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@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ title: 2025-11-10
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  - destiny/permanent
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  - status/complete
  - type/periodic/daily
 dg-publish: true
@@ -15,6 +13,8 @@ dg-publish: true

 ## 2025-11-10 06:53 --- Monday Morning Before Work

+#original-format/typewritten-print #topic/mindfulness
+
 I've been trying to be alone with my thoughts more
 recently. It's almost bizarre how working in silence
 for an hour makes the thought of music or an audiobook
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ like music and style and... birdwatching...

 ## 2025-11-10 10:40

-#topic/estimating #occupational
+#topic/estimating #occupational #original-format/digital-text

 A significant change from Ace to PDI in my mentality during takeoff
 is that I now tend to expect that (within reason)
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ not holes in cost coverage.

 ## 2025-11-10 11:14

-#occupational/takeoff
+#occupational/takeoff #original-format/digital-text

 I was updating my notes,
 filling in gaps in scripts based on Joel's,
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ when I noticed a strange paragraph:
 > > Types NM and NMC cables shall not be permitted as follows:
 > >
 > > 1. In any dwelling or structure not specifically
-> > permitted in 334.10(1), (2), (3)
+> >   permitted in 334.10(1), (2), (3)
 > > 
 > > 2. ==Exposed in dropped or suspended ceilings==
-> > in other than one- and two-family and multifamily dwellings
+> >   in other than one- and two-family and multifamily dwellings

 This analysis of 334.12(A)(2) is flawed.

@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ to be used whole-cloth on all estimates.

 ### "Feeder"

-#topic/construction/electrical
+#topic/construction/electrical #original-format/digital-text

 The NEC definition of feeder is quite strict.
 I'm certain I misuse it frequently.
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ those are [[nfpa-70_100_definitions#Branch Circuit.|branch circuit]] conductors.

 ## 2025-11-10 20:00 --- Monday Evening, Before Bed

-#topic/estimating #occupational
+#topic/estimating #occupational #original-format/typewritten-print

 Today while (a peer) and I were walking, he asked
 me what I thought of his qualities as an estimator.
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ desirable position.

 ## 2025-11-11 14:41

-#topic/estimating #topic/transparency
+#topic/estimating #topic/transparency #original-format/digital-text 

 I just saw a post on a construction estimators forum
 from a user lamenting that their coworkers and customers
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ dg-publish: true

 ## 2025-11-14 13:41

-#topic/meta #topic/music/banjo #topic/hobbies/shorthand
+#topic/meta #topic/hobbies/music/banjo #topic/hobbies/shorthand

 I added two new long term tasks to the notebook.

@@ -44,7 +44,11 @@ Fire stopping budget = $25-35 per Unit.

 Robotic Total Station hours: match Structural Foreman.

-Equipment Cost $\approx$ 1% for contracts 5-15 million dollars.
+For contracts 5--15 million dollars:
+
+$$
+\text{Equipment Cost} \approx 1\%
+$$

 Mid Atlantic: 1 trip per month

@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ MC multi-circuit homeruns have makeup included
 "PA Historicals" --- Project Accounting Historicals

 .136 General Liability & Worker's Compensation
-.066 General Liability Only
+.066 General Liability Only
@@ -10,5 +10,3 @@ tags:
 dg-publish: true
 ---
 # 2025-11-21
-
-[[2025-11-21_10-11-00]]
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ tags:
 ---
 # 2025-11-21 10:11:??

+#topic/organization
+
 > [!quote] [ELECTRI's Industry Benchmarking Tool - ELECTRI International](https://www.electri.org/research-overview/electris-industry-benchmarking-tool/)
 > ### Hours Burned vs. Hours Earned
 >
@@ -21,12 +21,14 @@ There is a distinct difference between _excluding_ and _ignoring_ requirements.

 If, before award, you communicate to the customer
 that your cost does not include respect for a requirement,
-_and_ they understand the implications of the omission,
+_and they understand the implications of the omission,_
 you have _excluded_ that requirement.

 If your cost does not include respect for a requirement,
-but you have not communicated the omission to the customer
-_and_ made a reasonable effort to inform them of the implications of its omission
+but you have not
+(1) communicated the omission to the customer, _and_
+(2) made a reasonable effort to inform the customer
+of the implications of the requirement's omission,
 you are _ignoring_ that requirement.

