Top Ten Things that Suck About Oshkosh

The worst thing about Oshkosh is that my wife spent $30,000 remodeling our
kitchen so I have no money for taking a week off work this year.

$30K for a KITCHEN?

Shoot, we remodeled the entire first floor lobby of the hotel for
$12K. (Of course, we did all the work ourselves. Cheapest
contractor-built quote: $50K)

I hope you get to eat at home every night and really get to enjoy it.
Sadly, if you're like our family, it's rare that the stove ever gets
turned on...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

In a previous article, Jay Honeck said:
The worst thing about Oshkosh is that my wife spent $30,000 remodeling our
kitchen so I have no money for taking a week off work this year.

$30K for a KITCHEN?

Shoot, we remodeled the entire first floor lobby of the hotel for
$12K. (Of course, we did all the work ourselves. Cheapest
contractor-built quote: $50K)

Yeah, but I bet you didn't get custom soapstone counter tops (but at least
I got to fly down to New Jersey so we could pick out the slabs) or Mission
style cupboards.

I hope you get to eat at home every night and really get to enjoy it.
Sadly, if you're like our family, it's rare that the stove ever gets
turned on...

It was her mother who died and left us the money, so I don't get much say
in how it gets spent. I kept telling her that I could get a Cessna 180 on
straight floats for not much more than that, but she didn't listen.


--
Paul Tomblin http://blog.xcski.com/
The only way to convince some people that HTML is about content, not
style is with a 2x4 PLANK.
-- Geoff. Lane

Yeah, but I bet you didn't get custom soapstone counter tops (but at least
I got to fly down to New Jersey so we could pick out the slabs) or Mission
style cupboards.

Ah, good. At least aviation was in there somewhere...

:-)

It was her mother who died and left us the money, so I don't get much say
in how it gets spent. I kept telling her that I could get a Cessna 180 on
straight floats for not much more than that, but she didn't listen.

ROTFL! Funny how that sort of thing doesn't translate sometimes...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N

On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 19:55:44 -0700, Jay Honeck
wrote:

$30K for a KITCHEN?

If you went with high end appliances and such, I can see that
happening rather easily...

$8999 -- Viking 48" Self-Clean Sealed Burner Gas Range with 4 Burners
& 24-Inch Wok/Cooker - Stainless Steel
http://www.us-appliance.com/vgvi48sesebu5.html

$1679 -- Viking Classic Chimney Ledgeless 48" Wide Wall Hood Designer
Series - Stainless Steel
http://www.us-appliance.com/dcviclchlewa.html

$189 -- Viking Backsplash for 48 Inch hood

$5199 -- Viking 36" All Freezer Professional Series - Stainless Steel
http://www.us-appliance.com/vcvi36allfrp.html

$4999 -- Viking 36" Wide All Refrigerator Professional Series -
Stainless Steel
http://www.us-appliance.com/vcvi36wiallr.html

$979 -- Viking Convection Microwave/Hood Oven Professional Series -
Stainless Steel
http://www.us-appliance.com/vmvicomiovpr1.html

$2579 -- Viking 15" Wide Ice Machine Pro Series - Right Hinged -
Stainless Steel
http://www.us-appliance.com/vuvi15wiunic.html

$1549 -- Viking Undercounter Ultra-Premium Dishwasher - Custom Panel
Ready
http://www.us-appliance.com/dfviunuldipr.html

$6199 -- Viking 30" Designer Full-Height Wine Cellar - Fluted Glass
Door - Right Hinge - Stainless Steel
http://www.us-appliance.com/ddvi30defuwi1.html

$1899 -- Viking 18" Wide Trash Compactor Professional Series -
Stainless Steel
http://www.us-appliance.com/vuvi18witrco.html

$359 -- Viking 1 HP Continuous Feed Food Waste Disposer
http://www.us-appliance.com/vcvi1hpcofef.html

$1699 -- Viking 36" Warming Drawer Professional Series - Stainless
Steel
http://www.us-appliance.com/vevi36wadrpr.html

$650 -- John Boos Gourmet Pot Rack
http://www.us-appliance.com/cujobogopotr.html


So far, that's $36,978 just for appliances not including any granite
countertops which could easily run $100 per sq-ft for very high end
full thickness edge type slabs... Assuming 20 linear feet of
countertop and it being 2 ft deep, that's an extra $4000 for a total
of $40,978... Add on top of that some high end cabinets with dovetail
joints, solid wood construction, and possibly exotic woods you could
definitely be getting up there in price...

If you've got the money, they've got something for you to spend it
on...

