What Made you Smile/What Ticked you off Today?

[fastbilly1]

Though my brother's apparently helping this one guy collect scrap metal for cash.

By helping I hope you don't mean stealing.

Do go stealing shopping carts now.

[flex wood]

Though my brother's apparently helping this one guy collect scrap metal for cash.

By helping I hope you don't mean stealing

I don't think that's possible.

[Luke]

Though my brother's apparently helping this one guy collect scrap metal for cash.

By helping I hope you don't mean stealing

I don't think that's possible.

Not sure what classifies as "scrap". But I do know that people do in fact steal metals from all sorts of places, including cemeteries, to resell the stolen goods for cash.

[MrPopo]

By helping I hope you don't mean stealing

I don't think that's possible.

Not sure what classifies as "scrap". But I do know that people do in fact steal metals from all sorts of places, including cemeteries, to resell the stolen goods for cash.

Remember that scene in October Sky where they pry up a rail to sell the metal?

[fastbilly1]

Remember that scene in October Sky where they pry up a rail to sell the metal?

Scrapyards do not take rail anymore, most will tell you that upfront, some will just call the cops on you. We have about 80 rails from a crane that my uncle in law bought at auction down at our farm that we cannot get rid of.

[prfsnl_gmr]

Not sure what classifies as "scrap". But I do know that people do in fact steal metals from all sorts of places, including cemeteries, to resell the stolen goods for cash.

Yep.

One night in the middle of an ice storm, I saw a vagrant cutting the copper grounding wire off of a telephone pole near my house. (Ah, city living!) I asked that he leave my street (and not return to it), but I did not call the police. IMO, anyone who is reduced to making money by cutting grounding wire off of telephone poles in sub-zero temperatures has it bad enough already.

A local church also had "scrap metal" thieves attempt to steal its air conditioning unit. They too were deterred, but not before damaging the machine irreparably.

Personally, I do not have a very high opinion of the "scrap metal" industry. In its current, highly unregulated state, I think that it encourages criminality, and I hope that REPO's brother is able to exit the industry ASAP.

[Jmustang1968]

Construction sites get hit pretty hard. Everyone goes after the copper.

[flex wood]

Not sure what classifies as "scrap". But I do know that people do in fact steal metals from all sorts of places, including cemeteries, to resell the stolen goods for cash.

I just meant that scrap is exactly that, scrap, finding stuff people are throwing away and turning it in for money. What everyone else is talking about is just stealing metal from where ever and to get cash.

[Luke]

Construction sites get hit pretty hard. Everyone goes after the copper.

When preparing for my Grandparents plots we were strongly encouraged to stay away from anything "including bronze or copper". Which we weren't, as my Grandfather was a WWII vet and the markers were "compliments" of the military (they weren't free, but who cares).

Churches, cemeteries, houses, entire neighborhoods...the list goes on and on, na na na na na. Even in large cities like Chicago people will find a way to loot, steal, and profit. I agree with #23 that scrap metal is possibly and or probably a perilous predicament to put oneself in.

[REPO Man]

Not sure what classifies as "scrap". But I do know that people do in fact steal metals from all sorts of places, including cemeteries, to resell the stolen goods for cash.

I just meant that scrap is exactly that, scrap, finding stuff people are throwing away and turning it in for money. What everyone else is talking about is just stealing metal from where ever and to get cash.

What flex wood said.