2017... wow ! What more can I say?
In the spring I remember telling my lovely wife Yvonne that the plan was.. I’m going to take it easy this year. Ja, that didn’t happen! LOL.
If this year was “taking it easy” then I hope I don’t get real busy in 2018 ;-)
First big batch of grills was hauled up in late May when the big clean up started. Production line style cleaning.
Then 3 weeks later starts the next batch..
And the cleaning continues ;-)
Later in the summer I got the chance to pick up my first Weber gasser .. a sweet Summit SS 470
It’s a great cooker but because my house is up for sale and I want to down size, I sold it on to it’s new owner.
My daily 22” cooker for 2 years WAS my black 2015 MT until ... I saw a ad for a Smoke Gray MT NIB that was such a killer deal that I just had to have it. It turned out to be NOS / NIB 2015 !!! I was so stoked because I always thought the Smoke Gray was a cool color.
Then the black MT was put up for sale and this is my new Best Friend !
In August I came across my first MBH Weathered Worrier faded black :-) a super nice 1978 that is SUPER rare here in the Netherlands !
It saw quite a few cooks and worked great for me but I did not have room for it so a deal was struck with @qrczak1 so he can now be the guardian for this grill.
Around the same time I found a 18” Premium Grill that had a 22” weber roti kit that was half ass’ed made to fit on a 18”er but I saw potential in it for parts.. that grill started the final steps in making my Pimped JJ Grill.
I also managed to get back to Michigan this year and I took my big suit case and I brought back some real nice souvenirs ;-)
Happy Happy Joy Joy !!!
While I was in Michigan I stumbled across a guy that was pushing a gas grill out to the curb for trash pick up.. it was dark out and I stopped to ask for directions and he asked if I wanted the grill.... 3,913 miles away from home on vacation and I say .. Sure , I’ll take it :-o
The next day I gifted it to a guy coming out of Lowes that looked like he would like it. 2 mins later he was so happy he was almost crying because he was just talking with his wife about a grill but he did not have enough money to get one.
While I was in Michigan I ran to 6 different target stores to find the last JJ for $27 to give to my buddy in Detroit.
Oh.. and I cooked and then cooked some more and then even more. I guess half the fun of buying / selling / trading kettles is cooking on them! Wow did I make some great food this year ! A lot of this great food was done with help from the members from WKC!
Wait a min.. I almost forgot !!
I made it into the 2018 WKC Calendar with my Smoke Gray MT !!! What a Honor to be picked for this! The other entry’s were all TOP grills and photos.
I’m sure I forgot about things this year but what a year it was!
I wish everyone in the club a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Grill On.
Matthew
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