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yeah i saw that this morning - what a dickhead.
Testing my psychic powers here... so, without even clicking on that link, I'm guessing this is the tale of the chap breaking into a substation to steal metal and instead getting a nasty shock? Was just reading the story, thought exactly the same thing 😆
spot on...
We need that advert back on the telly from the 70's where the kid throws his frisby into a substation.
JIMMY.....NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! [ignited bell bottom jeans and lots of sparks]
just a shame its in South Yorkshire(again), makes us look bad!
We need that advert back on the telly from the 70's where the kid throws his frisby into a substation.JIMMY.....NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! [ignited bell bottom jeans and lots of sparks]
Don't be so sure its not still around, I've seen it, and I'm 18.
aye, and Rotherham too no less.
I love this story. Instant payback! I'd like to wire up my flat like that. Although, thinking about it, that could be a bad idea....
A 0/10 round our way did something similar a couple of years ago.
Released from prison in the morning and found smouldering under a pylon with a set of ladders and bolt cutters in the afternoon. 🙄
some folks just get a buzz out of stealing
OHMy, I find this current trend of theft shocking. What (Watt) has it come to
I'll grab my coat
substations are potentially fatal and in the past our staff have discovered charred bodies in substations after similar incidents.
volting ambition ?
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OHMy, I find this current trend of theft shocking. What (Watt) has it come to
Ohm my god that was bad! People on here are currently not conducting themselves in a very humorous manner. Can everyone please show some resistance when it comes to bad puns.
they had amps-le warning
Blimey.
Guess I had a lucky escape as a kid. I used to get all my pron from the substation on our estate.
I'd have been especially at risk with a moist-ended stonker wafting around all that wiring and VCBs. 😕
They shoud get Coulombo on the case. Ooof.
Stealing from a power station, what a flash of inspiration that was.
IGMC - you too trailmonkey
Still, saved the cops from having to grill him
I believe he volted a security fence.
ENOUGH ALREADY.
I already did volt 🙂
Though could say it was a re[b]volt[/b]ing mistake...
They shoud get Coulombo on the case. Ooof.
Dont you mean Colohmbo?
Not exactly the quintessential David Niven-esque English gentleman cat-burglar then.
There should be AMPle evidence to convict him.
Bet he'll contact a solicitor and look into the accessibility to get into the station for grounds for a claim. I honestly think this will be looking into.
(Considering the amount of legal ads on freeview at the moment that this lad will be bound to see)
Though could say it was a revolting mistake
eh? watt are you on about?
They wouldn't have to charge him either....
moist-ended stonker wafting around
😆
Is he still being currently held?
He really shouldn't have ventured in there, in any capacity.
Bet he'll contact a solicitor and look into the accessibility to get into the station for grounds for a claim. I honestly think this will be looking into.
yeah, their security should've put up a bit more resistance, shouldn't it?
How much do you get for 'metal pipes', anyway?
How much do you get for 'metal pipes', anyway?
Don't know, but I reckon he'd have got his fingers burnt by someone overcharging him
Then his mates would given him a real roasting
yeah, their security should've put up a bit more resistance, shouldn't it?
They should have turned the heat on for sure
his outlook has been transformed ?
Apparently he's known as a bit of a live wire
He really shouldn't have ventured in there, in any capacity.
Walk down any small backwater street and you'll see why. I was in central Huddersfield the other day and every fat woman had an equally fat and vacant child with them, they breed idiots and as they dont work or travel they'll breed within essentially the same estate/gene pool I bet.
Poor fella was ohmly trying to make ends meet...
So what gene pool did you come from, Hora?
Or was it more of a puddle? 😉
Or was it more of a puddle?
w**kstain ?
well, it was certainly the shallow end 😉
Well, he obviously wasn't a well-grounded type of individual.
I'm surprised this story has generated much interest, really. It'll make the headlines faraday, then everyone will forget about it.
That's the best one yet! 🙂
Definitely!
our staff have discovered charred bodies in substations after similar incidents
Maybe the result of a pylon?
ohmygod !!!!!!!
