The Spider, the Hippie, and Siddhartha
5 min readJan 10, 2023
Back in the early 70s, I worked for a pipe manufacturer in Hamilton Ontario. We made all kinds of pipes: sewer pipes, water pipes, and pipes for pipelines. My job was to load these long pipes onto a machine and pump water into them under intense pressure to ensure there were no leaks or imperfections. Most of the time they passed the test but occasionally one would blow out. It was always a noisy and unnerving experience…
