The master electrician who swore zip ties were the problem, I thought he was crazy

For 11 years I ran all my runs with zip ties every 16 inches like the book says. Then this older guy, Dave, came on a commercial job with me in Boise and watched me zip everything to the studs. He told me to stop and use Velcro straps instead. I laughed and said zip ties are faster and stronger. He said sure, until you have to add one wire or move one cable later. He was right. Last month I had to trace a short on a system I installed 3 years ago and cutting all those zip ties took me almost 2 hours. With Velcro I could have been in and out in 20 minutes. I only use Velcro now for anything behind drywall or in tight panels. Have any of you gone back to rework your own old installs and cursed the zip ties? What do you use for bundling that makes service calls easier?

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