[AFMUG] Figure-8 vs lashed

[Adam Moffett]

So It seems like figure-8 is almost 3 times the cost of a separate fiber 
and messenger strand.....but the generally accepted wisdom has always 
been that figure-8 is cheaper.

Seems like you have at least twice the labor in lashed because you pull 
the whole length twice.  I don't really have a basis for comparison 
though.  Does anybody have reasonable guesses about labor hours spent 
for aerial installation on the two different methods?