Grab a drink - I've got a story for ya...
We'll start at square one, I was doing my typical CL browsing: Weber, Webber, Grill, Charcoal, etc. Well, I happened upon an ad "Moving Sale - Everything Must Go!!!" while doing my "charcoal" search and think what the heck...might as well take the 2 seconds and check out the posting. I immediately see the pic of the Weber and see that it's a green One Touch Platinum and for only $15 to boot...awesome!!! Go through the e-mail niceties and schedule a pick up.
Here comes the fun part, I show up after work with the truck in farmland MN and go to the side door as the guy asked...I figured he just wants to meet me in the garage and do a quick handoff. I'm cool with that. Well, he opens the door and turns out this little area that I thought was a workshop was actually a rental unit off a nicer house. This rental unit had all of a couch with a sheet over it, a coffee table, and ash trays everywhere...the guy who answered is shirtless. Great start, right?! Next, his lovely lady comes waltzing out of the bedroom with cig in hand and no pants and not the
good kind of no pants. As Chad A. helped to describe it, imagine Wendy from Breaking Bad. Funny, because these individuals were definitely on something and not knowing enough about drugs, let's just say it was meth. Oh ya, and they had a pitbull but I'm not holding that against them because I'm an equal opportunity dog lover...pitties included!
I did what I typically do in weird situations...try to make conversations! So I asked them, "So you're moving soon, huh?". Lady just stands there smoking and staring at me while the fine gentleman answers with a, "Yup". In an attempt to break the ice, I make the joke "You're leaving MN
after Winter!?"...if you knew anything about Minnesotans, we love to talk about the weather. I get a nice reply of, "Ya, well...we're being forced out of the state.". Well, this just keeps getting better!
We're making progress though, the guy has put a shirt on! The gal remained pantless though. Alright, we're making our way into a barn area where I the grill is located. As we're walking back there, I think to myself how this looks like a perfect place to get murdered. Quick, make more conversation! Started asking him about his dog because every dog owner loves to talk about their dog! While we're on our way back, he mentions that he has a chimney starter that goes with the grill...okay, things are looking good! He shows me the grill and it's got a cracked plastic table...but oh well, for $15 I can't complain. Plus, with a great idea from grasmussen, I'm going to build a wooden table to replace the plastic one. Then as we're carrying the grill out, he asks if I cook with charcoal (refer back to the probable drug use) and I play along and pretend like that wasn't a stupid question. Then he goes back in the barn and comes out with a big, unopened back of Royal Oak lump!
I load everything up, chat with the guy for a while who turns out to be a decent guy who probably just got into some bad stuff, then I'm on my way.
Now, onto the pictures!
DT - 2003
The whole haul
A little bit of Tetris in the garage, and she fits snugly until Summer arrives
Topic: Green OTP & an Adventure! (Read 3950 times)
