<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">James, you ask if other churches are being attacked for copper content.  Think municipal - - -street light systems, underground wire, electrical junction boxes ---All being hit for a million of cost per year in this county alone ( Santa Clara, CA).  A newspaper recently ran an article on this subject.  According to that report the penalty is a warning and/or probation for the first offense.<div><br></div><div>---Tom Gorley</div><div><br></div><div>James Kelly wrote:</div><div><br></div><div>Interesting discussion. Our State recently passed a law regarding more<br>documentation and identification of sellers of scrap metal to junk yards.<br>Large quantities of copper wire and metals from air handlers/air<br>conditioners have been stolen and turned in for cash at recyclers. I was<br>talking to a guy the other day in a church I was tuning in who was<br>installing an alarm system and enhanced fire safety system.  <b>He told me it<br>was a huge problem and  little country churches have been hit hard. I was<br>wondering if anyone has come upon a piano in a church or any other venue<br>where the copper wound strings have been removed .</b><br><br>-------------------------------------------<br>James Kelly<br>Pawleys Island SC<br>843-325-4357<br>---------------------------</div></body></html>