Texas has a warehouse in it. Lord have mercy on our souls.

I *was* watching. I saw the whole thing. First it started falling over, then it fell over.

We've had problems with scrap theives but not on this scale.

Well, the moon is in waning crescent, so it should be in its human form right now.

unimpressed

Came for the expected Warehouse 13 jokes. Leaving happy.

And it was full of "artifacts"? :-)

CSB: A warehouse is nothing, compared to 2 aircraft carriers.

Chicago in WW II had two converted aircraft carriers steaming along offshore, newly minted navy pilots like George Bush flew from Glenview NAS (now a housing development) to do touch-and-goes and landings and takeoffs from the USS sable and Wolverine. Post-war, these were docked at NAvy Per and were destined to become floating museum exhibits, but the security guards tok bribes to ignore illegal scrap salvors who stripped the ships to the waterline almost overnight. What was left was unrecoverable, so the hulks were towed to a scrapyard.

Something tells me the jerk on the right had something to do with it.

Also stolen; random vowels and consonants. Sorry.

Under Sharia, these metal thieves would have their hands cut off. They would not steal again with no hands. Maybe Muslims are on to something.

It's quite amazing when someone appears to an authority figure just tells you the building/property was sold, and everything is peachy.
/milgram experiment

If they only put as much effort into finding a job......

LeroyBourne: It's quite amazing when someone appears to an authority figure just tells you the building/property was sold, and everything is peachy.
/milgram experiment



This and a blue shirt are an all access pass.

Whar house?

Fish in a Barrel: LeroyBourne: It's quite amazing when someone appears to an authority figure just tells you the building/property was sold, and everything is peachy.
/milgram experiment

[ecx.images-amazon.com image 300x300]

This and a blue shirt are an all access pass.

a telephone repair butt set (test phone) also works

The thieves probably just wanted a building to put on their stolen lawn (new window)

Reminds me of a Law and Order line: "I think they even stole the toilet!"

This story will be fun to the cops to tell you while doing the theft report when your central air conditioner or car's catalytic converter are stolen.

Anyone seen Harry the Hat lately?

Gyrfalcon: Giltric: If they only put as much effort into finding a job......

Based on my rentacop experience, I can safely say people work much harder at NOT working than they ever would at working. When I was in loss prevention, I worked a regular 9-hour day, 5 days a week with benefits; and I'd be arresting people who had to scramble all day long stealing bits of crap to sell later, probably at swap meets or in Mexico--with all kinds of diversion strategies, lies, crying kids when Mommy got popped--how CAN that be easier?

Maybe because there is no credit check required to take up thievery. Retail and fast food, though, you have to pass a credit check to get an interview.

Lunaville: Gyrfalcon: Giltric: If they only put as much effort into finding a job......

Based on my rentacop experience, I can safely say people work much harder at NOT working than they ever would at working. When I was in loss prevention, I worked a regular 9-hour day, 5 days a week with benefits; and I'd be arresting people who had to scramble all day long stealing bits of crap to sell later, probably at swap meets or in Mexico--with all kinds of diversion strategies, lies, crying kids when Mommy got popped--how CAN that be easier?

Maybe because there is no credit check required to take up thievery. Retail and fast food, though, you have to pass a credit check to get an interview.

That's one of my pet peeves. Sure, it makes some sense because good credit probably indicates responsibility and shiat. But suppose you get laid off / sick / whatever and can't keep your credit rating together. It then becomes harder to get a job - what could go wrong?

/Not personally affected, just annoyed by positive feedback loops that perpetuate poverty

Must be one of Carmen Sandiego's mooks.

[cue reference that Nightsweat already made]

Maybe some kid hit a Babe Ruth-autographed baseball into it ...

/ ... obscure?
// ... hint: not The Sandlot

Fish in a Barrel: LeroyBourne: It's quite amazing when someone appears to an authority figure just tells you the building/property was sold, and everything is peachy.
/milgram experiment

[ecx.images-amazon.com image 300x300]

This and a blue shirt are an all access pass.


Add a cell phone in a belt loop holster

hailin: Well steel gets $280 a ton at the scrap yard. My Google-Fu failed me in finding out how much a steel building weighs. Still seems awfully elaborate for not a big pay-off. I mean if stealing a building netted you millions, then I'd get it. But I can't imagine it would be more then a few tens of thousands which you have to split with everyone doing the job (enough people the tear down a building and pack it up). That's a lot of work for a couple thousand.

Yeah it seems a tad on the high risk low reward side of things

This is what you get for not supporting SOPA / PIPA...

Came for Claudia & Artie, leaving satisfied.

/Need season 3 on Netflix.
//NAO!

I see your stole warehouse, and raise you a stolen bridge (new window)