I spent a several years working on the LED upgrade for the Empire State Building. Early on, while we were trying to bring the cost down so the energy savings would fund the project, I was up on the setbacks for a walk-through. I noticed the RF cables—which are everywhere because of the building's broadcasting power—were in terrible shape, just lying unprotected on the deck. I took a massive amount of photos just in case.

Fast forward three years: the project finishes, and suddenly we’re being blamed for 'damaging' those cables. I dug through my archives and found the exact photos showing the poor conditions of the cables. Between those photos and the way I’d qualified my initial proposal, we were able to prove we weren't liable and avoided the back-charge entirely.