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[–] 79 points 1 year ago (18 children)

How bad is your neighborhood that you have to label cable spools to prevent material theft???

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  • [–] 97 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Thieves don't care if it's a nice neighborhood. It happens on building sites everywhere. They don't mind driving a long way.

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  • [–] 40 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Even when it's fully installed, people will try to steal the copper cables. In the power industry it's a real problem with people removing the earthing, not always noticeable right away, but then it's not safe to work on anymore.

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  • [–] 26 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    It's a really common thing in construction yards.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    True. Construction sites helped me build lots of bike and skateboard ramps in the 80s.

    Did you know they also used to leave keys in the heavy equipment?

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    yup! now everything is operated by, well, me, because i have all the keys

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    You can buy a set of keys on Amazon that will run almost any piece of equipment found on a construction site for like $15.

    https://www.amazon.com/Equipment-Construction-Caterpillar-AT195302-Takeuchi/dp/B0F7LG3FTV

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