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Tue 29 Jan 2002 08:21
Motoring irony ... - ian (cape town)
Yesterday, our Philipino correspondent wrote about a disappearing set of traffic lights, and the thread turned to cable-theft...
Today, there was a huge traffic jam on the way into work - some b****r had nicked the cabling feeding two local set of lights, on the main commuter routes...
Took me an hour and a half to get in (normally 30 mins) ...
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Tue 29 Jan 2002 14:12
Re: Motoring irony ... - THe Growler
Ian,

I can report that our stolen traffic lights have been recovered! It appears the thieves could not find an immediate buyer, so threw the lights in the local creek, whence they have since been recovered by the local constabulary.

The cabling however, is a different story, and like yours is gone. Even as I write I am sure whole enclaves of squatters' hts are about to enjoy free power as they hook up to the national grid.

Either way the intersection resembles a Rubik's Cube as anyone and everyone forces their way across. Of course, my F-150 clears a path rather better than the plebs in their Lancers....
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