Since the Post mentioned this website on February 3 I've recieved dozens of e-mails, many in glorious detail. Keep 'em coming. If you'd like to read some of the more involved stores, check out the Copper Apocalypse page.

George in Silver Spring has had six leaks, and is collecting bids for re-piping. D'oh! George just found #7 (2/5/01). Good god it looks like #8 is in the house (2/7/01). As of late March George has repiped the house - final tally 11 leaks. He offered up samples of pipe to the WSSC - as the plumber and WSSC representative removed one 3/4" riser it collapsed of its own accord, weakened from within.

Ed in West Bethesda's had one and recommends I rent The Money Pit. Ed, I'm living the dream. Don't get me started about the garage door opener.

Bart in Bethesda has had 3-4 over the last two years, and is getting by with garden hoses and clamps.

Pedro in Potomac had two in 2000, one horizontal, one vertical.

Bill in Kensington has had 17 pinhole leaks since 1998. Bill wins the dreaded Copper Medal. As of late March Bill's up to 18. No contenders have emerged to challenge the medal.

Catharine in Bethesda has had three since 1996.

Jack in College Park Woods has had two leaks in the last twelve months.

Jeff in the Stonegate section of Silver Spring had one leak a month ago. Before the drywall contractor could get there another popped up in the same section of pipe.

Ross in Woodmoor had four in three years and repiped.

Jim in North Springbrook has had four in the last eighteen months. He's been in the house less than two years.

Thomas in West Laurel repiped after several pinholes in the basement. Pinholes inside his tankless water heater may be what forced the replacement of that item.

Joe in Layhill had his bathroom ceiling collapse two years ago, and a pinhole by the water heater on another occasion.

One reader in Capitol Heights had a leak on January 27th. Hopefully it's the last.

Glenn has had eight so far, and is waiting for the investigations to conclude before repairing the ceiling.

Rick in Kemp Mill had five and is in the process of repiping. His advice: a dozen donuts for the workmen. "A happy plumber is a good plumber." Truer words never spoken. Looks like donuts alone are not enough. The initial pipe job apparently rerouted some water into the family room, and now the furnace doesn't work.

Paul in Aspen Hill has had two pinholes, and reports a neighbor who's had six. Paul's now a believer in drop ceilings.

John is watching the stain on the rec room ceiling very carefully.

Kym in Bethesda found her first leak on February 4, the day after the Washington Post article.

Jim in Takoma Park has only had one, but his book collection is starting to cringe.

Jim in Bethesda understands the dread of opening the front door sometimes, having found three leaks in the last two years.

Rene in Woodmoor has had three horizontal, cold-water leaks in the last year.

Pinholes are paying for my wife's new Volvo!!! This the sentiment from an A/C guy who'd prefer to go nameless, "sorry to rub it in" but apparently he's benefited from the windfall of repair work. We'll take the high road on this one.

Neil in the Takoma Park area had gone through this many years ago in another house and is currently watching his new neighbors spring leaks.

Marc in Forest Glen Park returned home from vacation last June to find that a leak in his kitchen ceiling had managed to make its way into the basement.

I'm getting that bitter sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach - I think the crack in the foyer just spread a few inches. Recess may be just about over on this one.

Abe in Montgomery Village has had three copper pinholes, a few other leaks, and is now being refused homeowner's insurance. Does anyone know who to call to get the insurance companies to lay off for a little while? Congress would probably be a good start.

A Woodside Park neighbor watched a third of his dining room ceiling come down, wrecking the hardwood floor. Seven pinholes, sounds like a number of them in vertical pipes.

Nancy in Round Hill, VA reports that her development in Loudon County is rife with pinholes - these houses were built between 1994 and 1996. Unsure if this is the same kind of process we're seeing in the WSSC district, but we stand beside our fellow sufferers.

Marc in Montrose Forest waxes eloquent about the acoustics of the five new holes in his living room walls. He's had at least ten leaks overall - reading his email I lose count every time. His house is only eighteen years old. Marc's got another one in the basement... he's all out of clamps but he can't even see where the pipe is yet.

Paul and Julie in Silver Spring just found their first. I got there as quickly as I could (they're friends of ours) - looks like it's in the upstairs bathroom, and water is dripping from the first floor hall ceiling as well as the basement laundry room ceiling.

Howard in Silver Spring has had two leaks so far in horizontal cold-water pipes. After the first he stockpiled rubber hoses and clamps, and now shuts off the main valve every time he goes away for a while.

Maria's daughters in Prince William Co., Va (two households, it sounds like) have been experiencing pinholes (six for one, two for the other). These homes are using well water - not sure of the ages of the plumbing installations - I wonder if they've got "aggressive soil" like the folks in Polk County, Florida.

Another Maria (in the WSSC system) found her first leak in January, and had the fun experience of finding a number of pinholes-in-waiting on the few feet of removed pipe. Remember: don't think too hard about the pipes they left behind. It will make you crazy.

Diane in Reston just found her third pinhole in her townhouse. She's the first I've heard from in that area (not on well water).

Joe in Silver Spring replaced all his 50-year-old galvanized pipes a few years ago. Now he's found his first copper pinhole (vertical, cold-water).

Ernest in West Bethesda had his first pinhole in the kitchen on March 1st (the holes keep coming, folks - it's March now). His house was built in 1956.

John and Lisa in Bethesda have had three leaks in the last five years - two horizontal pipes, one vertical. The damage has been relatively minor, and things have been quiet for a while now.

Bastards. One of the previous posters just got his insurance cancelled for filing too many claims. The WSSC and the local politicians should lean on insurers to give us constituents/homeowners a little slack, for crying out loud. If you're cancelled by your insurance provider, call the Maryland Insurance Administration right away: 410-468-2000 / 1-800-492-6116. I've spoken with their office - they're aware of the pinhole issue and are working on the insurance angle.

John and Lisa in Bethesda have had three leaks in the last five years - two horizontal pipes, one vertical. The damage has been relatively minor, and things have been quiet for a while now.

Alan in Arlington, VA (not in the WSSC territory) had a pinhole in the copper tube feeding his refrigerator ice maker.

Natalie in North Bethesda replaced one length of pipe in early March, then found another leak a week later.

Keith in Walnut Woods found one in the kitchen ceiling. He's a fan of Home Depot pipe clamps, but recommends asking for help in the store as they're not displayed in an intuitive location.

Me again! Official leak number five discovered 3/31/2001. Rinse and repeat.

Rene in Woodmoor (see above) gave up at five, and replaced the cold water pipes. So many incipient pinholes in one length of removed pipe it looked like the interior of the pipe had measles.

One homeowner converting his Cape Cod to Swiss Cheese notes "The WSSC page basically says nothing to aid the homeowner, other than, it's everywhere in the nation and the world and we're so concerned for our customers!" That's why we're here.