Been doing a bit of thinking (and working) so haven't really had a chance to post. Davidro: Thanks again for the suggestion, but I'm not into the Silgranit or the drainage area. As far as I'm concerned, taking away counter space is a bad thing. As for the other things, I stood int he future stove area and there was plenty of space behind me for others to get by. I don't think thats an issue. Measured the fridge and will need to incorporate the dimensions into the layout. They're pretty close as they are now, probably a 1/4" here and there off. Opening my fridge to 90 degrees gives me access to pretty much everything easily. If I need to take drawers out (which I do like once a year now) I can either pull the fridge out or just remove some of the door storage shelves (they pop in and out easily). So, where I have it now is pretty good in terms of placement. I'm thinking of getting a 36" wide vent hood instead of the 30". i've been doing more reading and it seems like everyone is going 6" wider than the range/cooktop, especially with gas. Also, I'm thinking in the future, when this stove dies (hpefully not for a while) we'll get something a bit more high performance, but still 30" wide. Anyways, in order to get a 36" hood in, I need to switch the 24" cabinet to the left of the stove in the layout above to a 30" which is better for pots too. The cabinet on the left side of the stove will stay at 18". I'll have to rip my door trim down a bit, but oh well, can't have it all I suppose. So, I'll try to get my plan updated a bit although there aren't any huge changes at the moment. Still thinking about microwave placement. Have to do a rough layout for my laundry room as well. We're moving it from the main floor to the basement and the plumber that is coming to do the kitchen drains is going to do the laundry room rough in as well so need to get that planned out. Bye for now! Thanks! Dan

I believe you posted in the African Violets group by mistake. These are Amaryllis varieties. Beautiful plants, but you might receive a better answer to your question if posted there.

Hi mama, all is well! The SQs are all chugging along in their abusive life. Still no repairs on the machines we use in business. Hope you are enjoying your summer. Ifofco, if you like your 4 year old FL SQ, I don't see why you wouldn't like the new one. As mamapinkey says, the main thing people have against them is that they have no internal heater. ".We're seeing the death of SQ for consumers" They sure seem to be shifting. They are opening a new factory in Thailand too, to serve the regional area. I guess the consumer business is the red headed step child. I looked for numbers on what percentage of their business is commercial but could not find it in a quick search.

Is there a way for me to have my forum set up so that no one can just register making it so I personally have to approve of new registrations? I don't want just anyone registering and would love to be able to do this like I can on other forums. Thanks so much for any help!