When I tell people that I’m an engineer who used to unblock toilets for a living, they usually say something to the effect of: So you’re one of those people who unblocks toilets? That’s not strictly true: although toilets are something of an occupational hazard for me, my journey into the Cinderella world of civil…
Let’s face it, most of us aren’t exactly thrilled by the thought of plumbing issues. For me, however, the allure of a good leak began in a rather unconventional way: childhood summers spent “helping” my dad, a seasoned plumber, battle basement floods in our rain-soaked neighborhood. While other kids were at amusement parks, I was…