Read somewhere that people treat it like a gas tank, they just want it full. Makes no sense when you think about it lol.

Yikes. That's rough. Actually, the fix for a cut line is usually way less than two grand if you catch it fast. A few hundred for a plumber to solder in a coupling, maybe some drywall repair. Two grand sounds like they had to open up a bunch of walls to find it, or there was a ton of water damage. Still a huge pain though.

That's the kind of stubborn love I get. My uncle used to mail-order a specific type of honey from a beekeeper two states over because he swore it was the only stuff that didn't crystallize. The shipping cost more than the honey itself.

Honestly I keep my jar in a plastic tub when I burp it, learned that the hard way after a geyser ruined my counter. @carr.james, you're playing with fire over the sink, trust me. The kid thing is funny though, my nephew thought my sourdough starter was pancake batter and tried to drink it.

Forget torque, we need a standard for how clean the threads are first.