I heard copper is going for about $1.00\lb.
There was a show on TV years ago about a guy who would cut power line up in pieces and put them in the back of his pick up. The power company could not figure out how he did this, cause the equipment necessary to cut up the wire was too expensive and bulky. And he did it before they could get to the remote sites and catch him even though it involved climbing a second tower and then cutting the wire pieces up. It turnes out he invented a small device that cut the wire and insulated him from the voltage. When they caught him, they gave him a job.
In that part of Alabama there is a lot of work available, I would bet anyone who wants a real job has one. But there are those guys who love to sell stuff at the flea markets...
Scrap is $1? Copper futures are $1.44 down 5 cents.