# Asshats who vandalized county powerplant **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 20, 2009, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asshats-who-vandalized-county-powerplant/510771 "2009-09-20T00:42:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2009, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asshats-who-vandalized-county-powerplant/510771/21 "2009-09-21T02:23:09Z")
> [@St.Anger](#): > > I’m just making sure he and any other jokers get the hint, going from thread to thread to harass me is a bad idea. You made fun of people from Arkansas. I returned the favor in their behalf. You really need to get a thicker skin dude. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2009, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asshats-who-vandalized-county-powerplant/510771/22 "2009-09-21T02:24:10Z")
Oooh! Internet tough guy redux! Are Arkansas winters cold? ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2009, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asshats-who-vandalized-county-powerplant/510771/23 "2009-09-21T02:28:40Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Oooh! Internet tough guy redux! > > Are Arkansas winters cold? Redux? The long-awaited **Michael Ellis v. St. Anger** match never even materialized. All my promotion money down the drain. Be careful not to invest too heavily into any future troll fights we may have here. Apparently there is some code for them not to get into too large of fights with each other so they can simply pester the rest of us in harmony. ---
**Author:** ![St.Anger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@St.Anger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/St.Anger)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2009, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asshats-who-vandalized-county-powerplant/510771/24 "2009-09-21T02:35:21Z")
> [@Covered\_In\_Bees](#): > > Redux? The long-awaited **Michael Ellis v. St. Anger** match never even materialized. > > All my promotion money down the drain. Be careful not to invest too heavily into any future troll fights we may have here. Apparently there is some code for them not to get into too large of fights with each other so they can simply pester the rest of us in harmony. Not sure how I am a “troll”, but why would I get into a battle of the wits with someone who is unarmed? Billfish I am sorry for snapping at you I took your remark the wrong way. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2009, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asshats-who-vandalized-county-powerplant/510771/25 "2009-09-21T02:37:12Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Are Arkansas winters cold? They can be. Assuming it is Newton County, it’s in the northern part of the state and in as rugged as mountains ever get around this part of the country. Certainly it’s no Minnesota, but it can definitely get cold enough so that turning on the central heating is not a half bad idea. While blizzards are rare, ice storms are not uncommon. It appears that I don’t need to spare any RO for the power company. They were doing the best they could to fix the wires. If I lived there, I too would be pretty worried about the temporary fix not making it through the winter. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2009, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asshats-who-vandalized-county-powerplant/510771/26 "2009-09-21T02:41:06Z")
> [@St.Anger](#): > > Not sure how I am a “troll”, but why would I get into a battle of the wits with someone who is unarmed? > > Billfish I am sorry for snapping at you I took your remark the wrong way. No problem. Apology accepted though none was required. I rarely get or keep a grudge. Just lighten up a bit 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2009, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asshats-who-vandalized-county-powerplant/510771/27 "2009-09-21T02:48:33Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Are Arkansas winters cold? Hell, my sister down in Beaumont lost some trees awhile back due to an ice storm! This (and hurricanes) are also why they now have a generator. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2009, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asshats-who-vandalized-county-powerplant/510771/28 "2009-09-22T04:40:21Z")
> [@Leaper](#): > > From careful reading of the OP, I think (s)he was missing the word “equipment” at the end. It looks like the TRUCKS that were needed to fix/maintain the plant were vandalized (and/or stuff stolen). He. And yes. I’m sincerely hoping it’s not quite as bad as it seems. Also I misrepresented myself in the haste of the original post. I live just outside the affected area. But it was in my newspaper. And a lot of people I know are going to be affected. Feel free to blast me for using the word “us”, though. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2009, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asshats-who-vandalized-county-powerplant/510771/29 "2009-09-22T05:27:34Z")
The OP is a bit misleading in the sense that it wasn’t repairs for a powerplant, but for the wires. I was confused because it is highly unlikely that someplace would be without power because of the loss of a single powerplant. However, being unable to repair power lines could severely hurt the ability to deliver power. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2009, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asshats-who-vandalized-county-powerplant/510771/30 "2009-09-22T09:33:05Z")
> [@Torpor\_Beast](#): > > Hmm. Let’s play Internet Sleuth! > > A couple of minutes of flashy shakycam google-fu came up with this: > > [http://www.carrollconews.com/story/1544158.html](http://www.carrollconews.com/story/1544158.html) > > Some beekeepers seem to be miffed at the power cooperative for spraying pesticides, which some people claim are the cause of the Colony Collapse Disorder. > > Also, there’s an interesting post in the comments section of the linked Harrison Daily Times article: > > Because stopping people from “OMG SPRAYING CHEMICALS INTO OUR LIVES!” is worth losing electicity for the winter… _facepalm_ And of course spilling several gallons of motor oil on the ground is just dandy for the environment. ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2009, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asshats-who-vandalized-county-powerplant/510771/31 "2009-09-22T15:03:30Z")
> [@asterion](#): > > And of course spilling several gallons of motor oil on the ground is just dandy for the environment. Reading between the lines, it looks like the person doing the vandalism cared only about bees, and about the environment. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asshats-who-vandalized-county-powerplant/510771.md?page=1)