Also, probably a good idea to use a "secret agent" route home in case you are being followed from the coin shop..... :-) Wire, copper pipe, and lumber theft was always a problem at home building sites when prices peaked on materials..... 2009: "Each year, $1 billion worth of tools and building materials are stolen from construction sites." http://www.securityinfowatch.com/Asset+Tracking/theft-construction-sites