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Day in the Work Life: Plumber

Solder pipes in the morning, hit the books at night -- it's a long day for an apprentice plumber. We learn what it takes on this encore Day in the Work Life.

Ryan Eldridge is a first-year plumber apprentice. (Nancy Farghalli)

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