Pretty clever, knowing which wires to strip so nobody would notice until the next inspection

@ChuckBeefOG

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah if they took it from a powered source, it would have been noticed right away. Probably someone who knew where they were and what they did. Probably someone who installed them in the first place.

@kickazz9473

6 жыл бұрын

Someone knew exactly what they were doing!

@tylerjohnson6992

6 жыл бұрын

waterside obviously the copper one, but if you cut some wires out they're going to make certain things go dark which would be noticed immediately. If you know which lights can go out and you know which wire's to cut then you can get a lot more done before things are discovered

@tylerjohnson6992

6 жыл бұрын

Jay huh?

@jenntip

6 жыл бұрын

Any experienced electrician would know ;)

He says its no big deal to use flashlights and lanterns.... then why spend millions to rewire for a once in every two years inspection? the government sure knows how to waste your money.

@prstation1363

6 жыл бұрын

Galavanta govt funding is the best@that

@andrewkrikorian760

6 жыл бұрын

Galavanta but you know liberals just love to give them more money I think it turns them on or something

@andrewkrikorian760

6 жыл бұрын

Brandon Toad are you denying the fact liberals want to take my hard earned money and give it to these idiots running our government?

@andrewkrikorian760

6 жыл бұрын

Brandon Toad wellll????

@Lando94

6 жыл бұрын

Hahah exactly now it’s just going to get stolen again

That extension ladder was not up to OSHA standards... Should be 3 foot above the landing

@valhallabound4912

6 жыл бұрын

dustin jones bahahahah no shit and where is their safety harness and weight checked padeye for clipping off too???

@DirtiestJoe

6 жыл бұрын

Take my upboats. would lul again

@fakename5625

6 жыл бұрын

dustin jones don't forget saftey goggles and steel toed boots

@alexbntz5067

6 жыл бұрын

Alien Intention oh buddy, you dont wanna mess with osha

@gulfsouthbuildersllc3378

6 жыл бұрын

Ok thanks inspector jones keep the good work up

This was in Hawaii so the shit can't go too far lol

@brucesedgwick5231

6 жыл бұрын

bblazeff1 that’s what I was thinking lol

@jhtrue80

6 жыл бұрын

bblazeff1 yeahmy first thought was how do they get it to a scrap yard not aware of the theft

@Barsabus

6 жыл бұрын

Joe Mama I was wondering about the same thing. I would let the stripped wire stay outside or cover it with dirt for a while to make it look much older. Or with some extra work and money, it can be melted down into bars.

@Kyzik244

6 жыл бұрын

They got it to a scrapyard easily because .. it took them probably MONTHS to figure out and report it ha. They probably just took the copper without questions asked.

@MsMrapplepie

6 жыл бұрын

Barsabus could’ve easily stripped the wires themselves and melted the copper into ingots and sold it like that

who's the bigger thief? the ones who stoles those wires or the ones charging millions to replace 6 mile wire which just provides light for inspections that happens once every 2 years?

@breezeg3542

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@myfaveyoutube

2 жыл бұрын

The ones who stoles those wires.

@chosen1one930

2 жыл бұрын

Do you not understand how much wire costs? Wire is worth far less at a scrap yard compared to wire you buy. Go ahead and look up 5 or 10 miles of MCM wire, or even smaller wire but I'm guessing the copper was larger. Than imagine working with wire like that and under a bridge but this also could be DOT replacing the wire but if it isn't this is several weeks if not a month. That is a massive amount of work, a lot harder than just cutting it down.

It's going to cost millions to replace 6 miles of copper wire. WTF

@64Magick

6 жыл бұрын

"LABOR" is more expensive than the product, kinda like repairing your car!

@vertsabre

6 жыл бұрын

You obviously don't understand what's involved . . .

@RyanDucheneFilms

6 жыл бұрын

The company I work for does underground, stands street lighting and does whole intersections... 6 miles of wire is a few thousand depending on the gauge (Unless they're running some 3M coated shit which would make no sense, needless the cost would be small). They said it was for lighting and power for inspections. I'd assume it's probably 8 AWG, maybe 6 AWG depending what city and spec they're running. Labor too pull 6 miles of wire, if you can't finish that in 1 day it's because you're overpaid and work for the city. If someone bid this job for more then 6 figures and they took the offer then sign me up.

