Since the Copper SSP is pretty much done for now (still haven't had a chance to cook on it because of a family reunion this weekend), it's time to start something new.
This came up on Craigslist near STL this morning. I tried PM'ing the link to some members in the area, and emailed the seller to hopefully get ahead of the line and hold it for them. The seller got back to me almost immediately and said that someone had called and was on the way to pick it up, but would email and hold it if she didn't show up in an hour.
90 minutes later, the email came back and said I could get it before 4:30 or after 7:30. Since I hadn't had a response from any WKC'ers yet, the lovely wife and I loaded up and headed to STL. Half hour in, and I get a response that a WKC'er had just gotten home from work, tried the seller and it was "GONE." So I had the wife PM back that I had it on hold, but would turn around if he'd let me know asap...but by the time he did I was almost there. Sorry, guys, I tried to be a decent WKC member, but didn't want it to fall into "enemy" hands.
So now I have another black DA code SSP that's in fair condition, with dents on the rim and some scratches on the lid. Starting to speckle. Has no tank or regulator.
Will see what some TLC and new parts can do.
After we got back to town and getting ready to walk into a restaurant for a bite, another blue Gen 2(?) Performer showed up on Craigslist in KC. I showed the CL post to the wife, who says "ooh, it matches my eyes, you should get it for my birthday" which is in two weeks.
Does it never end?