My Most Embarrassing Moments....I still blush!
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Comments (1)hello, Richard, your story gave me a good laugh. lucky for you, your wife did not have a camera handy.. I love seeing the pictures that people post on these threads. sue...See MoreMy Ae. recurvata don't blush! Why?
Comments (3)Not all forms of Ae. recurvata blush, but yours looks like a hybrid anyway, gonzer. Ae. cylindrata or gamosepala seem like the most likely candidates for the other parent. Take a look at some of these (and then run the search the other way, with recurvata as the pollen parent): Here is a link that might be useful: some Ae. recurvata hybrids...See MoreI'm embarrassed to brag, but my Modern Aire is wonderful
Comments (4)Glad you're ok! My DH was really indifferent toward most of the kitchen stuff, but I decided on a 640 CFM Kobe that's really quiet. The first night he used our cast iron grill pan to sear steaks he decided the hood was a good choice and couldn't shut up about it! We previously had smoke all through the first floor, but I could barely tell he was searing. We also use the hood more now, sinc it actually works. Definitely good advice! Get a decent hood!...See MoreHow embarrassing... NOW is wall faucet too low? (blush)
Comments (14)Ok... Davidro1 - Sorry dude for the neverending chatter. And I gave you all crappy and confusing pics to look at, so apologies again! When I get the chance, I"ll give you a much better pic, e.g. of some books set to actual counter height, right under the levers, while levers are pointed in the down position, and while faucet is being held flush against the wall and while pic is taken from the front. Of course you're sick of the issue either way (!) but I'll post it anyway just for a little clarity. I agree that it could "pass." The issue I have is that when one's hand turns the levers in the down position, the edge of the pink grazes the countertop. No big deal, unless one has big hands, I'm guessing. But the second factor is that regardless of the fact that most hands can turn the faucet off without a problem (perhaps Rachmaninoff's hands would have gotten pinched - haha), by the time the countertop goes in, the faucet will just visually appear on the unnecessarily low side, I'm guessing. While I could be wrong, the two factors combined lead me to believe that for all the money I spent on this faucet and the kitchen in general, I should just get it right and not be left slightly annoyed by it. Weedmeister and chicagoans - thank you both for that suggestion. I'd considered it myself, but then realized I like the form and function to be more traditional (horizontal is off, pointed down is on). Indeed, once the faucet's installed, it will sit back over the back part of the countertop, not over the sink. It may be that a little bit of it's over the sink but not much if any. Tresgirls - that's a great suggestion! I really like the look of the levers and the fact that you could turn off the water using the back of your hand if they were covered in something icky like raw hamburger meat (yuck!) so I have to rule that one out. I do love those wheels too though...uber cool IMO. Casey, um, thank you?! Having a hard time understanding what you're saying sarcasm aside (or humor aside?). You know that the counter you see in both pics is just underlayment right? When you wrote that any lower and the handles would be in conflict w/ the countertop, I agree in either case, though the faucet/nipples were never going to be lower. If you meant that were I to raise the actual countertop itself higher than the standard 36", then yes I would definitely agree with you now more than ever. Regardless, the conflict seems to be there regardless of the levers not actually hitting the countertop itself, because of how one's pinky still grazes the counter (though granted average-sized hands won't get pinched) and also because it looks awkwardly low I think (or will especially after the actual countertop's installed). I hope that made sense...it's all a bit confusing at this point, for which I suppose I am to blame. Wow - such proper English on my part! :-o Francy - thanks for making me feel better! ;) I actually lol'd! I wish I could have a sort of time-lapsed video of you edited down to just the clips in which you change your mind each time and explain to your contractors what you want - that would be a hoot! And to cut to their faces as you told them...that would be funny too! I agree w/ everything you said, from handles looking low to needing to wipe under the faucet to the grand scheme of things. Also I wanted to tell you that yes I had the sink raised an inch and then the underlayment raised to match, but my solution was to have the countertop (not yet installed) be only 1" high so that made it all even out in the end (will make it 36" high total and therefor won't have countertop appliance-fitting issues under the upper cabs). I feel much better about it and that silly little inch really makes a difference when leaning over, it seems! The other reason the handles look so low is that the faucet is so extremely high. Thanks everyone!!...See More- 8 years ago
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