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This old guy in a Denver apartment showed me a trick with a coat hanger
I was running a new line through a tight wall cavity last week and my fish tape got stuck. The customer, this retired phone guy, said 'hang on a sec' and bent a wire coat hanger into a little hook, fed it up from the outlet below, and snagged my tape in about 30 seconds. What's the best old-school trick you've ever picked up from a customer?
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skyler_patel24d ago
My grandpa was a lineman and taught me the same trick with baling wire. Those guys from the pre-fish tape era had to get seriously creative. It's amazing how often the simplest solution is still the best one.
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beth_kelly24d ago
Used to think that was just a hack. Grandpa knew his stuff.
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