Here’s the thing about cutting copper in tight spaces: you will swear. A lot. It’s a scientific fact that confined spaces compress swear words into higher frequencies, making them extra potent. If your neighbor complains, just tell them you’re “tuning your plumber vocabulary.”
But when you finally hear that satisfying snip—the ring of broken copper—you will feel like a god. A cramped, sweat-drenched god with a sore back, but still. You beat the space. You beat the pipe. You beat the tiny, villainous gap that tried to ruin your weekend.
Just remember: always measure twice, because cutting copper is easy; un-cutting it requires a time machine and a healthy dose of regret. And nobody sells those at the hardware store. Yet.
