Opposing Thumb

All I could think about today was the fact that humans have an "opposing thumb." 

I was using mine, when I wasn't trying to drill a hole through them by accident.

In the back of my mind, I was hoping I had actually ordered too much wire, and would have to try to figure out what to do with what was left over....nope.... surprisingly, I have used up almost all of it, and could use some more in places. 

I have 3 rooms completely done (meaning completely trimmed out, wires secure and hidden, labeled, counted, and recounted).  One of them was the 14 foot tall master bath which required an extension ladder and lots of burning out foam to make channels (time consuming).  So the rest of the house should now be done in about 2 more days. 

Today was even hotter than ever, 98 degrees, 80 percent humidity, no air moving... at one point I spent 90 minutes straight in the attic sorting wires and moving things around.  When I got down, I drank 5 glasses of cold water, and then completely changed my clothes, which were drenched.  It was easily 140 degrees up there, and the roof deck is even hotter, so it is radiating it's heat more and more the closer you get to it...

I whine, but HVAC, plumbers, electricians, and the other trades have been doing this same kind of work forever, summer after summer...  they should make a Bud Lite commercial for those guys...

Here is some pictures of wires.......  First pic here is the storage area in the attic.  I didn't count them, but now they all need to be sorted by type and destination (matrix switch, ethernet/phone, audio, video, etc).  This is just over the equipment room and they will be dropped down after we sheet rock. 

Picture of my sexy legs as I head up and over.  This was a crappy place to crawl...  A hornets nest about 3 feet from my head.  Hornets all dead now ;-)

There was no good path from the kiddos rooms and rec room to the other side of the house, so I made one.  Twenty or so 2x4's and I boxed a rafter and just started pulling wires (the water lines are radiant supply and return for the north side of the house, and all of this will get encased in foam).  The service entrance is also on that side, and I ran two RG6 quads, and two CAT 5e...  I am pondering a conduit from the service entrance in case the world ever gets on board with fiber... 

These are the wires coming from the east side of the house, meeting lighting control wires (orange) heading in the opposite direction.  I found these cool metal low voltage rings to help keep things somewhat tidy.  My main concern is keeping people from stepping on them.  It's funny to read on the internet about how you are supposed to keep low voltage wires away from high voltage...  OK, so I have now 46,000 feet of wire in a 5000 square foot space??  You do the math...   OH, and it lighting strikes, I am either really safe, or really screwed...

That's it for me... Goodnight...