Comments on: THIEF STEALS RODS OFF WASHINGTON MONUMENT http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/21/thief-steals-rods-off-washington-monument/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:44:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Orv http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/21/thief-steals-rods-off-washington-monument/#comment-1047305 Orv Sat, 23 Feb 2008 03:21:13 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/21/thief-steals-rods-off-washington-monument/#comment-1047305 Metal theft continues to be a huge problem, although these days the usual targets are copper wire and refrigeration coils. According to one inflation calculator I found, $8 in 1935 would be the equivalent of $122.69 today, so the thief took the 2008 equivalent of about $13,000. Metal theft continues to be a huge problem, although these days the usual targets are copper wire and refrigeration coils.

According to one inflation calculator I found, $8 in 1935 would be the equivalent of $122.69 today, so the thief took the 2008 equivalent of about $13,000.

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