Do you see what I see?

[Troy]

Great story, and great score.

I think swiping someone's junk is acceptable - as long as a solid effort had been made into contacting the potential owner and assuring that the grill is indeed abandoned.

[glrasmussen]

Is thus still in rebuild?

[Duke]

Is thus still in rebuild?

Yes, almost there.

[glrasmussen]

Is thus still in rebuild?

Yes, almost there.

Nice! Looking forward to the pictures.

[reillyranch]

Or "upgrade", don't forget about that option.  Most would take a newer/cleaner grill for their old junked out lime/cado/warrior/red grill.  Of corse that excludes any of the fellas around here. 

[Duke]

Nice! Looking forward to the pictures.

I will also be sharing the full story with it.

[Troy]

Or "upgrade", don't forget about that option.  Most would take a newer/cleaner grill for their old junked out lime/cado/warrior/red grill.  Of corse that excludes any of the fellas around here.

Oh yeah, totally.
I think I'd leave a note too, just in case.

[glrasmussen]

Nice! Looking forward to the pictures.

I will also be sharing the full story with it.

This is like a movie trailer tease...

[glrasmussen]

Or "upgrade", don't forget about that option.  Most would take a newer/cleaner grill for their old junked out lime/cado/warrior/red grill.  Of corse that excludes any of the fellas around here.

Oh yeah, totally.
I think I'd leave a note too, just in case.

Oh Yahoo! The old daisy SJ from the porch...

[Duke]

This is like a movie trailer tease...

I'm just waiting for Scorsese's crew to finish the final edit.

[Golly]

Maybe award pins at an annual event.

http://imageshack.us/a/img687/5184/weberservicepin.jpg

What tha
and where do we get one of these
And don't tell me it's like the bottle opener

[reillyranch]

Golly, I saw that on line, some blog about work or picnics or benefits.  It looks like a service pin they would give actual employees for time spent in "Mecca". 

[Mark Schnell]

Attention everyone!! Secure your kettle and keep your lawn mowed. If you yard looks a little overgrown and neglected your kettle might just grow legs and walk away on you someday!!

Mark, is that sarcasm or do you think that saving these old grills that are abviously left out to die a slow death of neglect is the wrong thing to do? 
Does anyone think that were going too far? Just curious..

Sorry, I've been away from the computer and net for almost a week.

My post was a little of both, I suppose. It was sarcasm in the sense that I'm assuming that every effort to make sure the claimed grills were truly abandoned was made. The cloak and dagger nature of these adventures is funny to follow.

I think it might be going too far in the sense that private property is private property. And, who's to say what abandoned is? Think of it like this goofy over the top scenario :

You have a crazy old uncle with a yellow ranger, a sequoia, and a prototype for the first Weber kettle in his yard. He's nuts, everyone knows it. You ask for the Weber stuff and he says, "You can have it when I'm dead, but if you come get it before then I'll shoot 'ya!" So you wait, he croaks, but when you go to pick up the stuff someone has made off with it because his yard was overgrown and he was too nuts to ever answer his door.

So, was that stuff abandoned, or did it belong to a crazy old fart who was going to give it to his nephew with a Weber problem when he finally kicked off?  I always like to err on the side of, "If I didn't pay for it or I wasn't given direct permission then it ain't mine to take."

Okay, buzzkill mode switched off. 

[Jeff]

So...you have a crazy old uncle do ya?   I'll take his prototype...I've got the other two!  JK!!

As far as my opinion, if every effort is made to try and contact the owner with no luck, then try again, leave a note, a replacement grill, speak to a neighbor, or something.  Plus...if you know the history of the site like it hasn't been lived in for years, its overgrown with weeds and trees...then go for it.  At that point, nobody obviously cares about the place or the property.

[Casey]

Maybe you missed this Mark. No worries.

I just live a few blocks from the harbor. They are clearing out that empty lot for a custom home. I saw it, but never got a chance to grab it. My paddle partner lives across the street. It was headed for the dumpster in the street any day. I'm so glad someone here rescued it.