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Title: Finally a worthy find.
Post by: RumBar on February 22, 2016, 02:17:07 PM
Driving home with it now.  Story to follow. Any guesses on the missing lid?

(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160222/285ad960b243eb2516e48e3363d81004.jpg)(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160222/9a1c937c0f843dd2598a976708d85560.jpg)


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Title: Re: Finally a worthy find.
Post by: brewtownbeatdown on February 22, 2016, 02:21:04 PM
Nice grab, especially for $10.

Lid guesses:

Brewtownbeatdown     neighbor took it as a practical joke, then lost it


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Title: Re: Finally a worthy find.
Post by: firedude5015 on February 22, 2016, 03:11:34 PM
Nice!..I'd find a 22 junker on CL and scavenge the lid

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Title: Re: Finally a worthy find.
Post by: MrHoss on February 22, 2016, 03:50:44 PM
(http://i66.tinypic.com/28u1zps.jpg)
Title: Re: Finally a worthy find.
Post by: SteveZ on February 22, 2016, 03:54:35 PM
Grate Find!
Title: Re: Finally a worthy find.
Post by: RumBar on February 22, 2016, 04:13:43 PM
For the rest of the story; the lady I bought it from told me she had moved to her current home a couple of years ago and that movers had lost the lid to the grill and she never got around to buying a new one. She is getting ready to move again and just wanted the grill out of her way so she figured ten bucks was good to do that. I met her after work and as she walked me to the grill in her poorly lit garage I couldn't figure out why the grate wasn't sitting down just like posted pic, it was kicked up. Well to my joy and disbelief I found the missing lid. It had simply been placed upside down in the bowl with the charcoal grate and the cooking grate on top of it giving the appearance that it was missing. No I didn't point it out I simply handed her a ten and rolled the grill out to my jeep. I didn't get a chance to look at it closely until I got home and as I pulled the pieces out I and looking at the bowl and it doesn't look like it's been cooked in more than once or twice and the same with the grate. Amazing. Yes I probably should have said something to her but she was clearing the house out for her move south and I don't think she would have cared either way.
Here is how it looked when I first saw it. (http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160223/8b0e9eac42b67db126f21b953025420e.jpg)(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160223/d41f975d0902aa47e863b6cf29e4e7b4.jpg)
Now the bowl.
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160223/4193ae27f7ef758cfadd035ff2cb7892.jpg)(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160223/3a29d6280d2aef5dd12d1c0eb2992a78.jpg)
Assembled. I have not cleaned a thing yet. (http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160223/2d738a7cad18da696eeffce4cffc10f2.jpg)(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160223/26815ccae277a31e91152d584ce97c8f.jpg)
Oddly though the lid is discolored like it possibly had a cover which was constantly damp on it. (http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160223/dde9a3c64900235f2dc1ceb618c9b1ac.jpg)



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Title: Re: Finally a worthy find.
Post by: Maxmbob on February 22, 2016, 04:32:14 PM
Nice find!
Title: Re: Finally a worthy find.
Post by: fedex on February 22, 2016, 04:35:07 PM
$10.00   lol.  What a steal.  Great find.
Title: Re: Finally a worthy find.
Post by: TheDude on February 22, 2016, 04:44:44 PM
now that's a deal!
Title: Re: Finally a worthy find.
Post by: pbe gummi bear on February 22, 2016, 05:01:11 PM
Awesome find. It looks barely used.
Title: Re: Finally a worthy find.
Post by: JDD on February 22, 2016, 05:51:43 PM
Wow, the propane tank alone is worth more than $10!
Title: Re: Finally a worthy find.
Post by: crowderjd on February 22, 2016, 07:09:09 PM
Wow!  Nice score!!
Title: Re: Finally a worthy find.
Post by: jcnaz on February 22, 2016, 07:33:39 PM
Win!
Title: Re: Finally a worthy find.
Post by: captjoe06 on February 23, 2016, 04:48:17 AM
Lordy- Congratulations!
Title: Re: Finally a worthy find.
Post by: MikeRocksTheRed on February 23, 2016, 06:03:50 AM
That is one hell of a score!  A missing black lid is no big deal at all.  Might be a little harder to find an age matching lid, but if you aren't worried about that you should be able to find any old black 22 on CL of OfferUp really cheap.  Damn that kettle is clean!
Title: Re: Finally a worthy find.
Post by: weldboy on February 23, 2016, 06:29:54 AM
Damn!!!! Score


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Title: Re: Finally a worthy find.
Post by: 1911Ron on February 23, 2016, 08:41:55 AM
Heck of a score! Enjoy!
Title: Re: Finally a worthy find.
Post by: MikeRocksTheRed on February 23, 2016, 11:01:34 AM
@RumBar  -  @toolhead might still have a brand new lid available.

http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/member-sales-trades/fs-22-5'-nib-lid/ (http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/member-sales-trades/fs-22-5'-nib-lid/)
Title: Re: Finally a worthy find.
Post by: MacEggs on February 23, 2016, 11:09:14 AM
That bowl pic looks like you did clean it ... Great score!


@MikeRocksTheRed ... Dude, you need to look at the first few pics a little closer .... And, read this:   :o ;D ;) ;)

Quote from: RumBar on February 22, 2016, 04:13:43 PM
For the rest of the story; the lady I bought it from told me she had moved to her current home a couple of years ago and that movers had lost the lid to the grill and she never got around to buying a new one. She is getting ready to move again and just wanted the grill out of her way so she figured ten bucks was good to do that. I met her after work and as she walked me to the grill in her poorly lit garage I couldn't figure out why the grate wasn't sitting down just like posted pic, it was kicked up. Well to my joy and disbelief I found the missing lid. It had simply been placed upside down in the bowl with the charcoal grate and the cooking grate on top of it giving the appearance that it was missing. No I didn't point it out I simply handed her a ten and rolled the grill out to my jeep. I didn't get a chance to look at it closely until I got home and as I pulled the pieces out I and looking at the bowl and it doesn't look like it's been cooked in more than once or twice and the same with the grate. Amazing. Yes I probably should have said something to her but she was clearing the house out for her move south and I don't think she would have cared either way.
Here is how it looked when I first saw it.
Title: Re: Finally a worthy find.
Post by: MikeRocksTheRed on February 23, 2016, 11:12:43 AM
@MacEggs -  Oops.  I did see the pics, but figured it was a lid from a loaner grill since I didn't read the full story!  My bad!