here's the link to the funny thread

Here is a link that might be useful: widgets

Okay. That was HILARIOUS!!! Totally worth the hour I just spent reading through the entire 150 posts!

A friendly warning, though. Returning to the regular KF posts after reading that thread may result in the posting of sarcastic posts where they are not expected. Or your head might just explode. FWIW.

Thanks for the laughter, mitchdesj, and all widget posters!

I love this forum! Just when you least expect it, you come across a post like this.

Great old thread! Thanks, Mitchdesj for reviving it!

Widgets are SO '06.

Thank you, thank you for posting that! I'm pretty new to GW, so hadn't seen that. I have been reading GW obsessively since I discovered the site, and love how everyone on that thread pokes fun at some of the tropes. It's now bookmarked for when I need a laugh at my TKO.

I hope runninginplace managed to get up off the floor. I think that one took the cake.

I cannot believe that thread still lives!! LOL. And, amazingly enough, is still valid!

By the way, I completed my kitchen in Nov 04, did use widgets, and they are NOT dated. I love my widgets and always will!!

May (lowspark, originator of widget thread)
;)

For the record, I went for some of the widgets, but not all, and I'm still happy with my widgets. Although, we did change one widget to make DH happier -- he wanted a bigger widget. ;-)

lowspark, I installed my widget in '04, too!! At that time my GC said, "Don't bother pulling a permit--no one will ever know."

OK, now I want to sell, and I know my widget won't pass inspection, and who's going to buy my McMansion without an approved widget. And where am I going to find a VINTAGE widget to match my outdated '04 decor?!!

TIA

Well, I was hoping runninginplace was still here because her problem, as she explained it:

Help! My contractor just installed my widget and when I lie down on the floor, crane my neck 27 degrees, squint my left eye and use my flashlight I can definitely see that there is a cloudy area on my new widget! It's about one centimeter by a half inch and nobody but me can see it. But I know it's there and it is killing me every time I, well, lie down on the floor, crane my neck, etc...should I complain? Try to fix it myself? Get up off the floor????

seems to be a similar problem I've been having. The only difference is I have to stand with one foot on a stool, and the other in my sink and turn my head only 26 degrees, holding a candle, and I can see what looks to be a really bad seam on my widget.

I think it might be the fault of my faucet, though. So I was hoping runninginplace could advise me if I should just rip off the backsplash and get new cabinets.

In the meantime, I think my hoo hoo may be prematurely leaking. ;^)

Shelayne,
I just read that the code will change in 2011, but just on your side of your street, and you will have to rip out your your backsplash and get new cabinets anyway, so you may want to start your plans now. But I don't want to worry you or anything.

I heard there is going to be a widget upgrade and it won't be backward compatible, so none of our widgets will work anymore. Sigh...............

Gee, thanks for bringing this up again. I thought that I had gotten over my widget envy, and it all comes rushing back again. Widgets were the new "in thing" when we were building in 2005, and I really wanted at least one, but my contractor talked me out of it. He said that it was just a fad and not really worth the cost. Well, every other house in my neighborhood has at least one widget, and I am worried about the resale value of my house without widgets. Do you think that a widget could be retrofitted into my kitchen?

That is just what I feared, kitchendetective. I know the code police are coming around my neighborhood looking for all the widgets that were installed prior to the implementation of the National Knick Knack Paddy Whack Widget Standard. Apparently, they weren't grandfathered in--in our area anyway.

Well, I better start tearing out the floor then. At least I can get my foot out of the sink for the time
being.

terriks, I think they can be retrofitted, but depending on your area of the country, you may have to get new cabinets, but that is a small price to pay for an up-to-date kitchen. Just make certain that you have a real widget and not one of those made in China knock-offs. I already went through that once, and tearing down the walls and replacing all my outlets was very annoying.

Great. The kitchen is 98% done, and now I know what I didn't plan for. I was up all night trying to figure out how to put one in. Thanks, Mitch.

Not to hijack the thread...but does anyone have pictures of the dogfur backsplashes mentioned in the prior widget thread? They seem to have fallen out of fashion and I can't imagine why. I saw a poodlehair backsplash at a friend's house this weekend and it was absolutely stunning with her Tibetan singing widget. She said that Poodles have hair, not fur, which results in superior wear and easier cleanup. Can anyone verify this information? I prefer the look of Apricot Golden Retriever to Poodle, but would settle if I could get the right nap in the fur/hair...and then there IS the cleanup issue.
Am I overthinking this?
TIA
Cj

cj;

I would hold out for a bit more -- I hear that they are coming out with the Goldenoodle backsplash -- they claim that clean-up is minimal, smell is non-existant, and doubles as therapy when you stroke it. Color is somewhat limited, though -- could go great with Bianco or gold toned granite.

But can you hone a dog fur back splash or do you have to go with shiny?

A friend of mine had the Golden Retriever. She regretted paying the extra bucks for it. Everytime the widget got stressed it would blow its coat. YUCK! (The Labradors do the same thing, I hear.)

Kitchendetective, I think you have to go with something like a Schnauzer if you want a honed appearance.

Thanks for the advice, clergychick, you've helped me avoid disaster. Poodle might definately be a better choice in that case.

Cj

Are any of the dogfur backsplashes hypoallergenic? My daughter is very allergic. Maybe a labradoodle?

I think the dogfur backsplashes went out of fashion when PETA members started breaking into kitchens at night, and splashing the backsplashes with paint (NOT BM White Dove!)

Well, they do have those dogfauxfur backsplashes, but I still cannot get over the hot pink one I saw in House Beautiful. No dogs were harmed in the production of these backsplashes, so I think people are still getting them.

My neighbor has been eyeing the Ostrich feather one. I just don't know. I think it might clash with the new widget I'm looking at. Better start taking down my light fixtures....