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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (441)	7/28/2008 9:57:12 PM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 621

Another problem with granite: it's radioactive... What’s Lurking in Your Countertop? By KATE MURPHY Published: July 24, 2008 SHORTLY before Lynn Sugarman of Teaneck, N.J., bought her summer home in Lake George, N.Y., two years ago, a routine inspection revealed it had elevated levels of radon, a radioactive gas that can cause lung cancer. So she called a radon measurement and mitigation technician to find the source. “He went from room to room,” said Dr. Sugarman, a pediatrician. But he stopped in his tracks in the kitchen, which had richly grained cream, brown and burgundy granite countertops. His Geiger counter indicated that the granite was emitting radiation at levels 10 times higher than those he had measured elsewhere in the house. more: nytimes.com

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (441)	7/29/2008 10:21:42 PM
From: JF Quinnelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 621

Mq, If you won't accept granite counters you probably can't live in California. It may have all of those poor qualities, but it is seen as proving you having arrived in yuppieville, so there you have it. I have very cheap formica counters which are functional as well as homely (in an ugly sense), but then I haven't arrived in yuppieville. Drygulch Dan insists that boats are the only way to live now that he has foresaken the desert and his precious mule. I suspect he is presently dodging hurricanes in the Caribbean. Funny you should mention a 3 yr old Lexus. I stumbled into buying one a couple of years ago because a friend gave me a deal on it when I was looking to buy a car. It's been great, knock on wood, although it wasn't what I had been expecting to buy. Right now,in southern Cal it's a buyers market for high end used cars. The now unemployed mortgage brokers, among other high rollers, are now hitching rides and walking. JFq