Cable thefts

[OwlHoot]

Eh? There's fibre cabling buried all over the place.

Oh, and it's fibre, FFS, fibre. Not fiber.

Yup, and in this context that's the standard spelling for "fibre" even in the US.

[FiveTimes]

Hopefully this will make the thieves take stock of their lives and perhaps realise that thieving is not for them - perhaps some sort of 'total internal reflection' is called for

yeah yeah I know its a crap geeky joke - I just couldn't help myself

[BrilloPad]

They burgled Baby BP's nursery over the weekend. Second time in 3 months. Like the first time they got away with nothing. No-one pays for childcare by cash. Total muppets.

[threaded]

Which goes on to remind me of another plonker who tried to cut a cable in the Strand in Swansea with a hacksaw.

I saw a hacksaw that'd been used to try and cut some three phase with the power on, nicely welded in.

The guy was nowhere to be found but the explosion ruptured an oil filled telecoms cable in the same trough and there was a Mr Bean style shadow on the doors of a metal casing, so he must have been splayed there for a good few seconds before someone helped him away...

[RichardCranium]

Lead thief:

It is believed he was with another man who left the scene before police arrived.

I'd love to think the "other man" knicked the first man's ladder: "Hello, who left this ladder here? I could do with a ladder..."

Lead thief:

Detective Sergeant Brian Johnson said:

"We want to remind people not to take risks by going up on roofs in such terrible weather conditions and in the dark. Clearly by doing so they are risking serious injury"

It's nice to know the Police are giving tips to the criminal fraternity.