Talk:Plumber
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There must be more to plumbing than an Albert Einstein reference! How about using CCTV to check for rats? JFW | T@lk 21:03, 10 August 2005 (UTC)
The last link to plumbing quotes is an advertisement and should be removed. DJW2tone 13:57, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
"If I would be a young man again and had to decide how to make my living, I would not try to become a scientist or scholar or teacher. I would rather choose to be a plumber in the hope to find that modest degree of independence still available under present circumstances." -Albert Einstein, The Reporter, 18 November 1954
Shortly after making this remark, the Plumbers and Steamfitters Union, A.F.L. in Washington, D.C. voted to grant Einstein an honorary membership. Einstein was reportedly well pleased with this honor. - reword if this is actually true??
- The whole section about Einstein lacks a reference, so the entire section should be removed. Addhoc 12:25, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Commercialism
I know it's tempting, but please do not add commercial, etc. content or links. 129.237.114.171 14:05, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Regionalisation
The article as it currently stands is very US-centric. In the UK for instance a plumber deals with "potable (drinking) water, sewage, drainage" and hydronic heating but not generally "venting, heating and air-conditioning, or industrial process plant piping". Sheet lead work is also still part of the craft training for "Plumbing" although as likely to be carried out by a roofer as a plumber nowadays. Gas fitting is also a specialisation of plumbing (and commonly referred to as such).
The "organised labor"/"nonunion" and "Master Plumber" references are also not relevant everywhere outside the USA.
--John Stumbles 00:11, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
