@emery879 yeah that food price complaint graffiti hit different, totally shifted my view on ancient daily life.

My cousin did something similar but with a garden hose. He was trying to rig up a temporary sprinkler system for his backyard and ran the hose under his garage door. First time he tried to close the door it pinched the hose so bad it burst and sprayed water everywhere. Took him forever to clean up the mess and he had to buy a whole new hose. Its wild how the simplest things can turn into disasters when you're in a hurry. I've learned to always take an extra five minutes to double check where stuff is routed before calling it done.

That approach sounds solid for most situations but what happens when you're on a wreck or a cave and the comms line is the only thing connecting you to the exit? Tight spaces, silt, no visibility. By the time you signal topside and wait for a buddy, you could be out of air or lost. Cutting that line feels drastic but sometimes it's a time vs. risk call. Have you ever been in a spot where stopping to untangle would have meant something worse than losing comms?