Let Me Just Fix This Trim Real Quick...

So an interesting thing happened while I was investigating some less-than-fresh smells that seemingly were coming from our refrigerator.  For the better part of a week, we were smelling something bad near our refrigerator and we were certain that it wasn't coming from food turning bad within the refrigerator.  After searching the internet, sometimes the water trap below the condenser unit in the back can get some water in it and develop mold so I pulled out the refrigerator and took apart the whole back part and did find some less than savory water conditions that were not being helped by a crispy small mouse that was quite mummified.  Yuck!  After copious amounts of Clorox wipes we got it all cleaned out and was very proud of seemingly solving the issue.

However, I noticed this piece of trim that hadn't been nailed into the wall when we replaced the trim because it was likely behind the refrigerator and that was tough to get to.  So, I figured let me solve this while I am in here and grabbed a nail and quickly put it through the trim.  Only seconds later I started to hear what sounded like a hiss and I started to get confused.  Confusion quickly turned into concern as water started flowing out from under the trim in the wall.  I ran downstairs and sure enough it was starting to rain in my, thankfully, unfinished basement from right under the area.  I ran to the main water shutoff and started grabbing buckets.  After calling in a plumber, who actually was driving to their house in our own neighborhood at the time, we saw the error of my ways.  I had found the only pipe in the whole wall to put a nail through and hit it dead center of mass.  This was the water pipe that fed the second floor bathroom above.  An hour or two (and $750) later, they had cut out the drywall, soldered in a new pipe section, and actually moved the water feed line to the refrigerator.  Certainly a painful lesson about nailing in some trim!  I guess at least the rotting smell is now gone from the area though...