Pulling Cable

Spent the afternoon and evening yesterday pulling cable under the house. I was surprised to see only one dead mouse under there. It had long ago stopped smelling, so I ignored it in favor of getting my wiring job done.

I pulled four ethernet drops and two coaxial drops to split between the den and the playroom. When I goofed up and didn’t properly locate the spot where they would go, I enlisted Kelly to help me run additional cable. Had I not made that mistake I could have shaved two hours off my job. D’oh! There is truth in the old adage: measure twice, cut once!

At lunch I will put connectors on the garage ends and then the jacks will go live. Hooray!

Back From Warrenton

We got back Saturday afternoon from our visit with Kelly’s parents. Once again, driving down U.S. 15 seemed much easier than the interstates. Kelly followed me on the way down, with Travis joining me for an hour or so after lunch.

It was good having company as I drove, but I felt bad that I couldn’t understand what Travis was telling me. He’s tough sometimes to hear even in the best of circumstances. Add in road noise and all I could do was smile and nod my head.

Kelly’s parents were as always great to us. Even though I had to work while I was there, it felt like a little vacation.