 _Excluding_ requirements is common practice.
@@ -35,7 +37,8 @@ _Ignoring_ requirements is unprofessional and irresponsible.
 Sometimes requirements are ignored out of convenience.
 If an estimator is confident a requirement won't be enforced,
 they may ignore it to lower the estimate and save time in closeout.
-More ethical estimators may have no desire to do so,
+
+More ethical estimators may have no desire to ignore requirements,
 but may nonetheless feel obligated to.
 If a contractor is confident their competitors will ignore a requirement,
 they may feel that the moral high road offers two losing options:
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ dg-publish: true

 #topic/automation

-* [ ] TODO: Build test case estimating helper html app ➕ 2026-12-04
+* [x] TODO: Build test case estimating helper html app ➕ 2026-12-04

 It may be possible
 to replicate the behavior of my takeoff workbooks
@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@ This would be preferable since it would allow

 A good test case would be a simple 3 variable equation solver.

-speed
-distance
-time
+* speed
+* distance
+* time
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
---
-id:
-aliases: []
-title: 2025-12-05
-tags:
-  - authorship/original
-  - destiny/permanent
-  - status/draft
-  - type/periodic/daily
-dg-publish: true
---
-# 2025-12-05
-
-## 2025-12-05 10:41
-
-[[pdi-breakdowns#Area: Office Space]]
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
---
-id:
-aliases: []
-title: 2025-12-06
-tags:
-  - authorship/original
-  - destiny/permanent
-  - status/draft
-  - type/periodic/daily
-dg-publish: true
---
-# 2025-12-06
-
-## 2025-12-06 13:13
-
-[[intellectual-capital]]
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
---
-id:
-aliases: []
-title: 2025-12-08
-tags:
-  - authorship/original
-  - destiny/permanent
-  - status/draft
-  - type/periodic/daily
-dg-publish: true
---
-# 2025-12-08
-
-## 2025-12-08 11:03
-
-[[ambiguity-in-construction-estimating]]
@@ -33,8 +33,10 @@ neither are readily applicable to building construction.
 Of the two, pure math would be be preferred---
 being generally more rigorous---
 but the first bin far outweighs the second.
-See the difference in content from [geostatistics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geostatistics)
-to the conceivably far more broad [spatial statistics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spatial_statistics).
+See the difference in content from
+[geostatistics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geostatistics)
+to the conceivably far more broad
+[spatial statistics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spatial_statistics).

 > [!quote] [Geographic data and information](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_data_and_information)
 > **Spatial data** or **spatial information** is broader class of data
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
---
-id:
-aliases: []
-title: 2025-12-22
-tags:
-  - authorship/original
-  - destiny/permanent
-  - status/draft
-  - type/periodic/daily
-dg-publish: true
---
-# 2025-12-22
-
-## 2025-12-22 08:51
-
-[[music-theory]]
@@ -15,9 +15,14 @@ dg-publish: true

 ### _Let Them Theory_ Theory

-1. Person habitually engages in toxic behavior which they consciously believe to be benevolent
-2. Person recognizes that when they stop engaging in said toxic behavior, others appreciate it
-3. Person feels that they are doing a service by not engaging in said toxic behavior
+1. Person habitually engages in toxic behavior
+    which they consciously believe to be benevolent
+
+2. Person recognizes that when they stop engaging in said toxic behavior,
+    others appreciate it
+
+3. Person feels that they are doing a service
+    by not engaging in said toxic behavior

 ## 2026-01-06 10:00

@@ -25,7 +30,7 @@ Paraphrased Teams conversation with a peer
 about [[distribution-designations#Terminations]].
 Peer's messages are in block quotes.

-### Content
+***

 > Good morning!
 > Do you add branch terminations to panelboards?
@@ -68,11 +73,15 @@ Morning! Yes to the first question, ? to the second
 > Ah, so you just chuck in a lot # of terms per board and call it good?

