On Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:08:04 -0500, "Pete C." >
wrote:

>
>Steve Pope wrote:
>>
>> Pete C. > wrote:
>>
>> >labor, save water and wash better than by hand since they use hotter
>> >water than your hands can take. $300 will get you a perfectly
>> >serviceable if not fashionable DW.
>>
>> Footprint of a dishwasher is about 5 square feet. Cost of
>> residential property around here is about $500 per square food.
>> So that dishwasher requires $2500 worth of space.
>>
>> Steve
>
>Well gee, that's your problem, you're only eating square food
>
>Since most dishwashers install under counter, and even the portables
>provide counter space on top, you can't count them like that.

He's in an old house, and the kitchen counters may not be 24 inches
deep. That happens a lot around here.
>
>Your property there is also *way* too expensive, by that spec I've got a
>$1M+ house, and probably with the 4 acres I have, a lot more than that.

You don't live in Berkeley, California either. It's a trade off.
Lot's of acres and boring, or no acres and stimulating. He made his
choice, you made yours.


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