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about 1oo gallons of diesel were stolen from a road expansion site.
http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/loc...vandalized
i am not one to judge others; i do want everyone to consider what they need to do to prevent theft on their properties. crisis takeover comes in many forms.
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Hope they catch them. I read that crimes during state of emergencies are punished more harshly. Hope they make an example of the low life.
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If this is the one I read about, someone cut through a lock, cut a hydraulic line, and then took 150 gallons of diesel from the dozer. I have no problem judging a person that would do this. With a race going on to finish these two roads before the lava blocks the highway, these heartless SOBs, have taken this dozer out of commission right when thousands of people need this road completed so they can get supplies, get to work, have access for emergency vehicles, etc.
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The destruction of the dozer makes this multiple times worse. Tar, feathers pitchforks???? Wow this makes me really mad.
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The article said about 100 gallons - and their are not that many pickup trucks with diesel tanks in the back that could hold 100+ gallons.
In addition, this would be off-highway diesel, which has a special red tint added to it to identify it as fuel that has not had highway/road fuel taxes added to it. Shouldn't be too hard to locate.
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Maybe the owner of the bulldozer is handy enough to replace the line. Or else he would have to find someone to replace it on site, which often requires more than one trip to the vehicle. Some hydraulic lines are made of Strataflex, or Aeroquip line, which is a line with a steel braided inside, and a tough cloth like material on the outside. These lines require a few special tools to make, but can be done on site. You cut the new line to length, install the swivel ends (this is where the special tools are needed), and do whatever you have to to replace the line. Some lines would be easy, some hard, Depends on how much stuff you have to remove for access. If it's a solid steel line, you got a big problem. Tubing benders, flaring tools, correct sized line and ends. Not hard to find near a city on the mainland. But this ain't the mainland!
I hope it's an easy fix, and they get this rig back on line asap!
This perp needs to not be walking around free any more. The person has no conscience.
And, yes, there is way harsher penalties during a declared emergency. A little like in older times, when the National Guard was called out with instructions that, looters would be shot on site. Harsh? Yes. But not much looting happened in those days.
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Maybe the same !#%$^% that stole the Red Cross Truck - I agree - stockade for them.
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Had to be an inside job.
Who would leave millions of dollars of equipment without some security ?
Oh silly me. The same folks that are gonna have every road blocked and maned to prevent traffic.
Duh.
