I can't really give you any advice on the Inkberry. I don't have it myself, have seen it do great in some places. You might want to dig around the base to see if there was a planting issue (was it planted too low, is it too close to the house and the overhang is not allowing it to get the rain?). The Blue Boy should be fine for the Blue Princess as they are both types of Ilex x meserveae. If you don't see evidence of pollination after the first full year in place, you can add a Blue Prince somewhere to the property then, but I don't think you'll need it.

I find this whole p!ss!ng contest amusing. Frankly, I think any differences between the BS and the CC are negligible. Both are fantastic ranges. When I first started looking for ranges, I had one requirement. I wanted to be able to do wok cooking in addition to conventional cooking. So much so that I even contemplated installing a wok burner right next to a conventional range or cooktop. One by one, I started ruling out Wolf, Viking, Thermadore. Until I zeroed in on the 48" Capital Precision with four sealed burners and a hefty wok burner that can be used as a stock pot burner. Plus it came with a rotisserie! I thought it was perfect until I found the BS cult here. What? I can wok cook AND grill indoors? But I had to lose the rotisserie. Let's just say I happily drank the Kool-Aid. But then my kitchen plans stalled due to unforeseen circumstances. A year later, I started revisiting my kitchen reno. To my surprise, there was a new cult in town. And this time is was another product from Capital, the Culinarian, but it was still in pre-release. It was everything the BS could do and I get the rotisserie back! Then I had to stall my project again for another six months to find a new contractor. By the time I restarted my project, the CC was already in production. Without hesitation, I plunked down the cash and now it's in my garage waiting to be installed. In the end, I would have been thrilled with either a BS or a CC. I wouldn't rate one as better over the other. Features and aesthetics are all relative. The Culinarian was the best choice for me. And that's what's most important. I think they're both in a class of their own. They both represent great value in a cooking appliance, especially for a cooking enthusiast like me.

Thanks, everyone, for your input! I couldn't go back last night or this morning (found it during lunch yesterday), but I'm going to go back today at lunch. If it's still there, I'm gettin' it! I really do appreciate all the feedback. It's been very helpful in figuring out the issues. But when you mention that it's already scratched and wouldn't I rather have new? Well, if I buy new, I probably can't afford more than $200 and I would have gone with stainless. Booooorrrrrrrrrring! (more on that later!) Now I can spend more on the type of faucet I really want. But also, to answer the scratches issue--I'm the kinda girl who would rather have a used car that's a little beat-up but reliable because it's such a freaking relief to not have to worry about that first scratch or ding in the paint! Yes, I'm a klutz. I kinda feel the same way about this sink. I'll try to be careful with it, but at the same time, it'll be OKAY to put the pan in the sink. I need that. Also, as far as the color goes..... perhaps "adore" wasn't an accurate enough picture. When I saw the color of this sink, it made me stop in my tracks and my jaw hit the floor. I LOVE this color blue. I have been in love with this color for literally half of my life! And it will go perfectly with the cobalt glass bottles I've collected here and there, plus all of the other retro kitchen stuff I've been collecting. With all that said, I don't think I can pass it up for $30! And if it doesn't work out for some reason, I'll turn it into an outdoor sink for the back yard!

>>> What are you trying to accomplish? To know how much the AC portion of our monthly bill is, obviously. hehe Reasons: 1) I-told-you-so factor. We've had unit for a long time and even though it ran like a champ with few problems, it's been very inefficient. We're running 13k kwh/yr (way too high for our home w/out any major appliances like pool, spa, etc). We've been told this by 2 energy auditors, local utility, and other folks. It was much higher until I personally made DIY changes over the years, incld insulation (r45+ avg), duct sealing (14% leakage), sealing the envelope (1000 @50pascals), radiant barrier, cfl bulbs, reflective windows, weather sealing, .... Let's just say the AC is the last item being replaced and it probably should've been the first. Oh, I'm married BTW. 2) Estimate sizing for a new SolarPV system. I'll be over-sized if I use my current kwh usage, since I'm upgrading the AC at the same time as the panels. Need a baseline of old AC to estimate new with x% more efficient unit.... >>> since he is measuring from neutral (or ground?) co The CT is the CB panel placed on L1 hot side just before it connects to the control switch on the dbl-pole breaker. In my (laymen) terms, it's a big blue donut on the wire a few inches from the breaker screw.