do you strap to whatever holds" is the question that gets people in trouble. Had a buddy a few years back strap his drop to the meter pipe on a reno, and the inspector caught it on final. Didn't matter that it held fine for months, code says keep the two apart and the guy made him redo the whole run on his own dime. Cost him a weekend and a spool of wire. Eat the 20 feet and keep it clean, you were right.

Steel bends back, aluminum cracks. 87 Stumpy is steel, right?

Feel that so hard. I hit the dented can bin at my local store every single time before I even look at the regular shelves. Last month I scored like 10 cans of chickpeas for a quarter each and made hummus for weeks. People walk right past that stuff because the label is bent but the food inside is totally fine. You just have to check that the can isn't bulging or leaking, that's the only real rule. Six bucks for 8 nights of food is honestly unbeatable right now.