Look at it from a basement in 1998. That hose was just a sleeve to pull the cable through a dirty joist space. It was never in sunlight. The plastic might get brittle but it's not carrying current. People act like every old DIY fix is a house fire waiting to happen, but most of the time it's just ugly and weird. This one is more funny than dangerous.

My buddy booked a whole month in Lisbon last year and hated it. He was stuck in a noisy apartment with a broken AC and couldn't get his money back. Sometimes a week is enough to know you picked the wrong area. What if you get there and realize you don't like the vibe or the neighbors are awful? A month is a big commitment to a place you've never seen.

Tell me about it, I spent a whole afternoon chasing a finish issue once only to find my holder had more runout than my dating history. Felt like a total clown. I get the "just cut metal" mindset, but that multiplier effect they talk about is sneaky. It's not about one perfect part, it's about every part being a little off and adding up over a run. My cheapo indicator lives in my box now for a quick sanity check before I start blaming my feeds or the machine.