 Essentially.
-Ben's direction was to pick a schedule on the upper end of terms for each size panel to be representative of the rest.
+Ben's direction was to pick a schedule
+on the upper end of terms for each size panel
+to be representative of the rest.
 At my old place I would have made a designation for each panel,
 I'm not upset to leave that behind.
-I see no reason you couldn't just make each size once and keep it in a temp job.
-I would, but I usually extract the schedules anyway so I just use the actual average.
+I see no reason you couldn't just make each size once
+and keep it in a temp job.
+I would, but I usually extract the schedules anyway
+so I just use the actual average.

 > Thank you for that.
 > Joel wagged his finger at me about missing terms this morning---
@@ -87,7 +96,8 @@ the feeder assemblies have both sides,
 the branch assemblies don't have either,
 that's why he got you, I think.

-I don't think my way is best unless you already have all the circuits in a big table for other reasons.
+I don't think my way is best
+unless you already have all the circuits in a big table for other reasons.
 Lot of effort for a marginal increase in certainty above a heuristic like Ben's.

 I'm working on a job Noah started now,
@@ -95,7 +105,8 @@ he made certain panels separate from what I assume is the average
 and labeled them with the name of the panel.
 If I had a job where some were significantly more full than others
 I _might_ do something similar,
-but I'd probably name them "... 1-Section, ~25% Fill"/"... 1-Section, ~75% Fill" instead.
+but I'd probably name them
+"... 1-Section, ~25% Fill"/"... 1-Section, ~75% Fill" instead.
 But that's a lot of mental overhead.

 ## 2026-01-06 10:57
@@ -111,4 +122,5 @@ Out of contract building area for renovations?
 Maybe the sum of in-contract building area and other areas prorated somehow.

 Seems imminently gameable.
-See [[incentives#Perverse Incentive]] and [[estimating-culture#Incentives]].
+See [[incentives#Perverse Incentive]]
+and [[estimating-culture#Incentives]].
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ because otherwise it would be necessary to have double the assemblies,
 or to expect estimators to substitute each size of wire
 everywhere bare was necessary.

+See [[realism-vs-instrumentalism]].
+
 ## 2026-01-07 16:03

 #occupational #topic/estimating #topic/organization
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ $C(t)$ returns a distribution whose [scale](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scale_
 decreases with $t$, and $C(0)$ maps to a single value.
 $t>0$ is time until the final payment.

-> ![503x480](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Log-normal-pdfs.png/960px-Log-normal-pdfs.png)
+> ![250](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Log-normal-pdfs.png/960px-Log-normal-pdfs.png)
 >
 > Figure: lognormal distributions with the same [location](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Location_parameter)
 > varied by [scale](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scale_parameter).
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ then there are few who in the world who couldn't,
 given infinite time for a single bid.
 The _true_ value of an estimator, then,
 is in their ability to model project cost _efficiently_, that is,
-to achieve acceptable accuracy and precision as quickly as possible,---
+to achieve _acceptable_ accuracy and precision as quickly as possible,---
 much as the engineer's is in building a bridge that _meets_ the requirements
 as cheaply as possible.

@@ -53,9 +53,10 @@ it is not cost-effective[^1] to allow it to take four.[^2]

 [^1]: "Cost" referring both to estimator salaries and the opportunity cost of declined bids.

-[^2]: Supposing a contractor maintained a modern portfolio theory styled record
-    of estimates including pending bids, and projects ongoing and completed,
-    with confidence estimates uncorrupted by [[estimating-culture#Incentives|perverse incentives]],
+[^2]: Supposing a contractor maintained a modern portfolio theory styled record of estimates
+    including pending bids, and projects ongoing and completed
+    (each with confidence estimates),
+    uncorrupted by [[estimating-culture#Incentives|perverse incentives]],
    they may have reasonable basis to set sliding standards for estimate precision
    to be specifically determined at consideration of the opportunity for bid
    according to current climate (i.e. their transient risk appetite).
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ it is not cost-effective[^1] to allow it to take four.[^2]
    No contractor is doing that, so they lack a competent measure of risk tolerance
    besides continuing to tolerate what they have historically.

