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Tiger

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Registered: 12th Jun 01
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29th Sep 08 at 17:11

We had 15 tons of this, just vanish overnight:

Our waste compactor

Who and why are questions begging for answers.

CorsAsh

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29th Sep 08 at 17:12

Maybe it didn't like compacting waste in the UK...

Graham88

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29th Sep 08 at 17:12

As you do

Tiger

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29th Sep 08 at 17:14

It reeks of Pikies but why take this

bigdan

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29th Sep 08 at 17:22

im willing to bet they are worth a pretty penny

SVM 286

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29th Sep 08 at 17:28

'Who' would be thieving shitcunts.

'Why' would be because it's worth a small fortune.

I think 'how' would be the pertinent question though Tiger.

Jules

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29th Sep 08 at 17:29

Scrap metal values are high at the moment - there's your "why"

wilson_sri

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29th Sep 08 at 17:29

Probably get scrapped for the metal.

Gregor

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29th Sep 08 at 17:30

Its on wheels. They pushed it down the road.

alan-g-w

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29th Sep 08 at 17:34

Why the fuck would you steal a rubbish compactor to sell for scrap metal?
Surely it would be a hell of a lot easier and make a lot more sense to steal a plain container?

It's obviously worth a good bit as SVM pointed out and they obviously had the correct type of lorry/equipment to take it away.

That's why and how sorted anyway - now all you need to do is keep an eye out for a 30-40 foot long green container. And I doubt it'll be in the local scrappy's

XSIHardy

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29th Sep 08 at 17:36

No affence but played to them...
as its pritty hard to steal some thing like tht and not been seen.
as u cnt put it in a van or any thing ..

Tiger

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29th Sep 08 at 17:38

Things is, I know copper and stuff have good value but surely a hulk of shitty mild steel sheet and box section hasnt go that much value.

I laughed my ass off when I was told lol - we've had loads of stuff nicked, we had one bloke turn up to 'collect' about £30,000 of stainless - it turns out that after our guys helped him load it onto his dropside and he had fucked off, that he was just some random cheeky pikie who had big balls

[Edited on 29-09-2008 by Tiger]

alan-g-w

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29th Sep 08 at 17:42

quote:
Originally posted by Tiger
Things is, I know copper and stuff have good value but surely a hulk of shitty mild steel sheet and box section hasnt go that much value.

I laughed my ass off when I was told lol - we've had loads of stuff nicked, we had one bloke turn up to 'collect' about £30,000 of stainless - it turns out that after our guys helped him load it onto his dropside and he had fucked off, that he was just some random cheeky pikie who had big balls

[Edited on 29-09-2008 by Tiger]

Happened at my work in the exact same way mate. We make pumps for large industrial uses and someone came in, said they were picking up a 1 tonne brass impeller that was sitting around and got off with it, no questions asked. One of the employees even loaded it up

Tiger

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29th Sep 08 at 17:44

It must happen a lot, its quite un unsuspecting 'in your face' crime really.

Mobby

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29th Sep 08 at 17:45

they never cease to amaze me

Matt L

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29th Sep 08 at 17:54

quote:
Originally posted by XSIHardy
No affence but played to them...
as its pritty hard to steal some thing like tht and not been seen.
as u cnt put it in a van or any thing ..

FLOL

SVM 286

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29th Sep 08 at 18:33

It'll probably get sold as is. Some slippery company will pay a knocked down price for it.

C2RL R

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29th Sep 08 at 20:19

Scrap steel prices are high also.

Jules

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29th Sep 08 at 20:49

quote:
Originally posted by alan-g-w

quote:
Originally posted by Tiger
Things is, I know copper and stuff have good value but surely a hulk of shitty mild steel sheet and box section hasnt go that much value.

I laughed my ass off when I was told lol - we've had loads of stuff nicked, we had one bloke turn up to 'collect' about £30,000 of stainless - it turns out that after our guys helped him load it onto his dropside and he had fucked off, that he was just some random cheeky pikie who had big balls

[Edited on 29-09-2008 by Tiger]

Happened at my work in the exact same way mate. We make pumps for large industrial uses and someone came in, said they were picking up a 1 tonne brass impeller that was sitting around and got off with it, no questions asked. One of the employees even loaded it up

I know a couple of people who *allegedly* walked into a bathroom warehouse and walked out with a boxed bathroom set - just walked over to it, picked it up and walked out, even had the staff hold the doors open for them on the way out....

Kurt

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29th Sep 08 at 20:50

quote:
Originally posted by XSIHardy
No affence but played to them...
as its pritty hard to steal some thing like tht and not been seen.
as u cnt put it in a van or any thing ..

Probably a local company with a roll on off wagon

A1EX

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30th Sep 08 at 08:44

looks fairly easy to nick to be honest, its on wheels, get a loader with a good winch and off you go

Nath

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30th Sep 08 at 13:19

Amazing

nova_gteuk

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30th Sep 08 at 13:31

Steel is £220 a ton in the recycling plant near me.

So £220 x15 for a nights work.

MJFF88

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30th Sep 08 at 13:59

Is it quite that easy. Why would the recyle plant take something that would raise question about whether or not its stolen

Nath

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30th Sep 08 at 15:08

quote:
Originally posted by MJFF88
Is it quite that easy. Why would the recyle plant take something that would raise question about whether or not its stolen

Strip it down first.

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