Allot of contemplation went into whether or not I should share this but I figured, what the heck.....we could all use a good laugh.

Last week I posted "Found the other Culprit" in the Preamplifier section about pulling out a damaged 35' HDMI cable and running a new one. The last time I called my local HT guys, they charged a me a whopping $160 for about 30 minutes of work. I always said, "you pay for what you don't know!"

Well this time I wasn't going to pay because I was going to do it myself. I have a single story home so this should be a piece of cake...right? So I pulled out my trusty ladder and in the attic I went....on the hunt for this cable. I'm in the attic, hand radio in tow, radioed down to the wife...."honey I think I found the cable." She radios back, woohoo! By now you can feel the laugh coming on..... :p

Straddling two beams, I reach for the cable and the next thing I hear was my wife asking me was I ok....and she didn't have to use the radio because I'm now sitting in the back row of my theater.

No physical injuries but I was REALLY PISSED OFF! I remained pissed off for about a day, then began calling sheet-rock repair folks. So not only do I have the cost to repair my ceiling, I still haven't pulled the darn cable.

Lesson learned....."Know your limitations!" "Paying for what you don't know is OK sometimes!"