Originally Posted by
dscheidt
I'm given to believe the MTA's light bulbs were not to keep the public from stealing them, but to keep them from disappearing by the case.
There's that, but people needing a bulb would take them if they could. You have to remember that it wasn't so many years ago, that in some NY neighborhoods, it wasn't rare to see extension cords strung from windows out to lamp posts. I always wondered what kid they got to shinny that high on the poles. You don't see it as much anymore, but it still happens.