Warning: That old coax line in the attic might be a bigger problem than you think

I was on a job in a 1970s house in Springfield last month, running a new drop for a customer. I pulled down the old cable from the attic and found it was stapled directly to a hot water pipe with metal staples. Over the years, the pipe's heat had melted the jacket and exposed the braid. I shut everything down, cut out the damaged section, and re-ran the line with proper standoffs. It took an extra 40 minutes, but saved a potential short. What's the weirdest place you've found old cable run?

I used to think a $15 bag of beans was fancy... now I'm spending $40 on single origin stuff from a local roaster in Portland. When did your coffee budget cross the line from 'treat' to 'hobby'?

A foreman in Tulsa told me to always back-weld a certain joint, even if the code didn't call for it.

I thought it was just extra work for years, but a vessel I worked on last week failed a hydro test right at that exact seam. He said, 'The book's minimum isn't always the field's reality,' and now I get it. Anyone else have a code-plus practice that's saved your bacon?