Has anybody ever seen this???

YES! F.I. line should be used with today's fuels no matter what. Pricey by compare, it is the only thing that will hold up for any amount of time worthy of note. Regular line, if left unattended for a time, will do what happened to Bill.

Today's fuels vary a lot by state and brand.

I had some USA made FI line fail in less than a year on my 85 fi turbo Chrysler. It split in 6 places. Can't trust anything these days.