Many outlets’ stock photos for their version of this story are of much, much heftier towers than what was actually stolen. CNN’s story has what they attribute as a photo of the actual shack and the base of the tower. It’s still a pretty amazing story, nonetheless.
true: a couple of weeks back, heard a guy telling somebody on CB that he and his friend found an antenna tower section on the side of the road and took it home on a mustang.
Many outlets’ stock photos for their version of this story are of much, much heftier towers than what was actually stolen. CNN’s story has what they attribute as a photo of the actual shack and the base of the tower. It’s still a pretty amazing story, nonetheless.
This is the photo to save a click
Aha! So this is the famous RadioShack!
We’ve got questions, @guycls got answers.
Well done friend, we’ll done.
We’ll see what you did there.
You have to give them your phone number before you can steal it.
Not all heroes wear capes. Other save you from ad-ridden websites
Yeah, I mean, 200 feet of anything just doesn’t fit in the back of a pickup truck.
you clearly are not a redneck.
true: a couple of weeks back, heard a guy telling somebody on CB that he and his friend found an antenna tower section on the side of the road and took it home on a mustang.
I can easily fit a few 61 meters yarns in my backpack
Either it is a construction with bolts you can remove to turn it into smaller segments, or you cut it into smaller pieces with an angle grinder.
From the photo it is clear that they weren’t getting the mast there with a special transporter. that would be way to expensive.