lenam - I saw leg warmers in stores this last fall. I just about fainted. I had them in about a dozen colors, including the rainbow stripes, back in the 80s... they were about the only thing that got me to school wearing a skirt during the winter, since I lived in Maine and NH and from fourth grade on walked a minimum of a mile each way (high school was two miles), short of wearing sweatpants under your skirt like a lot of girls did. harriethomeowner - hey, I wore knee-highs under MY wedding dress! Durn thing was practically body armor (the bodice literally stood up by itself and the floor-length skirt and petticoat made something like six layers of fabric) and was hotter than Hades even in October. (It was borrowed, and beggars can't be choosers. The original owner wore it in July - I think I would have died of heat prostration!) I figured I wasn't going to be doing the can-can, so what the heck, I wasn't going to roast in full pantyhose. Not to mention it was tough enough to go to the bathroom in that pile of meringue, but wriggling back into pantyhose while keeping a handmade silk gown out of the toilet? Not gonna happen. Thigh-highs are a NO WAY for me - since I'm plump I get the "burst sausage" effect at the top, way nasty. So knee-highs it was. Didn't wear a bra either - didn't need it with that bodice! My grandmother was horrified. "Almost every single dress for a woman is some sleeveless or strappy or bare thing." Sorry, but I say "Piffle" on that. I don't wear sleeveless/strappy/bare things to "nice" occasions for the most part because some people find my tattoos offensive, but I have several dresses in my closet with sleeves ranging from mid-bicep to wrist-length, not counting dressy blouse-and-skirt or sweater-and-skirt - including short-sleeved lightweight sweaters for summer - combinations, jacket dresses, and a skirted suit that I basically only wear to funerals. :-) (I'd probably have more if I had reason to wear them, if we go shopping DH loves to go all Carson Kressly on me and always tries to put me in dresses.) Coldwater Creek is usually my go-to place for dressy stuff - while they have sleeveless dresses, they also typically have plenty with sleeves. I absolutely covet this dress, but I can't afford it, I'm not sure the 16 would fit, and have nowhere to wear it anyway. Last time I had to shop for a dress for a wedding (last summer) I ended up at Fashion Bug which is where I usually go for things I'm not going to wear much because it's generally very inexpensive, where there were plenty of dresses with sleeves - short sleeves (mid-bicep), yes, but it was also August. Since the wedding was outdoors and expected to go well into the evening, I picked up an openwork lacy sweater to wear with it when it got chilly and the bugs came out. Goes great over a fancy tank top and skirt. The Chadwicks catalog has cute things that don't cost the earth, while if you have a lot more to spend Talbots has some special occasion dresses that are pretty drop-dead. IMO jacket dresses are very attractive if they fit well and are in a nice fabric, and there are usually very pretty ones out there. Penneys has a pretty good selection. That's just scratching the surface.

My friend has the R77V3 for about 3 years and likes it. She did have one issue when first installed and Rohl replaced the entire thing no questions asked (i.e. instead of dithering with parts and waiting for replies and that sort of thing). Since then the faucet has been problem-free. She likes that the faucet can look both traditional and yet not old-fashioned at the same time - that's hard to find! She said she made one mistake though due to her sink is small. The Rohl Country pull-out offers two faucet reaches, a 9" (R77V3) and a 7-1/8" (R77V3S), and she bought the longer one. She wished she'd bought the shorter one which would fit better in her small sink. She has thought about switching it out, but doesn't want to be bothered at this point. Just something to think about if you have a small sink.

I also have the Moen Aberdeen pullout faucet and I had to go pull it out to see if it even made a noise. Funny how I never even noticed it before and I am very sensitive to noises that bug me. I guess because I pull it such a short distance, use it, and put it back that I don't even notice it. It's not like I'm repetitively pulling it in and out. Additionally, the water is usually running when I pull it out so that probably drowns out some of the sound. So No, it does not bother me at all. Circuspeanut, I like your description of it.

busy bee- terriks posted a picture. The Hue are the same. The opening is stitched so your big toe goes through one hole and the rest of your toes go through the other. They look nicer than my roadmap legs when I wear business or evening attire. I have also been known to experiment with Dermablend on my legs, but it's way more of a P.A.I. than hose. I have a sample of Devine Legs cover up by Caudalie that I haven't tried yet. I've read good things about it and I use their line for skincare. I will try and remember to provide a review if anyone is interested.