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Julie Bove[_2_]

Sqwertz wrote:
> On Mon, 5 Aug 2013 19:02:03 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
>
>> One thing that drives my wife crazy is puddles on the countertop
>> (your basic Formica). A friend's MIL's farmhouse kitchen has a
>> fabulous ceramic countertop that is all drainboard. Is there a way
>> to order a conventional countertop that will drain into the sink?
>
> I'll state the obvious: Why not just wipe up the puddles as they
> happen? The only puddles I usually get are on my cutting and drain
> boards (under the dish rack). And both of those drain into the sink
> (albeit manually when I lift them up and tip them to wash them).
>
> It would bug the shit out of me if every time I set a tomato, orange,
> or carrot on the counter, that it rolls away or otherwise into a
> position other than where I strategically set it.
>
> The countertop material and how clean it is would determine how
> much/little of a slope is needed for it to drain properly. Laminate
> countertops, for example, are usually a slight matte finish. It would
> take a somewhat drastic slope for them to drain puddles off to the
> side.
>
>> I also notice this in public lavatories all the time. I would like
>> to set something down on the countertop, but the whole blessed
>> thing is wet.
>
> I've only ever seen these at Walmart. And those are pretty drastic.

Our Walmart doesn't have a counter. It's a trough style sink. But I have
seen the wet puddles at lots of other places, including the movie theater.
And every time I see that I wonder how it gets like that!? My bathroom
counter never has puddles.