Posted on 06/04/2024 12:20:09 PM PDT by servo1969
My guess is that the hydrants are being stolen for installation elsewhere in the US or OTHER third world countries. Scrap value might be $6, but depending on the type and size, new hydrants cost $500 to $1250. Some cleanup and spray paint, and voila.
Maybe the perps shut off the water first so they wouldn’t get soaked. This sounds like an isolated prank at one intersection. That’s too much work for the money one could get. There are still cars, bikes and people carrying purses, etc. around.
If I paint my trash can copper color, and set it on the curb, how quickly will it get emptied?
Oh, probably trash dumped there, and can stolen.
All thieves should be shot.
That's a start. The best solution is the Singapore one ---
caning! And then servitude of sort; like a year in a
real work camp. And your caning will be recorded
and made public for anyone who wishes to view it.
Public humiliation can be a great deterrent.
The fine would only go against the scrap yard. When scrap yards no longer buy catalytic converters and hydrants, the market would collapse. The thief on the other hand would be subject to whatever that locality demands.
There is no water in the hydrants until the valve is opened, otherwise how could you hook firehose to a hydrant with the water pouring out?
I Would expect this is a precursor to arson and insurance claims.
“South Los Angeles”
Formerly South Central - barrio - Watts....area Maxine Waters represents even tho’ she doesn’t live there.
In passing, if a sprinkler head is set off, that is the only one that sprays. Not every sprinkler in the room, building or town. Another Hollywood lie.
Remember, these are the same people who used explosives to destroy the Prince of Wales and Repulse, off the coast of Malaya, and salvaged the scrap with magnets. (Pre WW2 steel is non-radioactive and is more valuable for certain uses.)
Bingo!
“We don’t know how it happened, but if the hydrants hadn’t been stolen....”
Plausible deniability after we figured out the blue roofs.
“Don’t know where they got the material for the bombs, but thankfully 9 of 10 were alphabets....”
Maybe they have a lot of dogs.
Who knew?
I would imagine, it takes a lot of work to steal that thing. The screws are usually rusted and painted, so they are stuck. You need a truck and couple of guys to load it.
And with the present day price of gasoline, it may not even pay for the gas!
so what’s in a fire hydrant? brass/ bronze/ and - valves. What use are valves? grow operations maybe? export for irrigation? dunno
https://firefighternow.com/fire-hydrant/
My question is why these thieves weren’t shot.
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Because it’s not a capital offense.
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