On Fri, 02 Sep 2005 12:35:56 -0400, DSK wrote:

wrote:
If there was actually someone stealing wire off their poles thinking
they could sell it, the worst thing the POCO could do is provide that
market.

Agreed, but sometimes "the worst thing" is exactly what happens, often
out of expediency. And it's not just power lines, it's every kind of
part used in our infrastructure that could torn out and resold. That is
exactly what has happened in quite a few places, so far it hasn't
happened in Katrina's wake.

The mere fact that this thread started by talking about "copper" tells
me it is a hoax.

Hoax? I was making a point about how the looting was not quite as bad as
all the shoot-on-sight compassionate conservatives were saying.

DSK

How often must one get shot at before one shoots back, Doug?
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."