-Objectionable as it is,
-it is to be expected that estimators will use all time allowed them
-when the standards for _acceptability_ are inadequately defined.
+> [!important]
+> Objectionable as it is,
+> it is to be expected that estimators will use all time allowed them
+> when the standards for _acceptability_ are inadequately defined.
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ dg-publish: true

 ## 2026-01-12 10:00

+#occupational
+
 ### ECH3 Executed Contract Revision WBS

 For Executed Contract Revisions, Bid GP% must be maintained.
@@ -21,6 +23,8 @@ in order to compensate for an increase in permit fee coverage.

 ## 2026-01-12 10:42

+#occupational
+
 ### Woodbrook Executed Contract Revision Takeoff Check

 #### Unit Dishwasher/Disposal
@@ -33,6 +37,8 @@ According to Joel this takeoff is correct for the scenario.

 ## 2026-01-12 12:23

+#occupational
+
 Travelling with Brian Smarslok and Joel Jansen on [[2026-01-15]]
 to visit [[#Woodbury Heights|an awarded project]] in New Jersey.
 Flying from TPA to PHL, departure @ 7:00AM.
@@ -92,11 +98,15 @@ can be blamed for any significant portion of variance that extreme.

 ## 2026-01-12 13:02

+#topic/construction
+
 **Dry utilities:** utilities other than "wet" utilities (water, sewer, stormwater),
 namely power, data, and natural gas.

 ## 2026-01-12 13:02

+#occupational
+
 Joel attributes the [[#GP Variance|apparent variance]] to
 1. missed Polaris lugs for feeders for one building,
 2. insufficient budget for equipment rental, and
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ dg-publish: true

 ## 2026-01-13 11:28

+#occupational
+
 ### 2100 Crystal Drive ConEst Manager Review

 #### Josh's Review Order
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ dg-publish: true

 ## 2026-01-14 13:27

+#occupational
+
 Follow-up to [[2026-01-13#Lighting Control]]

 Conversation between Joel Jansen and Christian Pereiro
@@ -21,7 +21,3 @@ Left Apartment at 05:30, at terminal around 06:10.

 [[2025-11-13#2025-11-13 08:19]]
 I spoke to a peer about this yesterday.
-
-## 2026-01-15 08:18
-
-[[2025-12-03#Excluding Vs. Ignoring Project Requirements|Excluding Vs. Ignoring Project Requirements]]
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ for the sort of formatting I've been doing recently.

 ## 2026-01-19 12:32

+#topic/construction #topic/estimating
+
 Real example of [[location-vs-scope]]:

 450-460 James Robertson Parkway Phase II (fka James Roberston Pkwy Mixed Use Development)
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ dg-publish: true

 ## 2026-01-22 09:55

+#occupational
+
 The lighting drawings for
 450-460 James Robertson Parkway Phase II
 (fka James Roberston Pkwy Mixed Use Development)
@@ -25,6 +27,8 @@ is the relevant section.

 ## 2026-01-22 11:58

+#occupational
+
 ### 463 Davison Contract Dates

 [[463-davison-ave-ne]]
@@ -41,6 +45,8 @@ Closing: [[2026-03-04]]

 ## 2026-01-22 14:56

+#topic/estimating
+
 ### Accurate Budget Vs. Accurate BOM

 #### Quote
@@ -64,7 +70,7 @@ The review and adjustment process
 is based on standard practice,
 so deviations may have unpredictable effects.

-Our assemblies do not include screws
+Our assemblies do not include screws.
 It would be more accurate to the BOM to add them,
 but we budget for that cost in the summary,
 so to do so would be double dipping.
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ there's an order of magnitude right there.

 [^1]: $1~\text{US bushel} \equiv 9\frac{3571}{11550}~\text{US Gallons} \approx 9.3~\text{US Gallons}$

-The study suggests decomposition has no effect on estimate confidence
+The study suggests decomposition has no effect on estimate _confidence_
 ---which I'm tempted to believe because its funny
 and it tracks with my anecdotal experience---
 but I wonder if subjects using their own decompositions would present similarly.
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ dg-publish: true

 ## 2026-01-29 10:07

+#topic/estimating
+
 A peer's senior, expressing frustration,
 told them that it if they disagree with an instruction,
 they must have a reason,
@@ -32,6 +34,8 @@ speaks to a fundamental misunderstanding of the purpose of estimating.

