Man the tape trick is a game changer, I've been doing something close to it for years now. Two wraps of cheap vinyl tape on the connector, then I fold the tape back over the pull line so it makes a little smooth ramp instead of a hard edge. Nail a short piece of pull line to the truss six inches back so the head of it aint flopping around and grabbing stuff. For tight soffits I cut the tape end at an angle so it slides past the wood instead of catching the corner. Lost way less cable after I started doing that, seems like the old 1 in 5 rate dropped way down. Ten minutes of taping beats a whole trip back out to the same house any day.

Man, I used to roll my eyes at this kind of talk. Figured it was just people trying to make you feel bad about having stuff. But then I actually cleaned out my garage last spring and filled six trash bags with junk I had not touched in years. That kind of woke me up. Now every time I open a closet I see money sitting there that I already spent and forgot about.