@vertsabre

6 жыл бұрын

I mean, they said it COULD be in the millions which means they probably had bids in the range of 700k to 1.2 million. Electricians aren't cheap either.

@adrianavila5727

6 жыл бұрын

Ryan Duchene I like that work for the city bit haha in your comment couldnt be more accurate dam city workers

Millions for temp lights? Gtfoh

Even more scary is the fact that somebody could have planted bombs in there and nobody would have known anything until it's too late.

@goodstuff8156

Жыл бұрын

Nice idea, I’ll make sure to write that down.

@jimmy3k767

Жыл бұрын

@@goodstuff8156 FBI hold my watchlist

@goodstuff8156

Жыл бұрын

@Jimmy3K Oh no! The scwary fbi are gwona get me!!!!

lowes has 100ft extension cords on sale for 39.99 i could swing by pick up 3168 rolls for 126,688.32 and for the remaining 873,311.68 i will follow a inspector with a drop light AND roll it back up after on a giant extension cord reel lol

@cjeam9199

6 жыл бұрын

george colvin let us know so we can come watch the fire you start

@gggggeeeooorrrgee

6 жыл бұрын

ok add 19.99 for a first alert fire extinguisher

@notgaybear5544

6 жыл бұрын

yeah especially if they only need every two years.

@KeithsReviews

6 жыл бұрын

Dumbass you would terminate your own copper, you could do it for 30k.

@honeybadger3599

6 жыл бұрын

Ayyy

For a check that happens every two years maybe they should just use torches and lanterns! Save everyone millions of dollars

My dad used to work in construction, when he was working on a casino he noticed every day more and more wire went missing. Turns out one guy was hacksawing chunks of it every day so he could take it home and sell the copper out of it

Could cost millions, but flash lights work fine... Anyone?

@gingercyclops4397

5 жыл бұрын

Oh I would extremely doubt it would cost any more than a couple thousand, but the government will pay people 100x as much money for any task/items. I knew a businesses owner who was asked by the Gov, for some red wood stakes for the military. They wanted it made an extremely specific and Very inefficient/wasteful way (Because they refuse to accept the wood made by modern day techniques, and want it made the way it was 100 years ago, as the Gov refuses to change/adapt) and they were willing to pay 25-50x as much for the wood. What should of been an easy 4,000-5,000 dollar order turned up in a 40-60k order.

@michaeltapper4249

5 жыл бұрын

The Wandering Albatross basic smarts apply. Lol

So the thieves stole something that was paid for by stolen money....

@whatfreedom7

6 жыл бұрын

Chappy - yeah and hey probably use it as a excuse to increase taxes.

@darrenkastl8160

6 жыл бұрын

Chappy - Nice!!!!

@luketrew7548

6 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Governments are the biggest criminal organizations in the world

@ninja1inblack105

6 жыл бұрын

Whos face is on the money Chappy? The government owns all the money, you seriously own jack shit other than some of your belongings.

@adrianwilson220

6 жыл бұрын

Chappy - exactly we don’t “PAY” taxes they “TAKE” taxes. Fucking tyrants

So they will spend millions so they don't have to hold a flashlight once every 2 years? Seems logical.

@NibblesTheNibbler

6 жыл бұрын

tennaco: Have you seen a bridge collapse? I'm fine with giving them all the light they need so they can find cracks and other structural defects that need repair.

@marcwire9332

6 жыл бұрын

new age engineers!!! next they will want their cell phones to work in there with data, that will cost another 5 million usd. ohh and lets not forget a drinking fountain half way and maybe a safe room with bean bags in case the engineers get scared.

@tennaco

6 жыл бұрын

No, but I work in the private sector where inspections are done on various equipment that include turbines, boilers, digesters and clarifiers. Most of these locations are not able to be wired at any cost. My point is, portable lighting, hand held or stationary is MANY times cheaper and likely better then installed lighting. Classic government spending OUR money on things that don't make a difference other than to please others in government.