 ## 2026-01-29 17:57

+#topic/finance
+
 ### Calculating Utility of Above-Minimum Mortgage Payment

 See [[2026-01-25#Calculating Monthly Principal & Interest Payment]].
@@ -41,7 +45,9 @@ to reduce the total interest paid on the loan,
 but an unrelated investment with a sufficient return
 could outweigh the reduced loss.

-Suppose you had $E$ dollars to
+Suppose you have a budget surplus of $E$ dollars
+and are deciding whether to make an elective payment on your mortgage
+or to invest in a promising opportunity.

 The return on electing to pay $E$ to the mortgage
 is the
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ dg-publish: true

 ## 2026-01-30 08:44

+#topic/meta
+
 Follow-up to [[2026-01-28#2026-01-28 10:02]].

 I really would like to implement timestamped notes,
@@ -22,6 +24,8 @@ Only the lack of plugin support stops me.

 ## 2026-01-30 09:06

+#topic/meta
+
 I tried the Smart Connections community plugin.
 I can't imagine who it could be useful for.
 It seems to just identify large blocks of similar content,
@@ -46,7 +50,7 @@ because the routines they programmed were too conservative.

 Human or software,
 an assistant without agency
-and the will to contradict you
+_and the will to contradict you_
 is worthless.
 If the effort to _communicate_ your instructions
 exceeds the effort to perform them,
@@ -54,6 +58,8 @@ you will always do the task yourself.

 ## 2026-01-30 16:29

+#topic/math/statistics
+
 ### Laplace's Rule of Succession (LRS)

 > [!info]
@@ -81,6 +87,8 @@ in any random sample of five from that population.

 ## 2026-01-30 18:33

+#topic/personal-productivity
+
 Why is it that I find it so easy, even compulsory,
 to clean my house while working from home,
 even after returning from work on-site?
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags:
  - authorship/original
  - destiny/permanent
  - status/draft
-  - type/timestamped
+  - type/periodic/timestamped
 daily: "[[2026-01-31]]"
 dg-publish: true
 ---
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags:
  - authorship/other
  - destiny/permanent
  - status/draft
-  - type/timestamped
+  - type/periodic/timestamped
 daily: "[[2026-01-31]]"
 dg-publish: true
 ---
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags:
  - authorship/original
  - destiny/permanent
  - status/draft
-  - type/timestamped
+  - type/periodic/timestamped
  - topic/meta
 dg-publish: true
 daily: "[[2026-02-02]]"
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags:
  - authorship/original
  - destiny/permanent
  - status/draft
-  - type/timestamped
+  - type/periodic/timestamped
  - occupational/takeoff
 dg-publish: true
 daily: "[[2026-02-02]]"
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags:
  - authorship/original
  - destiny/permanent
  - status/draft
-  - type/timestamped
+  - type/periodic/timestamped
  - occupational
 dg-publish: true
 daily: "[[2026-02-03]]"
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags:
  - authorship/original
  - destiny/permanent
  - status/draft
-  - type/timestamped
+  - type/periodic/timestamped
  - topic/estimating
 dg-publish: true
 daily: "[[2026-02-03]]"
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags:
  - authorship/original
  - destiny/permanent
  - status/draft
-  - type/timestamped
+  - type/periodic/timestamped
  - occupational
 dg-publish: true
 daily: "[[2026-02-03]]"
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags:
  - authorship/original
  - destiny/permanent
  - status/draft
-  - type/timestamped
+  - type/periodic/timestamped
  - occupational
 dg-publish: true
 daily: "[[2026-02-04]]"
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ That is, who defines our purpose?
 ### ConEst Organization

 What freedom does ConEst have to change its process and deliverables?
-suppose a plan to have Bid, with their request for ConEst,
+Suppose a plan to have Bid, with their request for ConEst,
 articulate certain requirements which they must have possessed to produce the bid estimate.
 Who would be involved in the change?
 Who would be the one to deny the request?
@@ -40,12 +40,15 @@ If Bid's proposals are audited,
 why do they still cause ConEst constant headache?
 ("local lighting control")

+***
+
 Estimators and seniors are biased towards imprecision
 because its tolerance reduces monotonous work,
 but the logical conclusion of such bias is a Bid estimate.
 Obviously there is an ideal compromise
 between 1:1 takeoff to install and a square foot budget
 that ConEst is intended to produce.
+
 Who is ultimately responsible
 for defining the position of that point on the spectrum?
 How is it defined?
@@ -63,9 +66,9 @@ a better option between two.
 What's being done to address the variance which exists?
 What's being done to prevent it from re-emerging?

