high school graduates can't fix pipes

A new survey finds that today's graduates have dismal plumbing skills.  We aren't even talking about boiler installation, but something as simple as soldering a pair of copper pipes together.  Not even half could properly choose the appropriate J-pipe to put into a single T opening.

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A trade, ie., a skill that is not required to be considered a well-rounded person. Since forever, guys have always thought they could fix the plumbing, but they can't. That's why they always need to call in the expert. Having dismal plumbing skills is not new.

Do you drive a car? Are you a mechanic because you know how to change the oil? NOPE.

Also, home plumbing is nowhere near the same as municipal water systems to even be put in the same sentence.