<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:video="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-video/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.bostonglobe.com/video/2026/05/26/opinion/opeds/opinion-he-can-build-his-own-jet-engine-but-not-his-own-bathroom/</loc><video:video><video:content_loc>https://d32e4p2yfip7hy.cloudfront.net/wp-bostonglobe/20260526/6a15fc22d4c5cf0e1f440c57/t_9253afebd55d49bb90b4791fbc1eb04a_name_LAFFIN_1/file_960x540-1600-v4.mp4</video:content_loc><video:duration>66</video:duration><video:thumbnail_loc>https://bostonglobe-bostonglobe-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fd1rwj3sbvso8ql.cloudfront.net%2F05-26-2026%2Ft_b38d4adc73d649ea9fa029b70565b38f_name_h_thumbnail.jpg?auth=7c012b7839fddad8af3298bf4e0f2401b3a7470fe144073fc8ecacf986580493&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</video:thumbnail_loc><video:title><![CDATA[He can build his own jet engine, but not his own bathroom]]></video:title><video:description><![CDATA[“Usually when people ask me what I do, I tell them I’m a wrench.” That’s what aircraft mechanic John Corbin told Peter Laffin over the phone. “I’m always doing stuff no one’s done before.”

But according to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Carbin isn’t qualified to do his own plumbing. In fact, in Massachusetts, no non-licensed homeowner is allowed do their own plumbing. It’s a rule that might be legally correct, but it lacks common sense, says Laffin.]]></video:description><video:category>Op-eds</video:category></video:video><lastmod>2026-05-26T20:08:38Z</lastmod></url></urlset>