[Flyboy]

Originally Posted by Stuart C

My aunt lost her BT phone for several weeks because someone nicked one of BT's trunk cables.

Thankfully, when something urgent did happen, she had her Mobile and their nearest mobile mast was unaffected by the theft.

I should be surprised that someone would be willing to risk their life for the few quid the copper would get (assuming they could sell it, I suspect it would stand out). After all, most substations (in my experience) don't exactly blend into the background, what with being large cabinets covered in bright yellow warning signs and tending to buzz loudly.

Sadly, I am not surprised.

But I'm sure no one would have been overjoyed if the thief had died.