"David M" wrote in message
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| "Quadibloc" wrote:
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| However, copper is becoming scarce enough that people are starting to
| steal scrap copper even in first-world countries:
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http://news.nationalpost.com/2010/11...pper-while-str
| ipping-abandoned-home/
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| Indeed, it occurred in our town just 3 weeks ago:
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http://www.themissinglist.co.uk/poli...-transformers-
| causing-power-cut-westwood-lane-wigan
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Savard said "first-world countries".
Wigan is well north of and west of the M25, almost in Ireland, therefore
second world.