-It's my belief that the most practical solution
+It is my belief that the most practical solution
 is the frequent rotation of estimators in senior teams.
-It's in the interest of estimators
+It is in the interest of estimators
 that their personal heuristics not depend on who they're working for,
 so they can be expected to call attention to inconsistency
 allowing it to be addressed permanently.
@@ -85,7 +88,8 @@ Would I be better of keeping my mouth shut about it?
 #### Incentives

 Bonuses based on awarded profit
-incentivize problematic (hare-hunting) behavior.
+incentivize problematic behavior
+([[game-theory#Stag Hunt|hare-hunting]]).
 Has such behavior been observed,
 or has chief strategy been organization-aligned
 in spite of the incentive?
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags:
  - authorship/original
  - destiny/permanent
  - status/draft
-  - type/timestamped
+  - type/periodic/timestamped
  - topic/organization
 dg-publish: true
 daily: "[[2026-02-04]]"
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags:
  - authorship/original
  - destiny/permanent
  - status/draft
-  - type/timestamped
+  - type/periodic/timestamped
  - occupational/takeoff
 dg-publish: true
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@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Senior ConEst Estimator: Joel Jansen
 * Corridors: $10 per linear foot
 * Amenity: $5 per square foot

+> Digital lighting control is required
 > * FALSE: Multiple occupancy sensors per zone necessitates digital control.
 > * FALSE: 0-10V dimming necessitates digital control.
 > * FALSE: 0-10V dimming + occupancy sensing necessitates digital control.
@@ -60,6 +61,9 @@ Ops creates, approves the labor plan.
 This limits our ability to make interesting decisions:
 MC cable ILO PVC in-slab pushes the schedule out.

+[[estimating-golf]] question, asked by Corwin:
+"Are the electric rooms stacked?"
+
 ### Thoughts

 #### Corwin
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+---
+id:
+aliases: []
+title: Estimating Golf
+tags:
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+  - topic/estimating
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+---
+# Estimating Golf
+
+[[2025-12-18#Estimating Golf]]
@@ -37,16 +37,16 @@ Use empty designations to separate phases.
 > # Stairwells
 > BS - Surface = 1.0hrs - #12 EMT 20ft
 > # Building
-> ## Units - Hotel
-> HU - Surface = 1.0hrs - #12 MC+LV 20ft
-> HU - Surface = 1.5hrs - #12 MC+LV 20ft
-> HU - Surface (Pendant) = 2.0hrs - #12 MC+LV 20ft
-> HU - Surface (J-Box For Future Fixture) = 1.0hrs - #12 MC+LV 20ft
-> HU - Recessed = 1.0hrs - #12 MC+LV 20ft
+> ## Units - Key
+> UK - Surface = 1.0hrs - #12 MC+LV 20ft
+> UK - Surface = 1.5hrs - #12 MC+LV 20ft
+> UK - Surface (Pendant) = 2.0hrs - #12 MC+LV 20ft
+> UK - Surface (J-Box For Future Fixture) = 1.0hrs - #12 MC+LV 20ft
+> UK - Recessed = 1.0hrs - #12 MC+LV 20ft
 > _
 > ## Units - Residential
-> CU - Surface (Tape) = 1.0hrs - #12 MC+LV 25ft
-> CU - Surface (Wall) = 1.0hrs - #12 MC+LV 25ft
+> UR - Surface (Tape) = 1.0hrs - #12 MC+LV 25ft
+> UR - Surface (Wall) = 1.0hrs - #12 MC+LV 25ft
 > ...
 > ```

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 * (when misunderstood) "No, no, no."
 * certainly
+
+* "... and stuff."
+* "Also too ..."
+* 
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