So today at the WKC meet I cooked on my red MT for the first time. I've had this kettle in my possesion for a while now but I finally got it cleaned up and out of storage. It's in great shape, only a few small nicks on the lid edge. At the end of the day, I was cleaning it out to pack so I propped the lid into the bale, pulled out the grates and charcoal basket and then went to pack those away. All of a sudden a huge gust of wind blows and I hear a loud CLANG. I looked over and the lid was still in the lid bale......... except the entire assembled kettle was laying 90 degrees on the ground. :'( The lid acted like a sail and the entire kettle popped a wheelie. There are now two big chips and dings on the lid right where the rollers touch the lip. It looks like someone took a 1/4" rod and took two crisp whacks at the lid lip. Oh well- yolo.
Ugh......... >:( That blows!! Sorry that happened! Pics of the damage?
'yolo" ? ::)
When did that happen?
I heard no screaming........I'm really sorry that occured......it was very windy at times..... :'( :-*
Did you save the pieces?
Quote from: 1buckie on May 17, 2014, 09:37:47 PM
When did that happen?
I heard no screaming........I'm really sorry that occured......it was very windy at times..... :'( :-*
Did you save the pieces?
At the end of the day, when we were packing up. No worries, at least there was a story.
Quote from: Craig on May 17, 2014, 09:29:02 PM
Ugh......... >:( That blows!! Sorry that happened! Pics of the damage?
Pun intended? I'll get some pics shortly.
Quote from: Craig on May 17, 2014, 09:29:02 PM
Ugh......... >:( That blows!! Sorry that happened! Pics of the damage?
Pun intended? I'll get some pics shortly.
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;D Nope.
Serially..
Painful. Sorry that happened to you Gummi.
dang...your heart must have hit the floor when you turned around and saw it.
Sorry man
I've always wondered how lids or kettles get their beauty marks. Now I know of one way, that sucks man,
Quote from: Craig on May 17, 2014, 09:29:22 PM
'yolo" ? ::)
https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=yolo+meaning&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
QuoteI heard no screaming...
"As the smoke from the the final turds lingered in the air, the wind danced thru the trees. A hush fell over the land, and all that could be heard were the faint sobs of a grillfella..."
Sorry to hear that. Seems like nothing ever happens to ordinary items during 20 years of use, but its always the one time that I take out my best that some disaster strikes.
Quote from: dazzo on May 18, 2014, 09:06:52 AM
QuoteI heard no screaming...
"As the smoke from the the final turds lingered in the air, the wind danced thru the trees. A hush fell over the land, and all that could be heard were the faint sobs of a grillfella..."
That right there paints a picture......... :(
Oh damn. I always worry about that. So much so that I often put the lid on a table instead of using the Slide Aside even though I really like the Slide Aside.
Performers FTW!
I gets pretty windy here in NE and on those days, the slide aside remains benched in favor of one of our spare tables. I don't even trust the lid hook above 15-20 mph gusts
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good thing you still have a minty red MT sitting in my backyard.
That sucks man, i had the lid on my green one i got from Dazzo blow off and get it's first chip. :(
I'm sorry Ron, But...
...green's the color of spring
And green can be cool and friendly-like
And green can be big like a mountain
Or important like a river
Or tall like a tree
When green is all there is to be
It could make you wonder why
But why wonder why wonder
I am green, and it'll do fine
It's beautiful, and I think it's what I want to be
Damn, that would make me shed a tear. I'm thinking that is why the master touch is no longer sold in the US... could easily start a fire with hot coals in it.
Quote from: OGlenn on May 19, 2014, 07:49:08 PM
Damn, that would make me shed a tear. I'm thinking that is why the master touch is no longer sold in the US... could easily start a fire with hot coals in it.
This is an excellent point. I've never thought of that.
Quote from: pbe gummi bear on May 19, 2014, 08:15:40 PM
Quote from: OGlenn on May 19, 2014, 07:49:08 PM
Damn, that would make me shed a tear. I'm thinking that is why the master touch is no longer sold in the US... could easily start a fire with hot coals in it.
This is an excellent point. I've never thought of that.
I dunno, have you seen all the warnings of imposing death in the Weber's owner's manuals? They even tell you that you could die if you don't wear protective gloves when handling a hot WSM. Seems to me they would just leave a new warning in the manual to cover their arses.
That gets me thinking, though. We could put weights on the bottom shelf or stake it down if cooking on a wind-threatened day. Weber aught to market something like that... Except they don't sell MT's in the U.S. anymore anyway.
Sent via smoke signals from my Weber kettle
Quote from: AnakiMana on May 19, 2014, 09:51:25 PM
Quote from: pbe gummi bear on May 19, 2014, 08:15:40 PM
Quote from: OGlenn on May 19, 2014, 07:49:08 PM
Damn, that would make me shed a tear. I'm thinking that is why the master touch is no longer sold in the US... could easily start a fire with hot coals in it.
This is an excellent point. I've never thought of that.
I dunno, have you seen all the warnings of imposing death in the Weber's owner's manuals? They even tell you that you could die if you don't wear protective gloves when handling a hot WSM. Seems to me they would just leave a new warning in the manual to cover their arses.
The warnings help in a product liability suit, but an inherently dangerous design could still land you in court, at least here in the U.S. Of course, they still use the lid bale on the 26er, so perhaps they are willing to chance it on a light selling product.
Sorry to hear about the damage, man I hate it when things like that happen!!!!!!!!!!!!