Leaving a fish tape in a wall taught me to label everything

Last month I ran a new coax line in a three story apartment building near Austin and left my 25 foot fish tape inside the wall after a rough pull. I only realized it when I went to pack up and the reel was missing from my van. Now I tape a bright orange flag to every tool I bring inside a job, even the small stuff like my 9/16 wrench. The customer never knew about it, but that $40 lesson made me count my gear twice before I close a panel. Has anyone else lost a tool behind drywall, and did you ever get it back?

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