Tis true ... I guess I see thing's different them most whenever I went exploring, and it's been a while i never took anything or painted anything .. I guess being who I just could not bring myself to doing that
"I guess that some people think it's all fun and games to deface thing's that are left behind or to take them w/.o ever really caring .. sad if you ask me .."
hmm i see i big difference between defacing a item, compared to taking it and preserving it. its not sad at all when (for example) someone takes spoons out of a old sewer at byberry that have "Comm of Penna" stamped on the handle and in turns someday uses the item in a documentary of sort...
I guess that some people think it's all fun and games to deface thing's that are left behind or to take them w/.o ever really caring .. sad if you ask me ..
"I have had equipment stolen and had to make countless repairs because of so-called "urban explorers" such as yourself."
someone likes to paint with a wide brush! and no your equipment is not being stolen from people like motts, but if you really care about whatever it is you leave at locations, why don't you fork over more money for active security that walks around the insides of the buildings?!
Fire alarm? I wonder if you've ever seen a bit of something so irresistable in one of your adventures that you couldn't leave it behind... perhaps you have a small collection of 'trophies' other than photos. I never can resist...
Residents weren't put in cages, the caging was there to prevent someone from jumping or falling down the stairwell while maintaining an open atmosphere... putting walls around the steps would make the stairwell dark and claustrophobic.