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Originally Posted by Warren
Im always amazed where it begins, do these guys call there friends/cousins in other states and give them there latest brain wave ideas, lol
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They read about it on forums and see it in the news.
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Originally Posted by crockett
Na just a simple grinder will pop off the spot welds, doesn't have to be a big weld bead just a few small spots.. They just need a power source, to power the grinder to grind them off. Then again battery power has come a long way so maybe they could use a cordless grinder.
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I will be honest, I don't remember looking at the manholes when I was in FL. However, speaking for So Cal, you sure make it sound easy.
#1. If the spot welds are too easy to get off, what will stop the thieves? If all they need is a cordless Black and Decker they will just steal one of those. So,
#2. The welds pretty much have to be a PITA to remove, which means a power source required (they can run it off the car battery), but it will be time consuming.
#3. Union workers charge a lot and take breaks.
Sometimes they may need to get in there quickly.
Here is another problem. Lots of times the phone company will have manholes that are accessed five day a week. Do they spot weld those at the end of every day?