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zavod44

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Gotta love Chicago in the spring....
« on: April 11, 2017, 11:02:13 PM »
You got a love Chicago in the springtime because everyone starts to clean out their sheds.  So Sunday I picked up a gas assist black stainless steel performer.  It's in pretty good shape. 

Then today I saw on Letgo there was a lime green Crate and Barrel Gen 3 performer.  So I swung by and picked that up after I got off the train. 

Then I saw another ad on letgo for a non gas assist red stainless steel performer.  I wasn't really interested in that but Craig was so I decided to see if I could get it.  The guy gave me a price but I thought it was too much then he told me someone else was coming to get it, so I said well if we come to a price can I get it my van tonight.  He said okay but can I come and get it tonight, however it was already 10 PM.  I said okay I can leave now and he told me he wouldn't be home til after 11:30.  So I was a little squeamish going out that late so I grab my neighbor and we set off to get Craig's red non-gas assist stainless performer. 

Now as I write this I still don't believe Craig has any understanding that I had to go at midnight and pick this thing up. He's snoozing in his bed fast asleep......However I look at it like this I'm doing a buddy a favor and when you see the stuff you buy it, you just have to get it when it's available.

  So I meet the guy and we go into to his garage and he has at least half a dozen big newer Genesis gassers.  He's got a big summit in there, that needed some work. He also has an old Genesis Junior, as well as a lime 22, and a blue Mastertouch.  He also has an old Yellow Electric 18 from the early 70's.....I wasn't leaving there without this stuff.....So I struck a deal for the yellow electric 18, the lime, the black Genesis Junior and the non gas assist red stainless performer for Craig.... I guess the kettle karma paid off going out at midnight to help a buddy get a grill....so here is the evening haul

 Yo


You just gotta love Chicago in the springtime!

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« Last Edit: April 11, 2017, 11:08:32 PM by zavod44 »
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RottiGuy

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Re: Gotta love Chicago in the spring....
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2017, 12:06:05 AM »
Oh my god Brian,what a haul!...Congrat's, That's what happen's when you help a friend out, that yellow and lime will take a life time for some of us to find.Could not have happened to a nicer guy,again congrat's!!

Travis

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Re: Gotta love Chicago in the spring....
« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2017, 12:38:59 AM »
Are you kidding me? That's unreal. Did he know about the site? Lurker? Member?
That's a crazy story, and a hell of a GREAT assist for a fellow grillfella. Nice work. [emoji106]


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Troy

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Re: Gotta love Chicago in the spring....
« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2017, 12:41:57 AM »
This is fucking epic.

And that red SS performer doesn't have a fade!! LOVE IT

Great score brian, thanks for doing it - and thanks for getting the story posted at such a late hour :)
All while @Craig sleeps.

SteveMBH

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Re: Gotta love Chicago in the spring....
« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2017, 01:28:40 AM »
Wow!  You can't make that kind of story up.  Kettle Karma god level!

Did you ask what was up?


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Kneab

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Re: Gotta love Chicago in the spring....
« Reply #5 on: April 12, 2017, 02:14:53 AM »
Nice pickup.👍
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cumminfourya

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Re: Gotta love Chicago in the spring....
« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2017, 03:08:52 AM »
Fantastic!!!


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Darko

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Re: Gotta love Chicago in the spring....
« Reply #7 on: April 12, 2017, 03:15:05 AM »
Holy Fuck!!! You're my hero!!!!!! That is an epic score.

mhiszem

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Re: Gotta love Chicago in the spring....
« Reply #8 on: April 12, 2017, 03:38:16 AM »
Amazing score and story!


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firedude5015

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Re: Gotta love Chicago in the spring....
« Reply #9 on: April 12, 2017, 03:43:01 AM »
Very nice indeed!!

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racedvl

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Re: Gotta love Chicago in the spring....
« Reply #10 on: April 12, 2017, 03:55:49 AM »
Wow.  I saw that yellow 18" lastnight before I went to bed... great haul.

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LightningBoldtz

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Re: Gotta love Chicago in the spring....
« Reply #11 on: April 12, 2017, 03:59:15 AM »
Kettle karma at its finest.
I am not a collector, but I do have a small collection.
"You can have everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want"
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JEBIV

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Re: Gotta love Chicago in the spring....
« Reply #12 on: April 12, 2017, 04:06:54 AM »
speechless
Seeking a Black Sequoia I know I know, I'd settle for just the tabbed no leg grill

greenweb

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Re: Gotta love Chicago in the spring....
« Reply #13 on: April 12, 2017, 04:24:38 AM »
Most epic! Hope you did not sell or trade any of your body parts for that trade.

WNC

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Re: Gotta love Chicago in the spring....
« Reply #14 on: April 12, 2017, 04:32:16 AM »
Wow!
Nice haul


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