“Good to the last drop,” for those who do not know, is a slogan used by a certain brand of coffee for marketing purposes. 

I’m sure all of us have words and phrases that bring up memories from our past. 

When I hear the term “luck of the draw,” I can’t help but imagine an unfortunate soul sitting at a craps or roulette table in a casino, head in hands and slot machines ratcheting in the background. 

Elevators go up and down, that much we know. One could say that they follow the common saying: “What goes up must come down.” 

Most of us have likely heard the expression “ignorance is bliss.”

In 1974, a federal law was passed that limited the speed limit of cars to 55 miles per hour. This was in response to an oil crisis in 1973. 

For those of us who like a good mystery, engineering can be a fun and exciting field. It is not uncommon for existing conditions to come up that we didn’t plan for. 

Construction design documents almost always include details. I’d venture to guess that many of us began our careers by putting detail sheets together. 

Now more than ever, plumbing engineers are expected to understand water quality.