 23, 2024, 11:29:08 pm *
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
News:
 
   Home   Help Login Register  
Pages: [1] 2  All   Go Down
  Print  
Author Topic: I Hate Thieves !!!  (Read 5197 times)
0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
kbareit
Soda Jerks
*****
Offline Offline

Posts: 744



« on: September 12, 2012, 07:47:42 pm »

 darn I showed up on a job today to repair a walk in freezer that had a leak and change filters and a basic PM on the HVAC equipment when I got on the roof to discover some idiots stripped all the coils and copper pipe from all the units. The owner is a good customer and just bought this building to open a donut shop. I felt so bad for him and he said I would get the work to replace everything but that is not the way I wanted to get some more work. I know they won't catch these idiots but in a rare case I hope they try it on one of the new high pressure systems and get what's coming to them.
Logged

Cavalier 27
Jacobs 26
Ideal 55 Hires root beer, 7-Up restored
Ideal 55 Pepsi, Barqs original
Double cola,Squirt,Nesbitts,Canada Dry on deck
3 Westy 60's
3 Westy 78's
Cav 72 original
S&S 1400 WD2 Pepsi
Stoner Junior
SIGNGUY
Soda Jerks
*****
Offline Offline

Posts: 5442


Collector of Ol Smoothie Rootbeer


WWW
« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2012, 10:26:53 pm »

Pretty sure they are not stealing it to use in another cooling system,, I'd  bet 99.9% chance it's for scrap money....

amazing what Meth will make you do ... I here alot of that up around us... crazy
Logged

Soda Machine Enthusiast since 1996!
briandr1
25 Cent Member
****
Offline Offline

Posts: 459



« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2012, 10:44:09 pm »

damn methoskeezeacks will steal anything even its nailed down
Logged

selectivend 64 sa
2 cavalier 96
1975 bally hi deal em pinball machine
1920 wate and fate penny  scale
Roadman
25 Cent Member
****
Offline Offline

Posts: 262


« Reply #3 on: September 13, 2012, 06:42:30 am »

complete losers do that stuff!    A lot of copper tubing was stolen from the workyard at my wife's company a few months back, it is amazing the amount of work these guys did cutting through a fence, special oversized trucks to carry the long tube, etc. ANyway, they DID find at least one or two of the culprits...they tried to sell the tubing locally to a scrap dealer that handles work for my wife's company.  the scrap dealer recognized the OEM tubing.
« Last Edit: September 13, 2012, 06:49:34 am by Roadman » Logged
Kilroy
Soda Jerks
*****
Offline Offline

Posts: 4278



WWW
« Reply #4 on: September 13, 2012, 07:30:00 am »

Copper tubing is for wimps. Try stealing copper from a live transformer. Detroit Edison has found many a smoking thief. i guess the profit outweighs the risk
Logged

"Restored they go for $6-7,000!!"
Member : Michigan Mafia
Fire708
25 Cent Member
****
Offline Offline

Posts: 317



« Reply #5 on: September 13, 2012, 11:42:33 am »

After my dad passed away, the guy buying his house found two guys underneath stealing all the copper drain pipes.  P.D. Told us that scrap dealers pay these guys Pennines on the dollar for copper.  $15,000 in damage and they neted about $200 and a year in prison.

Yea, I hate thieves too!
Logged
MaineT
Soda Jerks
*****
Offline Offline

Posts: 1675



« Reply #6 on: September 13, 2012, 03:58:54 pm »

For a while in Maine they were stealing your catalytic converter while you were shopping!! Just a sawzall and its out in seconds, they make $50 and it costs you $500 and up for the replacement and damage. 
Logged

Tim
briandr1
25 Cent Member
****
Offline Offline

Posts: 459



« Reply #7 on: September 13, 2012, 04:36:39 pm »

lol you know they stole the sawzall too veryangry
« Last Edit: September 14, 2012, 11:31:29 am by johnieG » Logged

selectivend 64 sa
2 cavalier 96
1975 bally hi deal em pinball machine
1920 wate and fate penny  scale
kbareit
Soda Jerks
*****
Offline Offline

Posts: 744



« Reply #8 on: September 14, 2012, 04:37:37 am »

Copper tubing is for wimps. Try stealing copper from a live transformer. Detroit Edison has found many a smoking thief. i guess the profit outweighs the risk

We hear about the smoking thief about once a month in my neck of the woods. They recently found a crispy one with a pair of bolt cutters stuck in his chest. I hope it was worth it.
Logged

Cavalier 27
Jacobs 26
Ideal 55 Hires root beer, 7-Up restored
Ideal 55 Pepsi, Barqs original
Double cola,Squirt,Nesbitts,Canada Dry on deck
3 Westy 60's
3 Westy 78's
Cav 72 original
S&S 1400 WD2 Pepsi
Stoner Junior
Kilroy
Soda Jerks
*****
Offline Offline

Posts: 4278



WWW
« Reply #9 on: September 14, 2012, 09:58:57 am »

I call it Darwinism.
Logged

"Restored they go for $6-7,000!!"
Member : Michigan Mafia
Pages: [1] 2  All   Go Up
  Print  
 
Jump to:  

Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP Powered by SMF 1.1.15 | SMF © 2011, Simple Machines Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!