Re: cleaner wiring solution needed (resend)

["alarman" <alarman2000@xxxxxxxxx>]

Jackcsg wrote:
> Well hell just look at the world around us. If it isn't plastic, or
> you can't buy it at Wal-Mart....
> I swear, I think 90% of the world suffers from A.D.D., or A.A.D.D.
>
> I went to an office today to rough in two computer/phone drops today
> into a small office of a General Contractor customer of mine, who
> naturally through poor planning called me late yesterday afternoon,
> and needed it done by noon today. Uggh. So I arrived to find this
> chicken shack built 8 by 12 foot office they built (for the owner of
> the company) off their existing office (warehouse type building). The
> owner points to two plastic boxes on adjacent walls were the wires
> need to go (no big deal). I looked at some of the electrical wiring,
> and just shook my head. I said to the owner, "You can't bury an
> electrical splice box in the wall....it's against code". She replied,
> "look around....nothing is up to code around here". I thought to
> myself....."why would I expect a General Contractor, especially one
> that does 6 million a year, to be observant to any codes.....". Uggh.
> Then in walks one of the company Superintendents, all to happy to
> point out that he wired it, and that he drilled the holes out bigger
> so I could just run my voice and data lines right along with his
> electric in the same hole. I told him, "not only is it against code,
> but you'd have major Electrical Interference with doing it that way".
> I told him thanks, and that I would just drill my own holes....About
> an hour later, I hand the $110.00 dollar bill to the owner of the
> company. She made a face like she was trying to pass a peach pit, and
> said "would it have been any cheaper if I just had you drop off the
> wire? My guys could have done what you did for a fraction of the
> cost".

My question would have been, "Why in the world did you call me if your guys
could do it for a fraction of the cost?"
js