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   From: esp@snet.n   
      
   On 1/28/2026 11:07 AM, Retirednoguilt wrote:   
   > On 1/28/2026 12:00 AM, Ed P wrote:   
   >> On 1/27/2026 8:27 AM, Retirednoguilt wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>   
   >>> We have a 4 handset cordless phone providing service for our "land line"   
   >>> so whether someone in the open floor plan units we inspected would be   
   >>> using their cell phone or one of our cordless handsets, the noise factor   
   >>> would be identical.  If the kitchen slider existed and was closed in   
   >>> most open plan units we inspected, it would shut out all potential   
   >>> natural light requiring us turn on lights to see what we were doing in   
   >>> the kitchen.   
   >>   
   >> I don't understand that.  The slider is two 4' sections of glass on an   
   >> outside wall.  LOTS of light.   
   >>   
   >> Unless you are referring to an interior divider.   
   >   
   > I thought you were referring to an opaque accordion shade separating the   
   > kitchen area from adjacent areas in the open floor plan.  I can't   
   > picture how a slider on an outside wall would shield adjacent areas of   
   > the floor plan from noise originating in the kitchen area.  In fact, if   
   > it is on the outside wall, and allows plenty of light through it (I   
   > assume there's a window on the outside wall where the slider is placed),   
   > what purpose does the slider serve besides thermal insulation?   
      
   The slider is the window and it is the door to the outside.  It provides   
   light and access to the lanai and outside world.   
      
   https://postimg.cc/PC70x8RD   
      
   This is at the back of my property   
      
   https://postimg.cc/kVkwrQhj   
      
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