IPD members have their hands full dealing with commodity inflation, health care costs and people issues.
It was during a bout with cabin fever in late January that I sought comfort by reaching out to a sector of our industry that has suffered from its own version of the chills dating back to the turn of this century. Though cabin fever and economic malaise are not the same disease, there are enough similarities to inspire a feeling of kinship. So I set a goal of making contact with every member of ASA's Industrial Piping Division to see how they're getting along.