All my copper was stolen last night - Page 2

dmm, I'm sorry to hear this, that sucks big time, I'd be crying. I used to keep my copper on the kitchen table because I have nosy neighbors and they were always over and looking at what I *had* going on and they both use so........

My dad thought I was nuts but I didn't want it stolen, not that they couldn't break into my house if they really wanted it but someone is usually always home. I have motion lights and so does the neighbor caddy corner across from me and he was just broken into (By the druggie neighbor kid we are fairly certain) and had an air compressor stolen so lights mean nothing to thieves I think. If you can't afford an alarm system see if you can find and put up an alarm compnay sign anyways.

Thanks for the reply guys. I moved all my brass and expensive tools to the basement. I may just buy a cheap alarm system. I may also weld up some bars to install on the inside of the window, so they cannot be seen from the outside. I already walked around and told all the neighbors that I know very well. There ins't one person in the neighborhood that I would suspect.

Originally Posted by newattitude

dmm, I'm sorry to hear this, that sucks big time, I'd be crying. I used to keep my copper on the kitchen table because I have nosy neighbors and they were always over and looking at what I *had* going on and they both use so........

My dad thought I was nuts but I didn't want it stolen, not that they couldn't break into my house if they really wanted it but someone is usually always home. I have motion lights and so does the neighbor caddy corner across from me and he was just broken into (By the druggie neighbor kid we are fairly certain) and had an air compressor stolen so lights mean nothing to thieves I think. If you can't afford an alarm system see if you can find and put up an alarm compnay sign anyways.

Yeah thieves know that just because a light comes on it doesn't mean someone turned them on. Think about how many time you've been trash picking at night and someones lights came on when you walked up to there trash can.

Just have to hope your home when they try and you notice them so you can give them lead poisoning is all.

Had another thought. If you want a heads up before they even get to the garage, put in a driveway alarm.

Originally Posted by injunjoe

You can almost bet that it was taken by someone that you have brought in to your home yourself. Think back over the last several months just who was in that garage. How many of them seen your stash? Keep asking yourself questions like this and you will solve this theft.

Or he works with the garage door open. I used to do that but quit since you just don't know who is watching you.

KZ, They had a show called Coastwatch out of NZ. All about cops or coast guard looking for illegal fishing. It was pretty good.

Walmart sells small security cameras in the electronics department I think they are about $30 you can hook one up to a vcr and record your yard but at the very least if it is in an obvious spot it is a good deterant I have on hanging on the corner of my house Its not plugged in right now but people notice it

My Grand daughter work her but off had a pile of scrap steel about 9 ton. Went out to load it and it was gone she cried her eyes out. That's life in this world we live in now. Welfare and stealing big thing now. Don't want to hear no jobs every business in my town has a sign in the window help needed. My company we work short handed all the time because nobody can pass drug test

You might even find it was somebody you know that's been back since, they gotta come back to cover/hide any evidence of their previous visit. Also, if it was a very heavy barrel, they must have had a hand truck or used yours. I had a two wheel hand truck come up missing one time, developed a good idea of where it went, but never did figure out what left there on it ; )
Sorry about your loss man, i hope you get some restitution somehow

Its sad to see that it happen to you guys also.

They left out the door. I bet their prints would also be on the window. They also handled some buckets to dump them into a larger barrel. I will be having the police come tomorrow to check it out. I would have called them today, but I didn't want to deal with the person who was on duty. I bet these guys don't even have the slightest clue on how much time scrappers put into cutting up faucets and stripping wire. The only ray of hope is that one of the barrels taken was a very rare and easy to detect barrel. I will be calling the yards around here maybe they are dumb enough to use the same one. I also know all the trash haulers and will give them the description of the barrels taken in case they throw them out.

Does anybody have any other ideas of how they secure their buildings?

My building is metal so an extenssion cord one end wraped around the foor knob and the other in the ground on a screw driver has stop a few thieves in the past now i use a german shepard lol sorry to chim in so late

" Don't want to hear no jobs every business in my town has a sign in the window help needed. My company we work short handed all the time because nobody can pass drug test[/QUOTE]

if the usa would legalize pot there would be a lot more workers. not good for use at work, but no worse than alcahol in the evining.i drink a beer sometimes but would rather smoke a joint instead. and i am able to smoke 5 months out of the year, but i clean up when it is time to go to work. i can't wait until my buisness takes off and i don't have to answer to the coastguard/company anymore. how about not drug testing unless the person gets hurt, or does not preform a good days work or uses on the job. the only reason the company i work for tests is because of dot/coastguard regs.