"Quadibloc" wrote:

However, copper is becoming scarce enough that people are starting to
steal scrap copper even in first-world countries:


http://news.nationalpost.com/2010/11...pper-while-str
ipping-abandoned-home/

Indeed, it occurred in our town just 3 weeks ago:
http://www.themissinglist.co.uk/poli...-transformers-
causing-power-cut-westwood-lane-wigan