Do you know how to turn marine on? I am not kid here!? I have lived in two homes as an full-grown but have never...

I have lived in two homes as an full-grown but have never been shown how to turn hose on. Do you know how?
Answers:    The on/off valve is in the underground room near the laundry water radiator.what I did was turn on the outside faucet and then come down and had someone tell me if it be on..not a silly question...
Find the water meter and turn the stopcock counter-clockwise. This won't do any good if the main river from the City hasn't been turned on. Turn water on at road where on earth meter is.If this is on start looking for a cut off valve for the house