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Grill Talk => Weber Grill Forum (Grills, Accessories) => Topic started by: mike.stavlund on April 12, 2014, 08:33:47 PM
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Precious cargo, from DC to Cedar Rapids, Iowa. My brother will deliver it to a friend in Rochester, MN. Her movers refused to convey it with her SS.
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Dreaming of turkey and sides for lunch tomorrow, the grills begin to gather.
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Looks like something tasty is going to happen! It's really good to hear from you Stav! :)
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Is that an expired tank? Doesn't look like OPD.. 8)
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The lineup on a rainy day.
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Can anyone help date this Arlington Heights antique? My dad bought at a garage sale in 72 or 73. It is the grill of my youth.
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Metal wheel, 3-spoke triangle.
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Turkey cooked on old blue.
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Nice Imperial!! My grail!! ;D
That Imperial is likely from 62-68.
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Grillfella on a rainy day.
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Soooooo there's been an imperial in your family this whole time? What else have you been keeping from us?
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I keep all my family secrets on the main page of WKC, Gums. ;-)
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For some reason I remember Mike mentioning the blue imperial before...nice grills!
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Did you drive or fly to the Midwest Mike? If you take I-80 home let me know if you're driving through IL. I'm right off it and would love to meet you if you have time.
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Our schedule is pretty tight,but I will keep your kind invitation in mind, Terry. Thanks!
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Here's my Weber origin story:
http://weberkettleclub.com/blog/2012/12/07/weber-chronicles-origins/
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Our schedule is pretty tight,but I will keep your kind invitation in mind, Terry. Thanks!
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I understand Mike, especially with any children riding along. Feel free to call my cell if you find time.
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New shirts for my brother's framing business. If you need a house built in Rochester MN, he is your man. (He also has a red N code with Zavod handles.)
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Took me this long to realize you were here today. Welcome. The unending rain was my clue. Hope you have a great time.
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Mike. I love that grill of your dads. It's awesome that you are now cooking on it.
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Grillfella on a rainy day.
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Bet Mike can light up some frontier on a rainy day!
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In Iowa, they sell this nectar of the gods at the *grocery store*, yo.
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Yes! There was a stack of templeton at Sam's that was more than I have seen in one place. I had trouble breaking from it's gravitational pull. Check out Cedar Ridge stuff too they are doing some good things down in Swisher.
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A piece from my dad's collection which now belongs to my sister. Looks like it was made in my hometown of Rockford, IL.
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Pretty smart design-- the rack has slots to keep the skewers from spinning.
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Ribs smoking on new blue.
...and yeah, that's some more zavod handle goodness.
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Following a hot tip on WKC, a visit was made to Menards.
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Geez......why don't they just pay YOU to take it away?
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Mike,
If you don't mind me asking, where did the green performer come from? I'm thinking it might have been mine (Mitch in Cedar Rapids). I sold it last year to get the money for my 26.
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The very same c&b, Mitch. Thanks for delivering it! It is well loved and cared for.
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Readying for sides.
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triangulation......a powerful force in the universe !!!!
grate Pic !!!!!!
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I miss the performer but I'm glad to see it's got a good home with lots of buddies.
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Can anyone help date this Arlington Heights antique? My dad bought at a garage sale in 72 or 73. It is the grill of my youth.
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If its got the Arlington Heights vent stamp, J-twist style ash pan and being Imperial Blue, I would place this one from 1964-1966 era. This color was gone by 1967-68 when the Cado's were on the scene.
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Oh and if you ever want to send it to Omaha for me to do a long long study of it, I'm game! ;)
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Thanks, Craig. I will be sure to pass that on to my dad.
Yeah, it's a funny thing about my dad's dementia that facts often come to light in unexpected ways, which upend our assumptions. I had always understood that my dad bought this grill new in the late 60s or early 70s, but a couple of years ago he said, "Oh, no, that's not it-- I bought it at a garage sale after your sister was born". Which was really fun for me to think about him scoring what was already an old grill at that point in time (almost 10 years old then), and also a partial explanation for my interest in used grills. ;-)
The bigger mystery at this point just came up a couple of days ago. My mom gave me her diary from 1970, mostly musings about me as a baby (apparently I ate solid foods very early on, which also explains a lot). But what intrigued me were several references to my dad cooking ham, potatoes, etc., "On the Weber". I asked him what grill he owned before the Imperial, and he doesn't think he had a Weber before 1974. So either he's forgotten about an even older grill, or my mom is using the term 'Weber' for another grill (like ubiquitous brand-names such as 'Kleenex' or 'Xerox' or 'Band Aid').
Bottom line, though: I just cooked on an almost 50-year-old grill, and I'm pretty happy about it.
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Either way that's pretty cool, Mike. There aren't many "normal" consumer purchases that are worthy of being handed down from one generation to the next. If more people did this we wouldn't be rescuing nearly as many.
My dad bought an 18.5" around 1975 and so I still have an inherent comfort level with that size. I'm helping him pack this weekend for a move back to the Midwest but will be taking that grill home with me. His Performer will go on the truck with him.
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Thanks Mike for posting this....It's fucking great....every last bit of it.
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Thanks, Brian. It'd be even better if I was smoking some Lake MIchigan salmon on Great-Grandpa's early-80's 'Weber: The One and Only' perfectly preserved black 22.5 3-wheeler tomorrow. But it has found it's way to a grandson's home, which is a great thing.
Sometimes, I guess, the best-laid plans don't come to be.