I have squeezed the hose and it is tight, but that was only after running it for awhile and when it actually was overheating for the first time.
The car was flashing at me that the coolant was hot, a/c has been disabled and the t-stat was all the way to the top, but there was no smoking from under the hood or anything. I will check on my lunch break if the hose from the radiator to the engine gets pressure quickly.