Last summer an 83-year-old pipe in Manhattan burst, sending a geyser of steam and debris into the air.

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"I worry sometimes that I'll be like parents who lived through the Depression, saving old pipe in the basement, " he says.

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The 41-year-old carbon steal pipe was inspected by an Enbridge contractor for rust in 2004 and cracks in 2005.

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The idea of a light pipe is a fairly old one.

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Incidentally, Hefner is grooming his 21-year-old son Cooper to wear the robe and carry the pipe after he is gone, becoming the public face of Playboy.

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The poor fellows left commanding the old economy are ... nice guys, church deacons, pipe smokers, Wednesday-afternoon golfers, worsted clubmen and hearty backslappers.

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Raw sewage trickled from a broken pipe down the street, and the 37-year-old insurance agent scolded his two sons for playing nearby.

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