HOUSTON – Ed Hyde never fancied himself a pipefitter, yet a supply of pieces and parts plaster a table in his Katy-area home. As the inventory of pipes and other plumbing parts plummet at Houston-area hardware stores, some have taken it upon themselves to gather and distribute supply to desperate consumers. Madhav Parimi, a fellow neighbor, said most residents in the subdivision reported pipe damage but couldn’t find any replacement parts in stock at area hardware stores. Parimi wondered if stores in Texas were sold out, was the same the case next door in Louisiana? Parimi ordered pipes and parts from hardware stores in Lafayette and Lake Charles.