On Dec 8, 6:34�pm, "jmcquown" > wrote:
> Sheldon wrote:
> > On Dec 8, 12:21?pm, "Strange Brew" > wrote:
> >> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> >>> Charlene Charette wrote:
> >>>> We're building a new house next year and are currently in the
> >>>> design phase. ?I was all set to put in Silestone countertops when
> >>>> the hubby suggested soapstone. ?Does anyone here have soapstone
> >>>> countertops? How do you like them? ?My main concern would be if
> >>>> they scratch easily.
>
> >>>> Thanks,
> >>>> --Charlene
>
> >>> Soapstone is relatively soft. ?I wouldn't use it for countertops
> >>> ?Granite, maybe. ?Marble? ?Yikes, it chips! ?Even Corian has
> >>> problems. ?The thing that
> >>> seems to last longest and is the least pretentious is formica.
> >>> ?Trust me, this stuff isn't going anywhere. ?But of course, that
> >>> can't be seen in an oh
> >>> so never used for cooking kitchen.
>
> >>> Jill
>
> >> I'm guessing that you know more about counter tops than the people
> >> that build and install them.
> >> But, then again, you are the expert on everything.
>
> > Actually even if she didn't know and just guessed she still guessed it
> > all correctly.
>
> I wasn't guessing. �I've lived in a lot of houses in my lifetime, in many
> different places. �All with different types of counter tops. �Soapstone is
> the last thing I'd have installed in my kitchen.
>
> Jill

You're really losing it... that was a compliment, I took your side,
you idiot! LOL Jill, I do believe you suffer from clinical paranoia.

Sheldon