Perfect actual case: http://www.codeguru.com/forum/showthread.php?t=465523

The posted code appears to have a common and potentially severe problem, in that the SQLConnection is not Disposed at all..let alone in a reliable fashion.

Given that failure to properly handle objects implementing IDisposable is one of the leading reasons for .NET performance issues, I believe this to be an important point....

...but it does not relate SPECIFICALLY to the asked question....