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Fitting thought 1 Plumbing Africa Who cares? It is disheartening to see that no matter where you go or to whom you speak and in what sector, the ‘no-care attitude’ surfaces in the conversation. To some degree, we are all guilty of naming and shaming others — the government, the authorities, even that bad driver that cut you off in the traffic. It seems as if it is always up to someone else to make the change or to act differently. Yet, if we had to be honest with ourselves, we would acknowledge the way in which our own choices play a part in the bigger picture. I think back to when I was much younger and we used to play in the pool (I’m sure you too may have played this game): we would all go around and around creating a whirlpool until we had created a strong current, then everyone would turn around and struggle against the current. It was a difficult task as a team, but if your friends got out of the pool and let you battle the current by yourself, defeat was inevitable. This situation I liken to what we must face on a daily basis when we are swimming in an upstream world. Often, it is too easy to skip compliance or do the right thing, to avoid taking responsibility, or to support goods or services that we know are substandard. Then, as the group that battles the current gets smaller and smaller, it becomes an immense task to self-correct. It becomes ‘someone else’s problem’. We persistently and increasingly find this situation ISSN 1812 - 1705 Audit Bureau of Circulations January - March 2017 Controlled free distribution         3114 CONTENT MANAGER Benjamin Brits • [email protected] WRITER Dineo Phoshoko • [email protected] CONTRIBUTOR Tristan Wiggill SUBEDITOR Elaine Enslin OPERATIONS MANAGER Marike Groot • [email protected] DESIGN/LAYOUT Glyniss Bone • [email protected] NATIONAL ADVERTISING SALES Director: Dale Macnamara • [email protected] External sales: Marcus Pearson• [email protected] Internal sales: Zeldalee du Toit • [email protected] Process coordinator: Estelle Thurtle •[email protected] www.plumbingafrica.co.za cropping up everywhere because we prefer to make someone else responsible or to choose a quick buck rather than honest money. These are situations that offer a temporary solution to a permanent problem. It becomes easier to just do it the way everyone else is doing it, rather than to strive towards being different and to care about long-term decisions. And yes, doing it right is more of a challenge, but it can be achieved if there are more people and companies who care. We all have a say in the outcomes of our industries and lives. In this issue, we look at wastewater quality and the scarcity of water on page 20. Our feature on page 51 is on polymer pipes and fittings as well as rainwater harvesting guidelines according to the Water Research Commission. We continue the discussion on different methods of legionella control through the superheat method on page 29, and our project is the Dr SK Matseke Memorial Hospital in Dobsonville on page 34. Don’t forget to complete the IOPSA questionnaire on page 59 to qualify for your CPD points. If you have any comments on any of the articles or wish to contribute to future articles, please get in touch: [email protected]. Enjoy. 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