Sunday, 15 May 2005

Yay corruption

The City of Chicago managed to lose 16,800 tons of asphalt last summer, apparently due to theft by paving contractors or the companies contracted to haul the asphalt to job sites. The weird part is that asphalt really isn’t worth that much; according to the article, a ton can be had for around $10. (þ: Dean Jens)

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[Permalink] 1. Alan K. Henderson wrote @ Tue, 17 May 2005, 3:22 am CDT:

Ten bucks for a ton? I’m gonna build a house with the stuff.

 
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