"And then you take a knife and do
this…," Jim said while casually slicing
the foil facing of the 4-inch fiberglass
ceiling insulation. Even at age 15, it
seemed odd to me to put it in and
then slash it. But I did. After all, Jim
had the wisdom of 24 or so years
behind him and it was kind of fun
whaling away at the stuff with an old
12-iinch butcher knife.
"Hey! Watch out for that wire, it's
hot…" from Jim slowed me down.
"So why do we put it up and then
punch holes in it"? I asked.
"Lets the water out," said Jim.
"Oh."
Theory vs. Reality
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