Taming the Cable Jungle

Ditched the hamper and crept into the shadowy gorge behind the TV console. Complete chaos. Thick, rubbery black cables snaking everywhere, looping over power strips like sleeping pythons. A total hazard. I marched right in, clamped my free right hand around a loose USB cord, and hauled it sideways. Too much slack. I wedged the stack of modular pieces in my left grip between two stiff HDMI cables to hold them parted, then levered the wandering cord underneath. Snug fit. Locked down. Now nobody trips back here.