What we have here is a vicious ciycle.
Once appliance came with decent-length cords. Some felt this poase a danger of 'dangling' extension cords.
So we made appliances with short cords- that wouldn't hardly reach anywhere.
The next step was to mandate receptacles at spacings that just happened -imagine that!- to be the length of the longest appliance cord. Can't have momma using an extension cord, can we now?
I predict the next step will be even shorter cords....followed by closer spacings...etc.
Now, some designers figured the "trick" solution was to place the appliances -and their receptacles- in "appliance garages." Just pull appliance out, use, and return. No clutter, and a receptacle where it's needed.
Guess what? The code specifically refused to consider these receptacles as part of the required counter-top receptacles. Go figure!
BTW, George....if the counter were open at both ends, would that make it a "penninsula," and thus require only one receptacle for the whole thing?
