The new oil?

[Jolly]

Copper.

https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/record-highs-copper-new-oil-could-be-double-here

[taiwan_girl]

Wow, I would not have thought of that and how the price would increase. It is used in so many things I do not think of.

[Jolly]

Now, watch what happens...Copper theft and stripping of empty buildings will rise tremendously....

[George K]

@jolly said in The new oil?:

Now, watch what happens...Copper theft and stripping of empty buildings will rise tremendously....

Been going on for a while, of course. Raiding construction sites for wire/cable, gutters, etc.

[George K]

https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_new_coffee_room/viewtopic.php?p=1414115#p1414115

[Jolly]

A few years ago, the deputies had to chase a couple of lads through the woods at my place...My uncle had an old trailer parked up across the field and these lads needed some meth money...It is amazing how fast they can rip the wiring out of something like that....