The series further has explored the evolution of the plumbing craft in America
from colonial days to modern times. We have taken a close-up look at plumbing
in the White House and inside the space shuttle. We ran a stomach-turning
review of the plagues and epidemics that have arisen in the absence of good
sanitation, along with some tongue-in-cheek analyses of Thomas Crapper and
his legacy. In our 1990 and 1991 installments, we expanded coverage to
include the history of hydronic heating, plumbing's sibling craft.
Now, allow me a moment to tell you something of my craft.