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Default OT - Cable and Lead thefts

On 23/03/2010 16:49, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Clive George wrote:
On 23/03/2010 12:12, js.b1 wrote:
Plastic pipes do not
help - they go after the taps for brass, even taking the grid covers
in street, in carpark& in the building.


This is all getting a bit reminiscent of the great leap forward.


Which great leap forward was that, then?


There's only one sufficiently famous and relevant to the conversation
about melting down everything for scrap.