While most people think of the day after Thanksgiving as Black Friday, thanks to holiday season sales at stores, plumbers have another name for it: “Brown Friday.”

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Patrick Garner, a third-generation master plumber and director of operations at Cardinal Plumbing Heating & Air in Northern Virginia , said the nickname is no joke. “’Brown Friday’ is a real thing,” he said. “Who doesn’t love a good plumbing j

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