Had a guy follow me around asking about every tool I used today

I was setting up a cable line at a house in a close-knit area. A neighbor from next door came over and stuck with me for the full job, questioning each tool I pulled out. He was guessing the names of my cable testers and cutters, which was kinda funny, lmao. Made me realize how often we get observers during installs. What's your weirdest story with people watching you work?

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4 Comments

janah832mo ago

Totally! Skilled work turns into street theater these days.

wendy1312mo ago

Ugh, been there! I just start naming them wrong on purpose now, like calling my strippers "wire peelers." Makes it a game for me, lol.

angela_harris2mo ago

Honestly that's kind of genius. Giving them silly names would totally break the frustration. I just get mad and throw the thing after the third time it slips. Turning it into a dumb little game is way smarter, it tricks your brain out of being annoyed. Might have to steal that wire peeler idea.

piper_kim2mo ago

Wait, did you just say "my strippers"? Like you have more than one? I've only ever needed a single wire stripper tool in my whole life. Are you running some kind of factory workshop in your garage, or do they keep breaking? That's a wild detail to just drop in there.