On Sat, 8 Dec 2007 17:34:01 -0600, "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
>

yeah, that's what we say here. 'old jill, she's been around the
butcher block a few times.'

your pal,
blake