Carus Totus Gnarus Amphibian,

With an additionl 40 years of life added to each cable you inject, is it possible to run out of injectable cable?

Sincerely,

Ready, Wiling and Cable

Dear Cable-

Perhaps you are flirting with me.  I love to converse in Latin, but in the future make sure you get your gender and declension correct.  A crude transalation of carus totus gnarus is "dear knower of all things," which you undoubtedly meant to be flattering.  But using the masculine gender did not have the desired effect.  This girl is not impressed when the grammar is messed up.

There are over two billion feet of pre-1985 vintage polymeric cables still in service in North America.  Stranded cables with strand-block, whether direct buried or in duct, can be rejuvenated for a fraction of the cost to replace.  I am going to be busy for some time, just getting caught up on that back-log.  In the mean time humans keep installing new cables and they will start to fail someday too.  My spawn will have to deal with the newer ones.

Affectionately yours,

Thermo