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the_matthew
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3d ago
The retiree on Juniper Street who watched me run coax for 2 hours and then asked why I wasn't using his 1987 crimper
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lane.cameron
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4d ago
DAE remember the day you found out you were terminating the wrong end first?
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thomasshah
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6d ago
A supervisor in Gary told me to stop zip tying drop cables to the strand so tight, and my callbacks dropped by half
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nancygrant
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7d ago
Showerthought: I burned $160 on a toner probe that my $40 one already did the job on
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lane.eric
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8d ago
Saw a crew in Tulsa running every drop through a 4 foot service loop and it clicked for me
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kelly258
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8d ago
A 25 year vet in Boise said my drip loops were too short, and I've been doing them wrong since day one
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nathanj56
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9d ago
An old installer in Tulsa showed me how he coiled 200 feet of coax by feel, and I still can't do it
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evan_burns95
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9d ago
Saw a crew in Tulsa run 200 ft of drop through a 90 year old house and the attic was a maze
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jenniferw82
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10d ago
Bought a $55 Klein stripper after 6 months of slicing my thumb with a box cutter, and I want those 6 months back
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lane.cameron
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13d ago
Pro tip: quit zip tying every run tight to the J hook, a 22 year guy in Tulsa changed my mind
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phoenix_thompson4
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16d ago
Pro tip: the trick a 30 year vet in Bakersfield gave me for finding a bad drop without climbing the pole
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the_avery
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17d ago
First 2 years I ran every drop freehand, now I tape a level to the stud and my wall plates finally sit straight
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bettyfox
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17d ago
Spent 5 hours chasing a signal issue in a 1920s house in St. Paul and it was a staple
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the_adam
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18d ago
Thought those cheap crimpers from the supply house were junk, then a guy in Tulsa proved me wrong
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amy_foster79
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20d ago
Got called out for using a 30 foot ladder on a two story drop and I still think the guy was wrong
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