Not sure this should be in the funny pics section…

[keepcalmandcarryon]

The house I grew up in had these joints.

 

[Red Marley]

Guy on the left is using safety squint

 

[bondjamesbond]

No one uses oakum and lead for cast joints anymore, they use a gasket connection or a no hub coupling

 

[1075tech]

The house I grew up in had these joints.

Lead and oakum. My old house, built 1930 had that. Cast iron waste lines and main stack.

Softened a lot of it with a MAPP gas torch. Toilet waste line and drain from sink in the 2nd floor bathroom were lead.

Had galvanized pipe for water lines

 

[Catfish]

Safety in 2023: Get trained, get briefed, wear your PPE, treat every scratch like major trauma.
Safety in 1923: Don't put your face there, dumbass.

 

[Inglis]

I live in my Grandparents house from age six till seventeen. Lead pipes incoming water, cast iron on the out. Built about 1840.

 

[Chriselalto]

Some areas, like NYC still use lead and oakum.

Still taught in trade schools. The skill comes in when you pour it into a horizontal joint without lead pouring out the bottom.

 

[georgel]

Guy on the left is using safety squint

But, look at his excellent form! Properly aligned wrist, secondary hand on waist for proper balance, nice forward lunge as he approaches the target...