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Back in the nineteen eighties, I went to fix a leak on a drain serving an entire bathroom group. Was the only bathroom in the house. Was a relatively nice place.
Pulled the lathe and plaster down and found that type of old downspout pipe for their main drain!? The customer wasn't ready for the bad news of having to change everything from the second floor to the basement.
When finishing up I asked the customer when the house was built. He said in the nineteen thirties.
I thought, later on, the things people will do out of desperation. This had not leaked for over fifty years.
This pipe was installed during the Depression and lasted all that time.
The above picture brought me back. Wow.