I had not taken a family photo since August of last year, and so I decided that for my 1000th post, I'd get my act together and take an updated photograph of my humble collection.... and also share a few stats I've kept along the way.
This was my collection back in August and I was, and still very much am, proud of my basic black OTS which was my father's, an 18" WSM, and a JJ:
This is [most of] my collection as of yesterday:
I could talk about EACH of these guys for hours, and I've actually caught myself boring poor strangers by rambling on about the nuances between various vintages. After snapping a few pics and gazing at them as a whole herd, I started to think, "Holy shit, how did this happen?"
Well, being the nerd that I am, I have a spreadsheet for that. It's even stored in the cloud so I can access it anywhere a new acquisition may take me. So here are some confessions:
I've driven about 8,478 total miles to pick up grills. We love road trips.
I've had grills shipped to me from a total of 7,371 miles away.
The average age of my collection is 23 years old. There are a few for which I'm not exactly sure of the age, so approximated.
I was only able to refrain for an average of 7.61 days between acquisitions. This number kind of shocked me.
The average amount I paid per grill was $35.33. I keep my eye on this number the most because I can always honestly respond to my wife when she sees a new one, "... about $30-ish." [emoji6] This number does not include shipping amounts, and I won't even post the total amount I've spent [emoji53], although I do track it.
Looking at each one in my herd and thinking back to each story of how I attained it was really fun yesterday, and of course I thought about all the members that have helped me out along the way. I am so appreciative of this club's membership. Big thank you.
One last little thing I wanted to share, which is kind of fun and gives me a little chuckle every time I use it; the legs off the go-anywhere make perfect paper towel holders lol.
Alrighty, thanks for looking and have a safe St. Patrick's day.
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