I was grilling some simple hotdogs for the family this evening, nothing special, on my green AA OTG (my main cooker). While the chimney was warming up a gust of wind blew my lid off of the rim of the kettle, where it had been hanging by its hook. It fell onto a cement curb, then a concrete slab. The impact caused some scratches and a smaller than a dime chip on the lid. Ugh. It could've been worse, but still frustrating. I've been impressed by how stable the tripod kettles are in high winds, and I've always thought the lid hook was an elegantly simple solution, but it never occurred to me that the wind could knock it off. These are the first scratches after three years of regular use, so not too bad. Even so, it's disappointing.
I share this as a heads up to anyone out there who may be grilling in high winds... Don't let it happen to your kettle!