If you had little choice but to set your stand up somewhere and run a "long" cable run to your recorders/seat/standing position (~10-15ft), what can you do to keep people from killing (or constantly tripping over) the cable? I'm talking about a more 'sit-down' venue here, and not a busy dance club. (I was in a wee tiny little coffee house the other day, trying to picture how one could setup there...)
On the one hand, a very long piece of duct tape could suffice, but depending on the venue and their flooring, they might not appreciate it much.
On the other hand, walking around with those 1-foot wide rubber mats isn't exactly an option either.
Is there anything "in between" the two that people have used in the past?