Nina wrote:

> On Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:28:58 +0200, ChattyCathy
> > wrote:
>
>>... an item for your kitchen that you have been wanting for ages, but
>>still don't have
>
> Can I have the whole kitchen?

I don't see why not...

> I mean, it's not the individual
> component parts (although I'd love a new and bigger stove); it's the
> ridiculous and completely non-ergonomic way in which they're arranged.
> That's what I want a lot more than any individual thing... and of
> course, it's the most expensive and least practical (at least in the
> short run).

I don't think it's too impractical - even in the short run. Generally,
folks 'round here spend a huge part of their day in the kitchen, so why
not make it 'the best room in the house'?
>
> Unfortunately, the kitchen space in this house is going to be
> difficult to redesign even with money no object.

I know what you mean. Lived in a few places like that over the years.
Kinda like build a new house around your 'dream kitchen'?

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Chatty Cathy