📯 blowing your own ......

  📯 .... no one else will [usually ]

an unfolding story [ really like my life ]
at Costco, a 50 ft garden hose was on sale, high quality, lasts a long time
50 ' was a bargain as well, c.f. a 25 ' model.
Yes, buy the bargain.
Except, the 50 ' is heavy [ no kidding ] and doesn't bend easily. the hose barely coils
in my defence. The placement of the hose outlet changed over last year. moving from the side of the house 30 ' away from where the outlet moved to, at the front of the house 
anyway, 50 ' isn't needed often.
cut the hose in half. I tried the hardware that I had at home. Nope. Leaks like crazy.
Amazon to the rescue - 3 sets of hardware [ couplers ] for $ 16 [ Home Depot would be $ 9 a coupler set]
Success. Yesterday.
BUT where to store the hose, now.
Still doesn't coil nicely. I had a spare hose reel and figured that, at least, its neater
The garage side door is flimsy. I Googled, garage side doors and mine was the worst example.
Solution. Bolt the hose reel thru a plywood base thru outer panel thru the cross support braces [ strongest part of the door ] thru the inner panel.. So, the door gets less useless.

I'm working at 8:30 PM [ b/c I'm stupid ] but the job gets done and looks ugly but works. Something about the  ' eye of the beholder ' or Mr Fix it guy.

And the second hose goes on the old hose reel at the side of the house

" oh what a tangle web we weave when first we auger to conceive [ actually, Shakespeare said deceive ]

Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to conceive  "  is the actual quote by Sir Walter Scott and he said ' deceive '

but works for me