FSCKING cable theft?!

[Sinbad]

Why oh why?
Bloody miscreants. Doesn't even LOOK like copper to me?!

 

[AstroTurf]

What is it? how has it inconvenienced you?

 

[Sinbad]

The main phase cable feeding my street. I am sitting listening to the clatter of my generator. I am lucky. Most people in the street have had no power since 3am.

As to the "inconveniencing" me part - WHAT THE ****? Crime is only bad if it's inconvenient?

 

[AthenianOwl]

What is it? how has it inconvenienced you?

(facepalms)

 

[TheMightyQuin]

What is it? how has it inconvenienced you?

 

[AlphaBravo]

How long before you up with power again? This before the holidays....crap

 

[Sinbad]

How long before you up with power again? This before the holidays....crap

They're normally pretty quick. Few hours or so. But according to city power they're dealing with some serious issues elsewhere too, so they hadn't even started looking at this outage (which I reported at 5am)... I found this cable break myself this afternoon and escalated it to a "dangerous situation" - I have no idea if that line hanging there is live.

 

[AstroTurf]

The main phase cable feeding my street. I am sitting listening to the clatter of my generator. I am lucky. Most people in the street have had no power since 3am.

As to the "inconveniencing" me part - WHAT THE ****? Crime is only bad if it's inconvenient?

Just a question.

 

[AstroTurf]

:wtf: some okes here are like flies looking for sh-t where there is none :erm:

 

[dews]

Ag nee!!
Now you cannot play Diablo3

 

[Sinbad]

Ag nee!!
Now you cannot play Diablo3

Of course I can. Just did an mp5 keyrun with copacetic.

 

[dews]

I tilt my hat to thee

 

[AlphaBravo]

They're normally pretty quick. Few hours or so. But according to city power they're dealing with some serious issues elsewhere too, so they hadn't even started looking at this outage (which I reported at 5am)... I found this cable break myself this afternoon and escalated it to a "dangerous situation" - I have no idea if that line hanging there is live.

If it is one phase of power then it would have tripped on phase fault. So the cable should be dead. Earth it with a swimming pool net handle, then it will trip the breaker for sure. *bad advice*

 

[Sinbad]

If it is one phase of power then it would have tripped on phase fault. So the cable should be dead. Earth it with a swimming pool net handle, then it will trip the breaker for sure. *bad advice*

and trust the 300 year old unmaintained substation down the road to break when it should?

I think I'll rather just sit back and watch thanks