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« Stranger than Fiction? | Main | The Gospel of Judas » April 06, 2006Plumbers vs. Water ConservationI understand why plumbers might not be very happy about waterless bathroom fixtures. It's like asking a gas station owner to get enthused about electric cars. Still, it's remarkable that the plumbers union in Philadelphia managed to negotiate a deal whereby a new city skyscraper which will feature waterless urinals will have water supply lines for the urinals installed anyway, but not hooked up. The justification for this deal is that the supply lines are there as backup in case the waterless urinals don't work out. However, the technology has been in use for over a decade, so that seems unlikely. Another recent incident featuring the powerful Philadelphia unions was the scrubbing of MTV's filming of "The Real World" in Philadelphia. The show's producers (as is their usual practice) had used nonunion labor in renovating a building for the show. In response, union protesters picketed the location and indications were that the picketing would continue during filming. The producers then decided to cancel the show, and Philadelphia lost a large amount of free advertising for the city to a crucial demographic of young people. Posted by Eric Seymour at April 6, 2006 12:20 PM CommentsThe Real World did end up shooting its 15th season there, so the city got its free advertising after all. But the toilet thing is dumb. That I'll grant you. Posted by: Sean at April 6, 2006 10:17 PM | permalink Posted by: Eric Seymour at April 7, 2006 09:10 AM | permalink Its funny really, if the plumbers truly believed the urinals were going to fail, no way in hell that they would have run the lines. Costs alot more money to retrofit than it does for an initial install. Posted by: John at April 12, 2006 10:58 PM | permalink Post a comment |
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