When I moved in to this house next door to Mum, I immediately did a number of things. One was having a plumber replace a hose bib with a frost free bib and a new shutoff valve as the old valve was leaking when I opened it. I paid the man. I shut the valve. I opened the valve on the bib. Never used it.

I had a wall mounted garden hose reel in the garage and used to use it for an electrical cord. Brought it with me from my old house.

My buddy is a hoser so I got him to make me a lead hose from the bib to the reel as the existing one wasn't long enough.

I bought a new fancy garden hose watering revoler with a shitload of choices of flow last fall and retired the old one.

Well, Mum's hose bib makes a squeaky noise and I'd like to be able to wash her car VERY early in the morning during hot summer weather without possibly disturbing her. I rigged up a mount on my back steps and installed the works.

So... I have just closed the shutoff bib valve in the cellar because the vaccum breaker on the bib leaks, the reel leaks, the female fitting on the hose my buddy made leaks, and the old revolver leaks... AND... I AM THOROUGHY PISSED OFF!!

And don't anyone DARE tell me to get a breaker kit and F*** around with that. I'll shove 50' of garden hose up... did I mention I was pissed off? Arrrrgggghhhhhhhh!

I just got hosed eh?