Well, he can look on the bright side. He wont have to work again. Oh hang on.
Wattever he was trying to do went shockingly wrong.
Well, he obviously wasn't a well-grounded type of individual.
I disagree - he must be an earthy type.
That's the best one yet!
i don't know, i enjoyed both coulomb, and colohmbo, personally.
My shoulders are heaving here. Good job it's nearly ohm time...
All these villains have a short fuse.
Hooray Henry watt done it
Guilty as charged eh. Caught fleming's right handed.
Buzz Buzz JIMMY !!! still use that punch line today. Only the older gent gets it though. Which is great when dealing with appentecices. ( Kowning murmers from the old hacks) 😆
To be honest, If this guy had been killed outright, I could almost see how folk would be a bit black-humoured... But for the sake of nicking a bit of metal he's going to have a lifetime of pain, disfigurement and disablilty, and I really cannie laugh at that.
And the pisstake seems to have encouraged others such as countzero to add even more insensitive threads.
west kipper
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Read my post hora, if you've ever seen the resulting lifetime agony from serious burns, well, I wouldnie wish it on my worst enemy, not even Thatcher...
To be honest, If this guy had been killed outright, I could almost see how folk would be a bit black-humoured... But for the sake of nicking a bit of metal he's going to have a lifetime of pain, disfigurement and disablilty, and I really cannie laugh at that.
especially as he'll be facing charges when he recovers, these guys seem to be hardwired for crime, bet it really hertz too...
igmc
west kipper. I don't know what to say. My parents taught me not to make fun of other misfortune however he went equipped into an area that no sane person would even consider going into and they he tried stealing the ****ing wires/cables. Hes not the brightest is he?
To be honest, If this guy had been killed outright, instead of slightly killed? 😆
Hertz rent cars don't they?
I'm going to pylon the puns here: He was trying to conduct an experiment but found that resistance is useless.
You know what, I'm with hora on that one. The fella went in there to nick a bunch of stuff that we, being the bunch of mugs that we are, will ultimately have to pay to put back. So **** him, quite frankly. Simple as that.
Hes not the brightest is he?
for a moment he was probably quite illuminating.....
Edric, death from burns isn't always instant, and some unlucky people survive in agony for some time before dying (like a mate of mine)
It still makes me shudder to think about it.
[url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8622088.stm ]this guy wasn't so lucky...[/url]
A man has been electrocuted during a suspected burglary at an electricity substation in Suffolk.
The 30-year-old was found dead at the substation in Ransomes Way, Ipswich, by paramedics on Wednesday night.
Police said doors at the back of the building had been forced and some metal cutting tools were found.
A second man flagged down the ambulance as it arrived at the scene but disappeared shortly afterwards, police said.
I'm told the Sheffield bloke was part of a family trip to the sub-station. Dad, two sons and a daughter. Do you want to go the sea-side kids? Nah, that's boring.
Nice one huh?
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20100503/tuk-copper-thieves-spark-series-of-house-45dbed5.html
Quite illuminating, that substation thefts can cause problems in peoples' ohms too...
Oh FFS, give it a rest! 😉
The light and soul of every house party?
Well some of you may feel the need to react negatively but I shall remain neutral until the man is actually charged.
However he was also a fan of AC/DC so needs a bit of a shock to the system to me him see sense.
Personally i feel whoever is supposed to be in charge of security at these power stations should be discharged of all his or her responsibilities.
Frankly Jamie I am shocked by your attitude.
This is NOT a laughing matter seeing as this guy was neither a bright spark NOR a live wire. He is suffering despite his lack of any logic AND reasoning. Let's just hope this story remains a lesson to anyone else that wants to jump the GATE of authority.
After reading west kipper's posts I have better understanding of the phrase 'polical correctness gawn mad'...
West kipper wants to reach out and connect with the criminal fraternity. ...Pity he doesn't use crocodile clips to do this 😉
not the brightest spark thats for sure
Resistance is futile, however
not the brightest spark thats for sure
I know it's been done before, but for a short time, I suspect he was by far and away the brightest person in that area - a slow-blow fuse, if you will...