Matters of focus

So I'm reading an article about garden hoses: Which are the best for my needs? and all that. And the first part is really interesting: They "review the features to consider" when buying a hose. But then we get past that part and come to Types of Garden Hoses. Here's the first type they consider:

Lightweight / Light Duty Hoses

These hoses are generally made from vinyl (sometimes with a reinforcing mesh or multiple plies (layers)) so can kink more easily, often have plastic fittings, and tend to come in thinner diameters but prices are in the lower range.

If you’re gardening on a budget, won’t be using it often, don’t need a long hose (over 50 feet), and have lower water pressure or don’t use a sprinkler or hose nozzle, then a lightweight hose will probably meet your needs.

While you can find light duty hoses online, your best bet is to visit your local home improvement store or garden center. You’ll find some of the heavier duty hoses there as well, but many of them are perfect for light duty use.

Skip over that first paragraph. Get to the second. We have four deciding conditions... Five, really:

1. budget,
2. usage,
3. length,
4. water pressure, and
5. what you have on the end of the hose

Yeah, all that. And whether you use "Quick Connect" fittings on your hoses. If you do use these "Cuke" fittings, you don't really need anything better than plastic fittings on the hoses. Because your Cuke fittings will be permanently attached to the hose, so you're not threatening to damage the plastic fittings on a regular basis.

Yeah, this comes up because my wife found a bargain on Amazon, and asked if I'd rather have four fifty-foot shrinkys with plastic end fittings, or one with brass.

Brass, I said without any hesitation. But then there was a second thought, and the second thought was that I always put brass QCs on both ends of those hoses, so who gives a shit if the GHT ends are plastic? Really. But it was too late. She pressed one button and the thing was bought.

I mean, I coulda had four fifties. But I got one instead, just so I could have some brass ass that I'll never connect to a second time. Dumn motherfuhhhhhh...

Oh, well. If it comes around on the guitar again I'll be ready.

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So, okay. That's all well and good, but their third parag says

While you can find light duty hoses online, your best bet is to visit your local home improvement store or garden center. You’ll find some of the heavier duty hoses there as well, but many of them are perfect for light duty use.

So... after all that... it seems that some of the "heavier duty hoses" are just as good as the light duties for some applications...

Carefully worded

"At Lowes," the commercial says, "we've got more appliances than anyone else."

Well yeah, I bet they do. And at Home Depot, Home Depot has more appliances than anyone else. And at my house, I have more appliances than anyone else.

It's all in the wording.