Greetings to all, Gary made a reference to the ferret being used for running string=rope=cable in underground conduits. Well there are some other uses in the aerospase industry. In a Boeing 747 there are some rather long and large conduits running the length on the fuselage , they put the ferret with a small line in one end and the weasel comes out the other end then they pull the wires thru. This method was also used on the C-5A galaxy, and the 777. This I was told to by a worker at Boeing. BTW, even though the ferret already made the trip once they found that it will keep going thru the conduit many times , it is either a case of the ferret wants to help and work or they just think the path has changed . Mark [Posted in FML issue 4302]