Reader Willow to the extra step of contacting the Orlando Utilities Commission and inquiring as to whether they had Henkel Duct Tape in their inventory over the past 5 years. The response was No, they have only purchased Shurtape brand.
Thank you, Willow!
Valhall.
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We’ve heard plenty of discussion and even seen the data on how rare Henkel Brand Fire-Resistant Duck tape is. We know one of few retailers who sold this particular Henkel duct tape was Lowe’s and we’ve heard George Anthony state he shops at Lowe’s for some of his home improvement/repair supplies. But there is another place George could have gotten a roll of this duct tape that is a bit above the average duct tape most people buy.
For the time sheets we have available to us here, George was working for Security Forces, Inc. as a security guard for the Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC). It appears, according to the information on his timesheets, that he was working at the Pershing Street warehouse, which would be the main supply warehouse for the OUC. Let’s just look at a few of the capital projects on OUC’s calendar right now:
* Install higher alloy tube panels in the boiler at SEC 2.
* Upgrade of scrubber system based on future SO2 compliance requirements at SEC 2.
* Upgrade the existing scrubber internal system with improved modifications at SEC 1.
* Replace the coal analyzer due to age and the continuous use of the analyzer testing coal delivered to the plant (SEC Common).
Any of the above projects could require high-grade, industrial strength, and even high-temperature resistant duct tape.
In fact, there’s probably not a type of industry that would require high-temperature rated duct tape more than a power generation and supply company. And OUC isn’t just any power company. It’s the second largest power company in the state of Florida and the 16th largest power company in the United States. The commission owns the Curtis H. Stanton Energy Center, which is a coal-fired power plant that services central Florida.
In researching whether there was a connection between OUC and Henkel (in an attempt to ascertain whether Henkel is an approved vendor for OUC), I found that OUC is represented at many conferences that Henkel is present at as well. This makes sense if one takes into account that Henkel has a wide range of high-temperature products, such as Loctite thread adhesives, and (at one time) a Fire-Resistant duct tape, that are used in industrial maintenance operations. Henkel would be represented as a supplier at these conferences where they would take advantage of networking with current or potential customers, such as OUC. Verifying that Henkel duct tape was purchased by OUC would require, most likely, a request by a Floridian citizen under the Sunshine Law. Since the OUC works within the umbrella of “government”, their business dealings fall under the requirements of the Florida Sunshine Law. This information would be required to be released upon request.
But barring validation, it is still not outside of logical thought to consider that this rare duct tape could have been in the central supply warehouse owned by OUC. The same warehouse George appears to have worked at in the months, weeks and days leading to Caylee’s murder. Did George lift a roll of duct tape?
Valhall.
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