To fix a drip at a valve connection under a sink today, I pulled the valve off and part of the long-corroding pipe came off with it, leaving not enough thread to put it back on. Had to pull apart and replace pipe. The good luck was I only had to go back one connection.
think about all the good karma these travails earn your book release
Alright Derek, what did you do bad in the last week or so? Come on, you can tell us.
Cast iron FTMFW!
Buy American pipes.