tomplum & mownie-Thanks for your insight and I'm pleased for several reasons. 1. It just may be something I'll manage. 2. It tells me that I was on the right track and didn't turn something I shouldn't have-which obviously could give me an entirely new group of things to blog about.....and the queue is HUGH already :):) Yes, that little brass threaded knob, both outside and inside, is almost impossible to both get my hand or a tool into and then I can only turn the knob 'maybe' 1/12 of a turn. 3. That the comment regarding disassembling the obstructions around the area would be both a last resort as well as cumbersome. I have a few times after 'sailor speaking' to the Jr JD have considered that option, but have keep at my original attempts in hopes of success. All who have responded have been great, ALL :). And thanks for pulling up the blog site to take a peek at the photos. For those of you who are mechanically literate I hope you will find that while reading it shaking your head and saying 'new meaning to the word stupid' as well be assumed when I succeed. Again, Thanks and I'll report if I am successful.

I am not Steve in Minnesota, but perhaps my story will help. Several years ago we bought a 36" GE Monogram hood with 350CFM. It is an island style hood that was originally suspended over a 30" Jennair. When we redesigned our kitchen, we liked the hood so much we decided to just keep it, even though the range was replaced with a 36" Bluestar. Well we still have the hood, and at 350CFM, it is a bit anemic for what our range can generate in the way of smoke/vapors, but we just don't care that much. Remember, it isn't a restaurant. The range does not go 24/7 and most of the cooking you will do will generate orders of magnitude less effluvia than the range is capable of actually producing. On the other hand, you will be looking at the range hood, listening to it, cooking under its lights, etc., for a long time to come. So what I would suggest is that you just go out and buy the range hood you like, the one that makes you happy, and forget all of this other nonsense. Your 600 will handle a wok full of stirfry without any problems. I know because my hood can handle my 16" wok on my super-hotrod burner that is now putting out more BTU's than either the RNB Bluestars or the Capital Culinarian. If things get away from you on a given night, likely a rarity, open a window and turn on a fan. No big deal. And you have the hood YOU like. Which is far more important, in my book. Look, we have some pretty sharp people on this board, none of whom may be fairly judged sharper than our own Rococogurl. Yet this poor woman has a Bertazzoni range in her New York apartment and a range hood of precisely ZERO CFM. Yep, no range hood. When things get a bit funky she opens a window. No big deal. So I would not go high order over this. Yes, you can plan for perfection, get a super-high CFM hood with enough power to suck small animals up into the grill, and then hate it because you seldom, if ever, make use of the power, while it makes your kitchen look like a McDonald's fry table. Or just say screw it and go get the one you want. I suggest option 2.

the first ones you mentioned yes they get installed when you do updates of those programs like java. and MS is guilty of the .Net one you can google that and find some info there. I have open it online use it on occasion but if you do not use it then you can remove. Maybe if you go to the page for it you will remember it's benefits and why you got it. If you have removed Adobe Acrobat Reader you can remove Air also from what I remember. I think it is needed for some types of applications to function properly, similar to flash. If an app you use needs it you will probably get a pop up saying it is needed. you can have more than one pdf reader but you would need to set which is default to be used, or yes you can remove Adobe Acrobat reader I have removed it from all of mine and use only pdf xchange. IE8 is now a much more ready to use than it was early on so sure you can update it and it is more secure. Internet Explorer 8: Worldwide sites

Fire hazard is why I mentioned holes in the rug. I thought maybe it was specially finished around the outlets. If that's possible. Not sure how big the sewing machines are that edge rugs whether they'd be able to edge around holes in the rug. Maybe than can up to a certain distance. I thought about it being just for the picture too, but didn't see any outlets on the walls either. Hmmmm....there are such things as cordless lamps. Just not sure what sizes and styles they come in.