TIL I've run over 10,000 feet of wire this month alone

I was adding up my invoices from the last few weeks and the total wire length just floored me. It's mostly from a big retrofit job on a strip mall where every single sensor needed a new run. I mean, my forearms are feeling it, idk about you guys. Anyone else ever get surprised by a number like that when you actually stop and add it all up?

3 comments

3 Comments

shane_fisher371mo ago

Honestly, is 10,000 feet even that much? That's less than two miles. For a whole month on a big job, that number seems pretty low. I've done single days pulling over a thousand feet for data drops in an office. Maybe you're counting it wrong or the job was mostly short runs.

sandra_taylor1mo ago

Ever wonder how many miles of wire are just hiding in the walls of a normal building? That's a crazy amount of pulling. My back hurts just thinking about it.

wells.karen26d ago

Come on, it's just wire! My back hurts way more from hauling rolls of vinyl all day.