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How do you steal 3.4 million litres of maple syrup?
It's mind boggling isn't it? Apparently CAD 30 million worth of maple syrup was stolen from a storage facility in Quebec.(Psst ... anyone want some cheap maple syrup .........?)
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I read about that a few weeks ago, sounds like an inside job.
I suspect it is on its way to a bottling plant somewhere "Eastern".
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Without looking up the s.g. of maple syrup that's close to 3,500 tonnes around 100 tanker-loads. Lot of transport needed.
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Sounds more like a insurance scam to me,good bet the syrup never left the trees.
Ere the stuff does come from trees dont it?
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How do you steal 3.4 million litres of maple syrup?
Given the stocktaking inadequacies,I wonder if they can be absolutely certain that the syrup was even delivered in the first place ? Obviously the paperwork says it was
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If it is an insurance scam, somebody might come to a sticky end over it....
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WHY on Earth would anyone want to steal that amount of that horrible stuff?
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How do you steal 3.4 million litres of maple syrup?
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No matter, that's worth a lot of money.
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WHY on Earth would anyone want to steal that amount of that horrible stuff?
Because it sells for twelve dollars a pint - that's why!
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Maple Syrup, the original nectar of the Gods! Nothing finer for Sunday pancakes! I am curious how they shipped all that without attracting attention.
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I am curious how they shipped all that without attracting attention.
You're ex-mil.
Just give them some !
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It's either an insurance scam or an attempt to create a perceived shortage and inflate the price.
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Ere the stuff does come from trees dont it?
It does, Tony. We make our own, and very fine it is too
10 trees produced 25 pints of the yummy stuff this spring. Looks like rain water initially, after 10 hours of boiling, syrup.
And it doesn't cost us $12 a pint
Mid way through the boiling, mix some of the partially boiled liquid in a mug with some rum for a very delicious warming adult beverage
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Drop by drop.....
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Are you 100% sure the tanks actually exist?
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Sounds like a really sweet deal!
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I blame Yogi bear and Boo Boo
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The RCMP have issued a statement :
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How do you steal 3.4 million litres of maple syrup?
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10 trees produced 25 pints of the yummy stuff this spring. Looks like rain water initially, after 10 hours of boiling, syrup.
