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From: sirakide@motcid.UUCP (Dean Sirakides)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Gold saves energy.
Keywords: gold
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Date: 7 Jun 91 21:38:55 GMT
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wlsmith@valve.heart.rri.uwo.ca (Wayne L. Smith) writes:

>In article <7Fs532w164w@spocom.guild.org> luns@spocom.guild.org (Luns Tee) writes:
>>   Anyway, Aluminum is used instead of copper in power lines because its 
>>cheaper. Ontario Hydro says that they've had problems with people 
>>stealing copper power lines. =:-O

>I've heard stories of people tying copper lines to the back of their pick-ups
>and driving down country roads, ripping the lines off the poles.  

Of course there are the failed attempts:

A couple a weeks ago in Chicago the charred remains of a man were found
between two transformers on top of a ComEd pole.  The man was wearing
dish washing gloves and holding a hack saw (I think if I were going
to steal copper I'd go after the plumbing :) 

Dean.