We have a 10 year old miele with no broken tines. I would suspect that those who are having problems are not following instructions and loading the tray incorrectly. The handle of the spoons should be in the tine, not the rounded part. If you look at all of Mieles insructions this is how they load the spoons. If the rounded part of the spoon is in that area it is probably pretty tight within the tines and when water spray hits the rounded part of the spoon it moves the spoon and puts stress on the tines. It is not a problem with knives because the knives are relatively straignt so it has some wiggle space without stressing the tine, and forks are not an issue because any water would flow through the fork vs the spoon which acts like a sail.

LaceyVail - Zebra grass is pretty and I always like most things variegated, but a car dealership near me planted this and I would ride by it and notice how ‘enthusiastically’ it would grow, [g] and thankfully I never planted it. Maybe if you get your young girl to do the Panicums she can do that too! I found it very interesting that you explained how 76 is so much younger than even 78 and especially 80. I have found the older I get the faster things change and not for the better. So you are confirming that. [g] I’m reaching that point and you’ve inspired me to push harder to get after some of these things I want to do, while I still can. I’ve never had much energy as an adult either, although I had a lot of it as a kid. But my goal is to be more energetic and stronger than I have been. I saw a YouTube video of a woman that was 86 being interviewed for how she kept in shape and she showed her workout routine. The one thing I zeroed in on, was the fact she did 10 bridges a day. I was impressed. I was doing one or two a day and was pleased with myself..lol. So I’m on a mission to up it to 10 a day. I’m already up to 4 and I feel it making a difference. I started working in my Long Border this week. I think I will start a thread on that when I get a little further along. I see my Cranesbill are all looking ratty. We’ve been dry here, which is not unusual in July and the town just put a water ban on outdoor watering. Luckily I have two full rain barrels, which I’m just starting to use. So I am planning on watering them well and cutting them back to allow them to produce some new foliage to go into the Fall with and I haven’t decided whether I’ll try dividing them this Fall or the spring. I’m not really planning on adding grasses in my new project, unless I can find some special Carex that might fit the bill to add here and there.

Pt Reyes hardly produces inferior or mediocre products. In my curiosity for info about the award I mentioned about Rogue River blue, I found this. "Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Co. achieved significant recognition this week at the prestigious World Cheese Awards held this year in Viseu, Portugal. The annual global cheese competition, organized in collaboration with the Guild of Fine Food, brought together 240 expert judges from 40 countries to evaluate over 4,000 cheeses from around the world." source (2024) One of the awards was for one of their blues. This is the same competition where the Rogue blue won - the first time for an American cheese. Rogue River: "Cheese lovers around the world eagerly anticipate the autumnal return of Rogue River Blue, which is released every year on the Equinox. Rogue River Blue is the Southern Oregon artisan cheesemaker's seasonal specialty, with flavors reflecting the locale. The organic blue cheese is the first and only USA-made cheese to be crowned World Champion at the World Cheese Awards, receiving this top honor in cheesemaking at the 2019-2020 ceremony held in Bergamo, Italy,"

Context is key, how off center? Show a pic of the entire floor? Are you prepared to have him redo the pan as well as breaking up the tile and the thisset wil compromise the pan and the waterproofing? I am concerned with that wall / floor intersection as well. How was this entire shower constructed?