Wow... you need to join that Buy-Direct Club like the guy who was going to
spend $63,000 on cabinets! LOL
Jim

"Grumman-581" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 19:55:44 -0700, Jay Honeck
wrote:

$30K for a KITCHEN?

If you went with high end appliances and such, I can see that
happening rather easily...

$8999 -- Viking 48" Self-Clean Sealed Burner Gas Range with 4 Burners
& 24-Inch Wok/Cooker - Stainless Steel
http://www.us-appliance.com/vgvi48sesebu5.html

$1679 -- Viking Classic Chimney Ledgeless 48" Wide Wall Hood Designer
Series - Stainless Steel
http://www.us-appliance.com/dcviclchlewa.html

$189 -- Viking Backsplash for 48 Inch hood

$5199 -- Viking 36" All Freezer Professional Series - Stainless Steel
http://www.us-appliance.com/vcvi36allfrp.html

$4999 -- Viking 36" Wide All Refrigerator Professional Series -
Stainless Steel
http://www.us-appliance.com/vcvi36wiallr.html

$979 -- Viking Convection Microwave/Hood Oven Professional Series -
Stainless Steel
http://www.us-appliance.com/vmvicomiovpr1.html

$2579 -- Viking 15" Wide Ice Machine Pro Series - Right Hinged -
Stainless Steel
http://www.us-appliance.com/vuvi15wiunic.html

$1549 -- Viking Undercounter Ultra-Premium Dishwasher - Custom Panel
Ready
http://www.us-appliance.com/dfviunuldipr.html

$6199 -- Viking 30" Designer Full-Height Wine Cellar - Fluted Glass
Door - Right Hinge - Stainless Steel
http://www.us-appliance.com/ddvi30defuwi1.html

$1899 -- Viking 18" Wide Trash Compactor Professional Series -
Stainless Steel
http://www.us-appliance.com/vuvi18witrco.html

$359 -- Viking 1 HP Continuous Feed Food Waste Disposer
http://www.us-appliance.com/vcvi1hpcofef.html

$1699 -- Viking 36" Warming Drawer Professional Series - Stainless
Steel
http://www.us-appliance.com/vevi36wadrpr.html

$650 -- John Boos Gourmet Pot Rack
http://www.us-appliance.com/cujobogopotr.html


So far, that's $36,978 just for appliances not including any granite
countertops which could easily run $100 per sq-ft for very high end
full thickness edge type slabs... Assuming 20 linear feet of
countertop and it being 2 ft deep, that's an extra $4000 for a total
of $40,978... Add on top of that some high end cabinets with dovetail
joints, solid wood construction, and possibly exotic woods you could
definitely be getting up there in price...

If you've got the money, they've got something for you to spend it
on...

In a previous article, Grumman-581 said:
On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 19:55:44 -0700, Jay Honeck
wrote:

$30K for a KITCHEN?

If you went with high end appliances and such, I can see that
happening rather easily...

http://gallery.xcski.com/v/Our+House...tions/kitchen/




--
Paul Tomblin http://blog.xcski.com/
As it should be - snipe at *.mil and expect to drop any plans for
the rest of that day.
-- Alex

Jay Honeck wrote:
The worst thing about Oshkosh is that my wife spent $30,000 remodeling our
kitchen so I have no money for taking a week off work this year.

$30K for a KITCHEN?

Shoot, we remodeled the entire first floor lobby of the hotel for
$12K. (Of course, we did all the work ourselves. Cheapest
contractor-built quote: $50K)

Our Kitchen cost darned near $90K. Of course, you've seen it Jay.

Our Kitchen cost darned near $90K. Of course, you've seen it Jay.

Yes, but you and Margy are the only people I've ever met that would
spend 10 AMUs on a pop dispenser...

Certifiable, for sure...

;-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay Honeck wrote:
Our Kitchen cost darned near $90K. Of course, you've seen it Jay.

Yes, but you and Margy are the only people I've ever met that would
spend 10 AMUs on a pop dispenser...

It wasn't that expensive (more like 2 amu's) but the coffee machine
and the ez-bake oven ran the price up a bit.

Ron Natalie wrote:
Jay Honeck wrote:

Our Kitchen cost darned near $90K. Of course, you've seen it Jay.


Yes, but you and Margy are the only people I've ever met that would
spend 10 AMUs on a pop dispenser...

It wasn't that expensive (more like 2 amu's) but the coffee machine
and the ez-bake oven ran the price up a bit.
It cost WHAT!?!?!?!

Margy