On Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:07:18 -0400, John
wrote:

Every once in a while it happens here that someone tries to steal a hunk
of shovel cable that is lying on the ground. Shovel cable is what feeds
the large dragline or mining shovels with 4000 volts that powers the
motors in the shovel.
John

Sort of like over in Nigeria where they drill into gasoline pipelines
to steal gasoline. They routinely get a few hundred people burned to a
crisp over there when the inevitable happens.
Dave

On 2010-10-26, lid wrote:
On Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:07:18 -0400, John
wrote:

Every once in a while it happens here that someone tries to steal a hunk
of shovel cable that is lying on the ground. Shovel cable is what feeds
the large dragline or mining shovels with 4000 volts that powers the
motors in the shovel.
John

Sort of like over in Nigeria where they drill into gasoline pipelines
to steal gasoline. They routinely get a few hundred people burned to a
crisp over there when the inevitable happens.

Looks like Darwinism on a massive scale.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/...n2302121.shtml

i

On Mon, 25 Oct 2010 22:17:38 -0500, Ignoramus3392
wrote:

On 2010-10-26, lid wrote:
On Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:07:18 -0400, John
wrote:

Every once in a while it happens here that someone tries to steal a hunk
of shovel cable that is lying on the ground. Shovel cable is what feeds
the large dragline or mining shovels with 4000 volts that powers the
motors in the shovel.
John

Sort of like over in Nigeria where they drill into gasoline pipelines
to steal gasoline. They routinely get a few hundred people burned to a
crisp over there when the inevitable happens.

Looks like Darwinism on a massive scale.

Indeed.


http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/...n2302121.shtml

Instant Karma can be a bitch, can't she?

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If you're looking for the key to the Universe,
I've got some good news and some bad news.

The bad news: There is no key to the Universe.

The good news: It was never locked.
--Swami Beyondananda

Larry Jaques wrote:

On Mon, 25 Oct 2010 22:17:38 -0500, Ignoramus3392
wrote:

On 2010-10-26, lid wrote:
On Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:07:18 -0400, John
wrote:

Every once in a while it happens here that someone tries to steal a hunk
of shovel cable that is lying on the ground. Shovel cable is what feeds
the large dragline or mining shovels with 4000 volts that powers the
motors in the shovel.
John

Sort of like over in Nigeria where they drill into gasoline pipelines
to steal gasoline. They routinely get a few hundred people burned to a
crisp over there when the inevitable happens.

Looks like Darwinism on a massive scale.

Indeed.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/...n2302121.shtml

Instant Karma can be a bitch, can't she?


Be careful to watch the 'Expiration Date'.


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