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56packman
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Posted on Monday, June 04, 2007 - 8:39 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pb cs.dll/article?AID=/20070604/U PDATE/706040388/1003

This will ultimately be DTE's fault, and money will be paid, a lawyer will take 1/3-1/2 of it and the scrapping will continue. Perhaps DTE needs to hire Isaiah Thomas to do a scrapping safety spot.



Oh Isaiah!
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Tiorted
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Posted on Monday, June 04, 2007 - 9:57 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
in related events:
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs .dll/article?AID=/20070604/NEW S06/70604014

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Large breweries have complained about losing thousands of beer kegs a year in Michigan because retail beer customers have been selling off the stainless steel barrels at scrap yards rather than returning them to stores to get their $10 deposit back.

As a result, state alcohol officials have boosted the deposit from $10 to $30, The Bay City Times reported Monday

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Viziondetroit
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Posted on Monday, June 04, 2007 - 10:05 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Idiots...
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Aiw
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Posted on Monday, June 04, 2007 - 10:40 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
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As a result, state alcohol officials have boosted the deposit from $10 to $30, The Bay City Times reported Monday



Wow, that's still pretty cheap. In Ontario our deposit on a keg is $100
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Ndavies
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Posted on Monday, June 04, 2007 - 12:51 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
AIW, that was about the same price with the exchange a couple of years ago. Wasn't it? :-) It's about time your dollar caught up.
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Dougw
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Posted on Monday, June 04, 2007 - 1:02 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
The city may want to consider an aluminum ladder giveaway program to ensure proper electrocution of scrappers. (Wood and fiberglass ladders just don't conduct current as well...)
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Oilcan_harry
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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2007 - 10:13 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Great idea. The only problem with a good aluminum ladder give away is, the scrappers would just sell the ladders for scrap. lol Easier than using them for their intended purpose.
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Dannaroo
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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2007 - 10:56 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Man killed while trying to steal copper wire from transformer!

I bet it was Megatron that he was messing with!


Megatron
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Johnlodge
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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2007 - 10:59 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
^-- LOL!!!!!!
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Alsodave
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Posted on Monday, July 02, 2007 - 11:26 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Is there a group Darwin award for these folks???

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