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    More metal theft in the media

    Dear oh dear...

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    I know lying is wrong, but if the elephant man came in now in a blouse with some make up on, and said, "How do I look?" Would you say, bearing in mind he's depressed and has respiratory problems, would you say, "Go and take that blusher off you mis-shapened elephant tranny?" No. You'd say, "You look nice... John""


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    Absolutely disgusting.

    I mean come on now, enough is enough!
    Be Lucky

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    It is going to become illegal to scrap one of these days. Or at least require all kinds of paper work, pictures of everything going accross the scale, etc. A holes suck and will ruin it, but the vet memorials just make those guys a special class of A-hole.

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    Quote Originally Posted by parrothead View Post
    It is going to become illegal to scrap one of these days. Or at least require all kinds of paper work, pictures of everything going accross the scale, etc. A holes suck and will ruin it, but the vet memorials just make those guys a special class of A-hole.
    Yes, there are going to being ridiculous hoops to jump through to scrap unless the people stealing the metal can be stopped through some other method.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Backwell View Post
    Yes, there are going to being ridiculous hoops to jump through to scrap
    Yes, even now a Waste Carries License is needed for the simplest of things?

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    unless the people stealing the metal can be stopped through some other method.
    As with any crime the punishment has got to out way the possible profits made from it?
    A small fine and a slap on the wrist just isn't a deterant, when there is a very large 100% profit to be made!

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    Quote Originally Posted by skipRAT View Post
    Yes, even now a Waste Carries License is needed for the simplest of things?



    As with any crime the punishment has got to out way the possible profits made from it?
    A small fine and a slap on the wrist just isn't a deterant, when there is a very large 100% profit to be made!
    Honestly though, I think it could be cut down a lot with less anonymity. Perhaps it would be a good idea for scrap yards to issue stickers like dumps do. Also I'd provide an incentive to become a member of the scrap yard so it doesn't seem as if the legitimate scrappers are being punished for the bads. Incentives could include small % increase of payout, frequent scrapper rewards etc. They could make it optional. A $15 lifetime subscription or yearly. The benefit of being a member could include quicker inspections or no inspections on your haul, better payout, ability to post an ad or flyer somewhere promoting your business, perhaps a NYScrapYard Certified Recycler card or something.

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    METAL IS MY MISTRESS...PLEASE DON'T TELL MY WIFE!

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