RoyB wrote:
We stopped and visited awhile and noticed they was burning up lots of covered wire. Didn't think much about it at the time but later got to thinking that what they was doing was burning off the wire covering so they could sell the wire for profit... Probably can get alot money for wire these days...
Roy Ken
It is possible to get wire to scrap the honest way. Done it myself back in the days when scrap prices were high. Had a buddy that got a contract to tear down a old building. We pulled all the wire out of it first then burned it off and sold it for copper. Don' tell the EPA though. Burning the coating off of wire makes a heck of a black smoke. Makes the flames pretty colors though.