@gtamonkey3061

6 жыл бұрын

Dudeman 612 lefty

@anthonythorp7291

6 жыл бұрын

tennaco behind you 100%

Two dudes and a pair of wire cutters.

@MouseGoat

6 жыл бұрын

and som months lol

@republicansareoffendedeasi821

6 жыл бұрын

Nekogami-Crystal no a night or two Max.

@michaelhernandez115

6 жыл бұрын

John Sears 6 miles you sure about that

@republicansareoffendedeasi821

6 жыл бұрын

Michael Hernandez yep. At the age of 15 friend loaded a trailer in 2 hours 3 tons of short iron. The next day by myself I loaded another two tons of lava rocks took about 5 hours determination will get stuff done pretty quick. And these weren't giant lava rocks these were little tiny lava rocks all I had was a shovel. I had 30 and 40 year-olds dudes they were doing the roof on the guy's house telling me to sit down at the age of 14 I was out showing them. So yes I am serious

@jamesteak6510

5 жыл бұрын

John Sears that whould be a fucked up bdsm version of 2 girl 1 cup

Cost millions when they could just use lanterns

@MouseGoat

6 жыл бұрын

XD

@justinkassel4000

4 жыл бұрын

Samuel Carr it’s a safety issue. Federal funds won’t be given unless there’s lighting.

Steals 6 miles of copper wire.. "It seems like they've done this before..." OH REALLY?

your bloated salary and pension are wasted tax dollars.

@DeceptseaN

6 жыл бұрын

Whodey! Yeah every 2 fucking years lmao

@bored.in.california2111

6 жыл бұрын

Better than nothing isn't a valid argument in the defense of their importance Lol

@187macabee

6 жыл бұрын

nathan koroush and you're a waist of my clean oxygen.

@nathankoroush7918

6 жыл бұрын

187macabee good.

@thestranger79x

6 жыл бұрын

Brandon Toad it cost too much? Huh and what are they doing for those two years? Sitting at home, not getting paid? Or do they have to increase their hourly wage when they are working on the bridge? It’s like the argument i hear that it cost X amount of money every time someone calls 911, as if the the paramedics dont get paid while they sit at the fire house waiting for a call

Millions??? For six miles of copper?

Plot twist- the inspectors stole it.

They'll have to use flash lights now? Oh poor them.

Well this is simple, we need to ban bridges with copper under them . Duh

@MrWhitemare

6 жыл бұрын

cohen eisenrosenbergthalsteinweitzthal 😂😂😂

Bro I bet the all put on vests and acted like they worked there

Two years , maybe if you check every month or two to make sure the bridge dosent collapse

@vertsabre

6 жыл бұрын

kinda what I thought

@nathankoroush7918

6 жыл бұрын

that would mean these gov. workers would actually have to work for their bloated salaries and pensions.

@sergioluvsmandy

6 жыл бұрын

Dudeee...this guys are all fat and cant even get up a fuckn ladder...they looked like they never walked a quarter mile in their fuckn life...this guys are fuckn pathetic!!! Millions of dlls...my fuckn asss!!!

@V00D00T00

6 жыл бұрын

if a bridge needs to be checked every month or so then that is a poorly built, engineered structure....depending on its age I dont live in Hawaii XD

@grendelum

6 жыл бұрын

Never mind the hundreds of other bridges, overpasses etc. they have to check... lets hire 5,000 more qualified inspectors so we can check every 2 months... that makes sense...

That’s a whole lot of wire to turn in for recycling. If they can’t find who did it, time to hire new detectives.

Your in Hawaii so there can only so many scrap yards in the area did anyone bring large bundle of wire

@fatfinger7436

6 жыл бұрын

Dumb Ass my thoughts exactly!

@yopierreyouwannacomeouther2569

6 жыл бұрын

Dumb Ass they probably shipped it back to the west coast on boats

@METALFAN4EVS

6 жыл бұрын

I’d guess smuggled back to the Main Land over time.

