That TV cable is no longer lying across the second floor hallway. Today I fished it down the cold air return to the basement and thence to the video amplifier near the service entrance panel.

Today’s find at Rona was a spring loaded access cover usually used for access to valves or wiring. I sawed an 8 in. square hole in the wall in order to be able to drill holes through two studs and pass the cable through from the hall cold air return to the room with the TV. Then I just snapped the cover on. The hole patching can wait until I redecorate that room. For the time being, the access cover is hidden by some storage drawers.

The longest part of the job was in trying to fish the cable from the unfinished middle room of the basement over the finished hallway to the service entrance panel. After a couple of frustrating tries in the afternoon, I broke off and ran on the treadmill. Then it was time to make supper. After that fine repast I made one more attempt — this time successful. I guess being exercised and well fed had something to do with it. Or maybe it was the stronger flashlight I used in this attempt.