Re: [Nolug] Need help in school

Hi, Dave. Good luck with the plumbing...

On Sat, 2002-09-07 at 08:59, Dave Prentice wrote:
> Hi y'all,
> This was the first message from NOLUG in a long time. I was
> beginning to wonder if the list was still active.
> A non-Linux question for you guys: does anybody know a
> kind-hearted, philanthropic plumber who would be willing to do about 1
> day's volunteer work at my school? The building is 90+ years old, and
> many of the pipes corroded long ago. At the beginning of the year when
> I moved into this classroom there was no operational water line. It's
> hard to teach chemistry that way. I was able to repair it, but the
> drain pipe (hanging from the ceiling in the classroom downstairs)
> leaks like a sieve. I have to use a bucket to dump waste products --
> no strong corrosives, just little samples of miscellaneous stuff --
> then carry them to the toilet in the faculty bathroom .
> The aforementioned drain pipe is cast iron, about 4" diameter and
> hanging down about a foot from the 12 foot ceiling downstairs.
> Changing it is beyond my level of tools and expertise. It would be
> nice to remove the cast iron pipe and put PVC in its place so there
> would be no worry about corrosion. "Well, why not just get the school
> district to fix it," you say? Remember, this is Orleans Parish.
> Please let me know if you think of any potential volunteers.
> Thanks,
>
> Dave Prentice
> prentice@instruction.com
>
>
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