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   Message 195,181 of 196,508   
   Tal Yessen to Ed P   
   Re: Kitchens are not a social gathering    
   29 Jan 26 09:18:49   
   
   XPost: alt.fashion, alt.home.repair, sac.politics   
   From: flwp@in.valid   
      
   On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:22:02 -0500   
   Ed P  wrote:   
      
   > 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   
      
   That's nice enough looking.   
      
   >   
   > This is at the back of my property   
   >   
   > https://postimg.cc/kVkwrQhj   
      
   Looks like something out of a horror movie with all that dead spanish   
   moss hanging around...   
      
      
   https://youtu.be/BiP6W0ZCQRg?t=101   
      
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