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A few months ago, the New Yorker ran an article by David Owen entitled "The Great Electrician Shortage." Despite the title, the article opened with an anecdote about a plumbing emergency experienced by the author during a winter storm. Unable to solve his issue using YouTube videos, the author frantically tried to find a qualified…