Pipe thieves!

Got home from work today and my landlady was sitting on the front stoop -- she said there'd been a break-in and that somebody had stolen some copper pipes from the basement. None of the apartments were entered, and they didn't even touch my bike or the old air conditioner or TV that I'd had out in my stoop sale, all of which were in the hallway outside my apartment and right by the basement door. Just the pipe.

Landlady says they got in through the main door, either someone left it open or they drilled the lock. The lock was actually removed and taken away along with the pipes, weirdly enough. Scary ...

Copper is BIG money! I'm a PM for a construction co. and I've seen building supers and demolition guys fist fight over "mongo."

I know someone who got caught stealing it. He got jail time.

lots of train delays from signals that don't work because someone stole the copper wires, too.