@jbolo5378

6 жыл бұрын

That's already in China getting ready to be sold back to the USA

@TheAceTroubleshooter

6 жыл бұрын

All they would have to do is strip it down and melt it into bars...

on AN ISLAND?? Just where do you think you're going to turn it in for money at

They did it on the H2 highway in broad daylight. Took about a miles worth. And on the H1 for a good 1/4 mile. All the copper gutters on a public water building and countless job sites. These guys worked harder getting the wires off. Than if they had just gotten a job.

@jonmacdonald5345

6 жыл бұрын

smiley they cannot get jobs because they are theives,!!!

@PatrickWagz

6 жыл бұрын

+Jon It's a vicious cycle!!

Why not just use flashlights and lanterns from now on no wire to replace and no wire to steal

6 MILES OF COPPER??? holy moly

In the millions , tax payers can't keep paying that just so you can inspect , Coal mines, us battery lights all the time , If it's been 2 years since you went last , You are diffently wasting money, use potable lights!!!!!

@LoydAvenheart

5 жыл бұрын

coal mines are totally a good thing to use as a comparison point.

Wouldn't you think a recycler where the thieves sold the copper would be like: "Gosh, this looks really suspicious!" Nahhhh.

I love how nobody in the comments is on board with spending "millions" of dollars to put lights back in when the guy said they can use flashlights and lanturns every 2 years

They check on it every couple years and are surprised the copper was missing?? Geniuses

Guys lets Rob a bank! -No, lets Rob a bridge!

If this was South Africa they would have stolen ALL the copper wiring, all the lights and probably half the bridge as well

Not millions, maybe several thousand.

Use a flashlight

Millions? This must be a scam. No way it costs millions. Add it up, no where near millions with a s.

@got2kittys

6 жыл бұрын

John Doe they needed a reason to hit up the state for millions in repairs. B4 they are done, it Will have cost millions.

Why don't they just tax the people who stole it? Wait for it..... "lol"

Damn ole Michael, Franklin, Trevor & Lester back to their old tricks again.

That fact that they removed it all well live. Yikes. That's the gauge wire that once it zaps you, your riding the lightning after that.

I’m more concerned that they check every 2 years...

"our tax money" going to those overweight officers

"Your tax money and mine." Maybe the thieves were taking what they thought was theirs? Lol.

millions to replace copper? it's not gold wtf lol

Where was this

"we just inspected it 2 years ago so it was recent" lmao what

I was just thinking to myself that whoever did the job must have been familiar with electrical. 5-3-18

Meth dealers must have been loving it!

Did they find the person or people that did this?

What do you do with so much copper?

hi im from south africa do people steal your wires all the time copper wires is a comman theft ?

DAMN THATS A LOTTA PENNIES TO LOOSE

I'd hate to work for that guy... "Hey, I was wondering if you had my check for this week?" ................................................ "Your check? What are you talking about? I just paid you recently.." ................................................ "No, the last time you paid me was almost two years ago.." ................................................ "Yeah, like I said, pretty recently, now get back to work!"

You didn't think they actually spent ten thousand dollars for a hammer and thirty thousand for a toilet seat, did you?

Copper thives are skum .scrap yards are the problem they have to ask questions and take photo id like pawn shops .on copper only

@anthonythorp7291

6 жыл бұрын

Randy Sharp My friend in Wisconsin has a recycle company. He copies I'D of any customer with 100 pounds or more. Foundries he takes his stuff to have businesses on record and I'D all general public. This started after people were stealing house siding and copper pipes 30 yrs ago.

@DonnieByrd

6 жыл бұрын

All they have to do is melt it down into different molds. When there in the shape of old faucets and shit they can't say anything. My crackhead ass aunt does this shit

@anthonythorp7291

6 жыл бұрын

Donnie Byrd Yup, change it's form harder to trace. It also costs money lowering profit for something's. Clean/striped copper worth more than coated.

@bblazeff1

6 жыл бұрын

Donnie Byrd Any scrapyards around my area wouldn't accept melted copper or re-formed. I just took almost 500 pounds of copper pipe, fittings and other copper stuff. I went thru alot just to get the cash for it. I work in the hvac trade and they called my employer to make sure I didnt steal it. Lol

@EmperorChrisKo

6 жыл бұрын

Just to inform, after the copper is stripped and cut into manageable pieces there is zero way to track its origin. So you blaming the salvage yard for a simple case of stolen basic materials is rather silly.

