Apologies for the alarming title but I wanted to share my experience from today. I had the displeasure of 3 gentleman, full-time honest Scrappers, come to my yard to with unusually light loads tell me they had material stolen directly off their trucks or out of storage on their property. These fellas don't live near each other at all so I don't believe the robberies are connected. This is however a stark reminder of how we need to be careful with our inventory. As the summer rush winds down I find this time of the year and leading into and through the winter, more Scrappers experience petty theft of their goods. It's a shame to see a weeks worth of hard work go into someone else's pocket who didn't deserve it. New Scrappers who have been bit by the bug but aren't creative enough to continue to find their own sources and more experienced but desperate Scrappers I think are the culprits. Lest we not forget how liquid of an asset scrap metal is and nearly impossible to recover once stolen. Please take care and guard your material. Avoid letting others know how much value is in your scrap as well as where you keep it. Don't let this happen to you! You've worked far too hard for it.
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