It only took 2 years, 8 months and 20 minutes to get this rain barrel hooked up at my parents house. I bought it for my dad as a birthday gift in 2008- back before I learned not to buy people presents that you really just want to buy for yourself.Hooking it up was really easy and using it's water is exceptionally rewarding. It's very therapeutic to water your plants and know that, by watering them, you aren't contributing to the contamination of rivers and streams, wasting fresh water or spending unnecessary money.