The usual term is "consistent soil moisture levels", not "consistent watering". Very different things. ;) It means keep the soil the roots are growing in slightly moist all the time rather than dry/wet/dry/wet etc. That way they have a consistent source of water. But it doesn't mean soaked or drenched, just damp. And it isn't just lettuce but most all garden vegetables. The easiest way is to use a drip irrigation system set on an auto timer so that several times a day the plants receive a small amount of slowly delivered water. Dave

Breezy, you tell him from me that I don't think he's dumb, just paranoid. In the 30+ years I've been online, "dear" is the only standard meaning I've come across (though some individuals mean it facetiously). Of course, that's in places women are more likely to hang out and converse in complete sentences with punctuation. There are some wild and woolly parts of the 'net which I can't vouch for. The exact relationship of an in-law is not specified in the language, beyond the idea that in the law one is now considered to be closely related. In Scandinavian languages, among many others, there is a distinction for grandparents, whether they're father's mother or mother's mother, etc., which is nice so that they're not fighting over who gets to be called "Grandma". We have gender designations for niece and nephew, aunt and uncle, brother and sister, but not cousins. Etc. On the 'net, we don't seek to correct these vagaries of language, just employ them with the fewest keystrokes. :)

I, too, was horrified at the cost of the "matching" soap dispenser for my HansGrohe faucet. I also didn't even like the styling that much. I got one at Ikea that I love... and it was like $20 or something. Maybe even less.... my faucet is chrome and the dispenser is too. I worried about the chromes being a little different, but they look absolutely fine together. Plus, if this dispenser dies (I have had them fail from parts wearing out) I can just put another cheap Ikea one in, since I bought an extra. And- I shouldn't say, "cheap" because that implies it looks cheap. I'm very sensitive to "cheap-looking" hardware and honestly, it looks great. So, I don't know about SS finishes, but for chrome, no problem mixing, IMHO. Can you wait till you get your Eve and then take it around to showrooms and look at the SS finish of other brands you're considering mixing with it?

I am no Joshua, but I think the only real solution is abrading it with something that has absolutely no compliance. I would be tempted to treat it like a polished gem: lap it. Do you have any spare countertop material to test? This is kind of a big project, but you could try taking something flat and hard, and maybe a foot across. You could use a second piece of soapstone, or a piece of polished granite (such as a floor tile or a scrap of countertop), or some plate glass (thicker is better). Then get some abrasive, like aluminum oxide powder. This is available in many different grits. Carefully wipe your test piece to get rid of stray grit, throw some abrasive on your test piece, and make a slurry with some water. Then rub your lapping plate (the granite or whatever) around over this in randomish directions. You may need to use progressively finer grits to get the large bumps out (needing coarser grit) and to get the sheen you want (needing finer grits).