Smugglers/border wall

[kadee79]

Well that didn't take long...

Smugglers based in Mexico are reportedly using power tools to cut large holes in walls at the southern US border, according to a new report from The Washington Post.

A commercially available cordless tool that retails for less than $100 can cut through the steel-and-concrete portions of the walls, making holes large enough for adults and large drug loads to be passed through, according to the Post, which cites US border officials with knowledge of the damage.

President Donald Trump has touted the wall as a solution to the flow of undocumented immigrants from across the US-Mexico border since his 2016 campaign, but experts have expressed doubts over a wall's efficacy in curbing smuggling and illegal border crossings.

NBC News previously reported in January 2019 that a Department of Homeland Security test of a steel bollard wall in Trump's chosen design showed the wall could be sawed through.

www.businessinsider.com/smugglers-sawing-through-trumps-new-border-wall-2019-11

[kadee79]

Found this....


“Fixed fortifications are monuments to man’s stupidity”



--George S Patton--

[Tennesseer]

Andy Borowitz

1 hr

Smugglers Using High-Tech Device To Cut Through Trump's Border Wall

[kadee79]

Nov 3, 2019 11:36:55 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

Andy Borowitz

1 hr

Smugglers Using High-Tech Device To Cut Through Trump's Border Wall

Psssttt….that's a wood saw.  You need a hack saw for metal... 

[thyme4change]

lol

[dondub]

They are using battery powered sawzalls.

[kadee79]

Or cordless reciprocating saws.  Not hard to find & not real expensive.


I was just bugging Tenn.!

[kadee79]

And that time I was bugging you Don.

Remember, I've been involved in construction a big part of my life...first hubby was a journeyman carpenter (specialized in trim), but could do it all...present hubby was a drywall hanger, but can do electrical, plumbing and general carpentry too....WE built our own house, and I drew the plans for it.
I was also a licensed contractor here in my county for awhile.

[Tennesseer]

Nov 3, 2019 17:25:53 GMT -5 kadee79 said:

Or cordless reciprocating saws.  Not hard to find & not real expensive.


I was just bugging Tenn.!

Not Borowitz's fault about the wood saw. I couldn't get the picture he supplied to post so I picked out a saw to represent the one he used.

I leave construction tools to others.

[dondub]

I was using a sawzall on my fence Tuesday. 😎

[weltschmerz]

All you need is a trampoline and a guy with a rope ladder.

[kadee79]

Or an 8 y.o. girl to show you how to climb it.

I've used a Sawzall (reciprocating saw) many times, just not lately.  I used to wear out blades using them in new builds...cutting the framing 2X4 out of the bottom of door ways....don't remember who was doing the framing, but it wasn't us.

[busymom]

We all knew that fence wouldn't stop anyone who wanted to get past it.  It's just a big waste of taxpayer dollars.



If they REALLY want to secure our borders, I think drones & other technology would go a lot further than a fence that can be climbed over, dug under, or gone through with the help of a reciprocating saw.

[thyme4change]

You know, they are cutting through Bush and Obama wall. Trump hasn't built ANY wall. Because the wall already existed everywhere it made sense. But, if we would let trump put up a wall, surely it would be made of some material that trump will invent, and that material has no way to penetrate it.

[kadee79]

Nov 4, 2019 9:39:25 GMT -5 thyme4change said:

You know, they are cutting through Bush and Obama wall. Trump hasn't built ANY wall. Because the wall already existed everywhere it made sense. But, if we would let trump put up a wall, surely it would be made of some material that trump will invent, and that material has no way to penetrate it.

There has been some replaced during his term, especially around the San Diego area.  It was replaced with these new metal slats that are now being cut thru.   That was where he visited & signed the wall. There is also some new construction starting in one area of Tx. too...but he hasn't gotten all the land needed for much more....yet.