So where are these guys gonna turn it in on honolulu ? Pretty small island .

seems like maybe they should stick to lanterns and flashlights, the overall save in money for a little bit of extra work. But hey idk what the conditions in there are like.

They need to call Hawaii Five-O Commander Garrett come help

I can’t believe those “inspectors” can even fit in the box girders.

@hommie789

6 жыл бұрын

The fat ones were the cops, that why they were looking and taking pictures outside instead of inside were the actual crime was committed, they wouldn't fit into the girder boxes.

Cameras?

Well look around. To see who is cashing in the most copper🤣

6 miles of wire! They think it wasn't a one man job.. WOW, GREAT DETECTIVE WORK!@

While building a hospital , the mechanical contractor had a truck stolen with forty thousand in copper on board . The truck was recovered clean as a whistle.

In the netherlands they just steel cables running from electricity pole to another, those are huge amounts of precious material

Well wishes to the folks affected by the volcano

Why don’t they just make it where you have to have a contractor license to recycle that much wire?

Why is this in my recommended in 2018?

Sounds like someone didn't want to pay their workers LOL

They’re certified Romanians

Check it 2 years ago? So it happend recently???

Where the hell does anyone go with that much stolen copper on a secluded island ?

Several individuals with electrical background who who knew exactly which wires were live and also knew the window of opportunity right after an inspection. Former or present employees did this.

How many scrap yards are in Hawaii? Im going to assume not very many

Lmfao. They spent that much just for a luxury to the inspectors? Wear head lamps, use flashlights and lanterns. Save the taxpayers millions. Come on...

@LoydAvenheart

5 жыл бұрын

Sure, all well and good but then they make a mistake because of lack of lighting and everyone is complains their wasn't better lighting down there. WHEN THE FUCKING BRIDGE COLLAPSES.

6 miles of copper wire would weigh several tons, more depending if heavy guage.

Right on.. it's about time someone makes a little dough... lmwfao...

@yakikadafi745

6 жыл бұрын

fuck 12

@michaelhernandez115

6 жыл бұрын

Camron Carlson haha

The wires were LIVE! until they shut off the breaker

Why do you need to install lights on a bridge when you only inspect it every 2 years. So those lights will just be there for 2 years and be switched on for about 3 days in those two years for inspection?

Can't believe they have just published that they only check it every 2 years.

ladt time we checked it was 2 years ago

Sold for meth.

Hustle. Grind. Shine.

This even happens at high security airports.

They're on an island, that copper isn't going anywhere! Weight for a bunch of it to hit the market and work backwards. Book 'em Danno.

So the structural integrity of the bridges are checked every two years?

I rough wired an 8 unit apartment building. When I went to work on monday most of the wire was gone. They had to be in there all night.

is her name Tellme More?

Only inspected every couple of years... Sounds like a hobo haven to me.

They should use special color wire.

Why don't they have insurance for something like that?

@greenthizzle4

6 жыл бұрын

Duckman1616 same reason the cops don't have insurance, fucked up shit happens too much and it would cost more then just buying it outright

They stole the copper to bye them some ICE, that shit is krazzzzzzzzy as hell over there in Hawaii...

How did the thieves steal it when the power was on

They even admit that millions of dollars were spent to do what a flashlight can do. Who are the real thieves?

DID SHE SAY THE WIRES WERE HOT WHEN THEY WHERE CUT YOU MEAN THERE WASTING POWER ALL THIS TIME

Damm they hit a lic😂🤣😂...wait our tax money😤🙃😕...

I used to work for a major telco company, we lost 3 miles of cable stolen 10 times!

We were just here two years ago really it must have been rescent probably in the past 2 years or so

How much is copper worth?

@adrenalineonly6622

6 жыл бұрын

Kayleb Moore another nosey women lol google it

@shortchanged.

6 жыл бұрын

Kayleb Moore 3$ a lbs

@patrickm5217

6 жыл бұрын

Copper is pretty lucrative. They probably got over 100,000 for 6 miles of heavy gauge wire