Comments on: Man’s arrest for Barrel Monster stunt exposes ridiculously high barrel pricing

By: Alexander

Alexander — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 03:41:42 +0000

Yea I think we gathered that from the other two replies. Great artwork, would love to see more.

By: april underwood

april underwood — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:39:05 +0000

the barrels are the property of hamlett associates. my dad is a part of hamlett associates. his name is gene underwood.

By: april underwood

april underwood — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:35:52 +0000

the barrels are there property of hamlett associates. my dad works for hamlett

By: april underwood

april underwood — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:33:05 +0000

my dad works for hamlett associates. his name is gene underwood.i think they shoud put charges on him because they work realy hard to help our world big.

By: Metlin

Metlin — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:35:26 +0000

“The construction company he stole the barrels from wasn’t amused and 21-year-old Joseph Carnevale (even his name is fun!) was arrested.”

Umm, actually they were. It was the cops that weren’t.

Other (more reliable) news sources indicate that in fact, the company’s president *was* amused by the result and far from pressing charges, wants the sculpture and the artist to make another sculpture (t-rex or some such).

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5goNSF8YQ6UVvm122GSzCnR1k24ZQD98S4S8O0

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By: manzekl

manzekl — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:38:24 +0000

Yeah, just another corporate numbnut

By: Doug

Doug — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:27:24 +0000

http://www.wctproducts.com/traffic_drum_list_page.htm#drum6

$120 is bs. On the website above, the most expensive barrel, with full reflective tape and 40lb weighted base included is only $60, and the minimum order is only 4 barrels. Bulk order should be less.

By: Wollombi

Wollombi — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:47:03 +0000

It’s not about the money. It’s about making an example. If they do nothing, then more people will do it, creating higher amounts of loss for construction companies that have to replace the barrels. Hell, they probably think it was cool, too, but to do nothing invites more, and that would become untenable.

By: LC

LC — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:32:18 +0000

If it was off to the side more, like on the grass as some billboards are, it would not be as distracting as something that is on the road itself.

By: LC

LC — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:29:39 +0000

Not really the same thing. Billboards are not at eye level in a lane or on the shoulder.

By: Sya

Sya — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:13:11 +0000

In that case, they should abolish roadside billboards.

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By: drjones

drjones — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:13:46 +0000

in any other case I would make a joke about “dimond-grade reflective tape”. Except $120 seems cheap to me…I figured a goverment required traffic safty device would demand a higher price. Shit, his $360 fine isn’t much more then a speeding ticket in my parts.

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:09:41 +0000

As an employee of a company that sells these barrels to construction companies and the government, I can tell you that $120 is not an outrageous price. They are designed to intense MUTCD and ANSI specifications for road use, including crash and weight specifications. They also use expensive diamond-grade reflective tape on the entire exterior so that they can be seen at night. And the base of them is usually made out of some heavy material like recycled rubber to keep it from blowing away. They are worth that price, and it’s a matter of supply and demand.

But $120 is our retail, single-quantity price for the item. If the customer were a larger customer like that and buying multiple drums as well as other things, they would pay significantly less.

By: fb556934053

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 03:47:16 +0000

Has anyone here ever gone shopping for an industrial grade traffic barrel? I don’t know what they’re made of, but I’m pretty sure they’re more than just a heap of thin plastic. They have to stay upright and intact in one place under extreme conditions, so it’s not unreasonable to assume that they might actually require raw materials and ingenuity to produce.

As for the $120 figure, I highly doubt the construction company pays that much for them, since they buy in bulk. They probably cost a lot more if you only buy three; and I highly doubt they’re looking to cut vandal guy a deal, no matter how funny or inventive his destruction of their property may be.

By: Shinyhat

Shinyhat — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:24:57 +0000

They had him arrested for $360? Is that even worth the paperwork and the call to the company attorney? Is it possible to see this and not laugh? I’d have put it up in front of company HQ. It would make a good marker for a reserved parking spot.

By: Matt E.

Matt E. — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:12:49 +0000

c mon fella, 14 trillion stolen from the bankers, at least this fella did something creative out of it. fairplay

By: dookie

dookie — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:21:31 +0000

i’m sure he can resell it for a higher price. since it’s “art”, there should be some prick out there wanting to buy it.

By: LC

LC — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:37:52 +0000

On the other hand, it could cause more accidents. When drivers see something distracting on the side of the road, whether it be an officer who pulled someone over or something as cool looking as this, they tend to veer toward the direction of the object they are focusing on.