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May 30th, 2008 | By Mark | Category: Economics

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by Mark Adams

This is just sick.

Copper thieves force shutdown of Ohio soup kitchen

May 30, 2008 07:36 EDT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Copper thieves have struck a major soup kitchen in Columbus, forcing it to stop feeding the needy.

The Holy Family Community Kitchen and Pantry says two large
refrigeration compressors were unbolted from their concrete pads and
taken away over Memorial Day weekend, and the thieves also stole copper
piping.

Director Frances Carr says the soup kitchen couldn’t
keep the food cold, so it spoiled and had to be thrown out. Carr says
that was tough to do at a time when so many people are in need.

By Wednesday, the facility had to shut down.

Carr hopes to reopen Monday but isn’t certain that will be possible.

The news isn’t just that they robbed a soup kitchen is Columbus, Ohio, rather There Are Soup Kitchens in Columbus, Ohio!


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  1. double-plus-ungood May 30th, 2008 12:31 pm :

    Somewhat off-topic, but regarding my suggestion that fertilizer stocks are a good bet: Peru is running out of guano:

    Surging prices for synthetic fertilizers and organic foods are shifting attention to guano, an organic fertilizer once found in abundance on this island and more than 20 others off the coast of Peru, where an exceptionally dry climate preserves the droppings of seabirds like the guanay cormorant and the Peruvian booby.

    [...]

    “We are recovering some of the last guano remaining in Peru,” said Victor Ropón, 66, a supervisor from Ancash Province whose leathery skin reflects his years working on the guano islands since he was 17.

  2. EricM May 31st, 2008 10:15 am :

    Mark,
    How is that news? There have been “soup kitchens” in every large American city I’ve ever been in for as long as I can remember. The article you linked indicated that this one has been around for at least 20 years.

    ++,
    Fertilizer is kind of played out, imo. I’m sure there is some upside left, but not another 100%. Take a look at the chart of POT, the run from early 2007 to now. It is in classic bubble territory. Water filtration is a good long term investment that hasn’t run yet, but it is going to take a while for that one to develop.

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