Tag: vandalism

Boredom sets in

Apparently, somebody, over the long holiday weekend had a wee bit too much time on their hands. So much so that they decided ripping the doors off of the generator shed at the WGHQ transmitter site was a good idea.  And so they did:

Generator shed doors ajar
Generator shed doors ajar

That, and smash the light fixture.

The good news; thus satisfied with their bit of malfeasance, they left the generator and other contents of the building untouched.  It could have been worse.

Perhaps the site could do with some security cameras?

Generator shed door repaired
Generator shed door repaired

The local carpenter was called and the door frame was replaced.  Truth be told, the wood door frame was a bit past its prime anyway.  Once the doors were remounted, I check out the generator and it starts and runs just fine.

Generator
Generator

It’s a cute little thing, 23 KW, 4 cylinder diesel engine.

How stupid do you have to be?

I read through the news coverage of the vandalism at the KRKO transmitter site.  Apparently, there is some group of idiots people running around insisting that radio towers are bad for the environment and people’s health.  These are the same ones who have torched SUVs and burned high-end housing developments down.  Naturally, no pollution is released into the environment during these acts, or else they would be hypocrites.

They make these claims with no merit or scientific basis, instead relying on base fears to make people go crazy, either temporarily or permanently like.  It is actually a pretty good motivator as both political parties and all sorts of fringe truthier, birthier, and others have discovered.  If enough people insist that it is true, then it must be so.

Unfortunately, there is always some idiot around who thinks it is his or her duty to take action, to protect the rest of us from some terrible fate.

In the meantime, some security cameras at the transmitter site might be a good investment.  Chances are, these Earth Liberators that sneak around with bolt cutters and hack saws will likely think twice if there is any chance of themselves going to jail.

By the way, those KRKO towers looked like self-supporters which would have been very difficult to get down.  Did they rent that excavator, or was some construction equipment left unattended?