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You Can Never Have Too Much Hose

August 6, 2011 by libertatemamo 18 Comments

Polly wonders what all the fuss is about.

We take a quick break from our scheduled programming to provide you with a practical story. For those who’ve been following the stock market craziness this week (as we have, of course) this will serve both as an intermission and diversion as well as an investing and life moral (as all good stories should). So let us start.

Tho’ we be out on the “rim” and away from the things of man it means noth that we are adventureless. Indeed despite our isolation and happy frolicking we are constantly looking to push the limits of excellence….and it all begins with hose.

Allow me to explain…

A man in action...

They say a man who’s proud of his hose is a fine man indeed. Paul then must be a particularly strapping man given that he’s got over 200 feet of the stuff and still wonders whether he’s got enough. I’m talking of course about water hoses (not that your mind was in the gutter, but I felt it important to point that out), and we put the whole bunch to work at our lovely forest site this week.

For Paul it was a day of splendid tubular vindication and he was particularly happy to point out (multiple times) how prescient he’d been in buying all that hose. As they say in RVing (and certain aspects of life), you can never have too much hose….

That would be 200-feet of hose from the water spigot to the RV.

Which brings us back to the original moral of the story. For all travellers buying ahead, being prepared and having the essentials on hand is a very comforting thing indeed. Add to that the fundamental mantra of DON’T PANIC (from that most excellent guidebook, Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy) and you have the perfect combo. In our RV life we have our hose. In investing our cash and our solid dividend stocks. You can never have too many of either and if you follow the Hitchhiker’s advise you will indeed always be OK.

Post Edit: Just in case you want the nitty-gritty details of how we’re handling the market craziness, hubby wrote an excellent post with our strategy on his blog today. Check it out HERE.

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  1. Jerry B. says

    August 6, 2011 at 9:34 pm

    I think at that point, I’d move Mohammed a little closer to the mountain. But then, I’m not quite the man Paul is, I only have 50′ and size sometimes matters!

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    • libertatemamo says

      August 7, 2011 at 2:07 pm

      Hehe…now the logic had occured to me, but you see it was impossible.
      Had we moved closer Paul would not have had the chance to show off all that hose.
      That’s what you call “making the case”…LOL
      Nina

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  2. Jeff says

    August 6, 2011 at 10:03 pm

    Nina,
    Good advise.
    Good Luck, and thanks for all the fish.

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    • libertatemamo says

      August 7, 2011 at 2:07 pm

      Indeed….the fish were great!
      Nina

      Reply
  3. Marsha says

    August 7, 2011 at 4:02 am

    We like your hose, Paul. Is it a no crimp? LOL

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    • libertatemamo says

      August 7, 2011 at 2:07 pm

      HAHAHA….good one! Nina

      Reply
  4. jil mohr says

    August 7, 2011 at 5:16 am

    How lucky was that……Ii wonder what he would have done if he was about a foot short.???;)))

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    • libertatemamo says

      August 7, 2011 at 2:08 pm

      That would have been…simply…unthinkable LOL
      Nina

      Reply
  5. Tricia says

    August 7, 2011 at 6:31 am

    Which must mean that with all that hose, you still have room for your towel, right? 🙂 I personally am still waiting for a babel fish, which would make international travel SO much easier…

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    • libertatemamo says

      August 7, 2011 at 2:09 pm

      Indeed…As a good traveller I always know where my towel is.
      So happy to hear I’m not the only “Hitchhiker” geek out there.
      Nina

      Reply
  6. Terry & Linda says

    August 7, 2011 at 8:34 am

    Hmmm…got out my ruler, er ah 50 ft measuring tape… added right column carried the 1 and came up with 155 feet!! Oh No! My hose is too short!

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    • libertatemamo says

      August 7, 2011 at 2:09 pm

      Ahhhhh….oh nooooooo……Nina

      Reply
  7. Carol Kerr says

    August 7, 2011 at 9:07 am

    Looks like Paul had plenty of hose to spare… Although I’m with Jerry in regard to moving the a little closer to the mountain…

    Reply
    • libertatemamo says

      August 7, 2011 at 2:09 pm

      Indeed…on the tubular side he is very well endowed…LOL
      Nina

      Reply
  8. Mark S says

    August 7, 2011 at 11:56 am

    the best thing about this kind of situation is if right before unwinding a mile or so of hose you can get your wife to say “honey there’s no way the hose is gonna reach that far, why don’t we just move?!?.” (not that any wives I know would say such a thing). 😉

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    • libertatemamo says

      August 7, 2011 at 2:10 pm

      As a dutifull wife I would never say such a thing…or would I….. 🙂
      Nina

      Reply
  9. William says

    October 13, 2011 at 10:18 pm

    I have to tell you MY wife and I got the biggest laugh out of the photo with the hose running what appears to be almost endless to the Rv. I guessed it was a football field long and then saw your note of 200 feet. I’ve definitely got to get more hose. Thanks for the laugh! Have a great weekend!

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    • libertatemamo says

      October 19, 2011 at 9:31 am

      So happy you liked it! I had a real blast writing that story!
      Nina

      Reply

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