Awake: 6:11am Temp 27 sleep 6+49 wx? overnight @ Nicktown. We left Nicktown @ 7:12am & drove (93) miles to visit: Ferguson Bath, Kitchen & Lighting Gallery in Cranberry Township, PA.
Jim, the sales man, was terrific. He approached our needs in a very organized, knowledgeable & sensible way. Within the hr, we selected our faucets, shower-heads, & we felt quite comfortable about what we had chosen.
Next, only a few miles away, American Olean, where we found quite a huge display of tile: porcelain, ceramic, slate, etc. Kathy took a lot of notes as I shot the photos. Al, the sales guy, answered most of our questions on many of the tiles.
Then we motored a few more miles & visited Daltile, also in Cranberry Township.
Here Amanda answered all of our questions & also gave us several samples of: porcelain, slate, etc, to take with us. We spent just under an hr with Amanda & she was also very helpful.
One of our favorite stores: Costco, was next & very close, 
so we stocked up on the groceries that are not readily available in our area. We spent way too much time @ Costco &, therefore, we were late for our next appointment which was many miles away. I asked Kathy to give them a cell call so they wouldn't shut the door before we arrived. A lot of traffic didn't help us either but we did arrive @ Blume's Solid Surface Quartz & Granite before closing time.
Our sales lady, Michelle, got our identifying information as well as a copy of our kitchen layout with measurements necessary for fabrication & estimating cost. Then we went outside to examine all the granite slabs (about 75) they had at this time.
Michelle was very informed regarding the origin & geology of the various slabs & most accommodating; when the rain came down; she had several big umbrellas to keep us somewhat dry & a hat & wool scarf to keep me warm.
She also gave us some small pieces of granite of the pattern & color we had expressed an interest in.
Kathy & Michelle will keep in touch. We followed the rain until (5) miles out of Nicktown, then Mother Nature paused while we unloaded our groceries into the M.H. We were home @ 6:11pm.
Dinner: Clam chowder with Como toast.
Later, I joined the Holy Name guys @ their monthly meeting @ the church hall.
When I returned, K & I were beginning to tire.
Lights out: 10:55pm.
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