Re: Wiring in Winter

[Frank Olson <use_the_email_links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Roland Moore wrote:
>> Try workin' in -25 C.  That'll put some frost on that hair >on your face.
>
> I have a beard. Unless I was driving south, I wouldn't even go outside
> in -25 C, let alone try to work.

Wuss.


>
>> That's plain dumb.  Get all your runs done before 0900.
>
> Well it's not necessarily a new installation. In this area there are lots of
> native pecan tress. Rodents, especially squirrels, like using those pecans
> as a food resource. The animals then decide any adjacent structure with an
> attic is a better place to hang out. Once there the pecan thing seems less
> enticing than good old 22-2 loop wire. So no matter when you start your day,
> when the service ticket for that location comes in you can bet you'll get to
> spend some time in the attic repairing the gnaw fest.

That would just plain suck.  There's "ways and means" to make your attic
wire runs less enticing to furry freeloaders by the way.  Garlic works
on bats (or is it just vampires?).  I wonder if it does the same for
squirrels?

> Some guys even bring
> pellet guns on repeat calls to get rid of the pesky varmints. Then the
> challenge is to sneak the carcass past the homeowner and the kids (because
> they've probably named the stupid thing by that point).

Take your lunch box up with you.  You can always ask the homeowner for
some margarine and mustard because you're going to your van to make some
fresh squirrel sandwiches.

> Other times,
> sticking your head in a roof-top cupola and finding you're not alone can be
> an experience to remember.

Been there.  Not squirrels though...  Bats.  They're really creepy.

> Did I mention squirrels bite?

But only when they smell pecans on your breath.  :-)