05-11-2006, 03:45 PM
Here in HPP the thieves use a variety of methods. Some build trails in from the back of the lots and carry off lumber a few pieces at a time. Others just wait til no one is around and haul off stuff by the truckload.
One poor guy at the end of our road was thrilled at the privacy his lot afforded until he learned what opportunities for theft it allowed. It seems they got an entire flatbed truckload of siding in the hour and a half between the time it was dropped off and he got there. They dismantled and stole his catchment tank twice before he thought to get it filled as soon as it went up. Much harder to steal a full one it seems. Another guy on the same road only has materials delivered when he is there and ready to use them, which helps, but certainly is not always practical.
One poor guy at the end of our road was thrilled at the privacy his lot afforded until he learned what opportunities for theft it allowed. It seems they got an entire flatbed truckload of siding in the hour and a half between the time it was dropped off and he got there. They dismantled and stole his catchment tank twice before he thought to get it filled as soon as it went up. Much harder to steal a full one it seems. Another guy on the same road only has materials delivered when he is there and ready to use them, which helps, but certainly is not always practical.