Occasionally I am offered a chance to remind myself exactly what a hick town I live in. I work for the County, so am subject to experiences beyond the scope of regular individuals. We received a complaint about illegal dumping from one of our more rural citizens. He made mention that while there had been dumping on his property, this was not the major offense. Here’s where the ‘Tulare’ sets in, apparently his truck had also been vandalized, and the perpetrators had cut and stolen every wire from his truck. THEY STOLE THE WIRE FROM HIS TRUCK TO SELL THE COPPER TO A RECYCLING CENTER!!! What kind of strung out druggie does it take to do something like that… oh wait, the kind that live here. End rant.

EDIT: A little extra to further emphasize my point;

"On Jan. 8, 2004, Jerry George Baker...was convicted of 11 counts of grand theft of cattle"

This was taken from a local newspaper. Where else would you ever hear the words 'grand theft cattle'?

another report;

"In recent weeks, thieves have been concentrating on stealing metal and fuel from farms and ranches. In one reported case, a farmer could not water his orchards because someone had stolen the power lines to his pumps. In another, the intake manifold and radiator were stolen from the engine powering a wind machine used protecting a citrus grove."

What is wrong with these people?!?

Representing the Central Cali chapter of 2GNT!
(I think I'm the only member )