MT flipped over

[pbe gummi bear]

So today at the WKC meet I cooked on my red MT for the first time. I've had this kettle in my possesion for a while now but I finally got it cleaned up and out of storage. It's in great shape, only a few small nicks on the lid edge. At the end of the day, I was cleaning it out to pack so I propped the lid into the bale, pulled out the grates and charcoal basket and then went to pack those away. All of a sudden a huge gust of wind blows and I hear a loud CLANG. I looked over and the lid was still in the lid bale......... except the entire assembled kettle was laying 90 degrees on the ground.   The lid acted like a sail and the entire kettle popped a wheelie. There are now two big chips and dings on the lid right where the rollers touch the lip. It looks like someone took a 1/4" rod and took two crisp whacks at the lid lip.  Oh well- yolo.

[Craig]

Ugh.........     That blows!! Sorry that happened! Pics of the damage?

[Craig]

'yolo" ? 

[1buckie]

When did that happen?

I heard no screaming........I'm really sorry that occured......it was very windy at times.....

Did you save the pieces?

[pbe gummi bear]

When did that happen?

I heard no screaming........I'm really sorry that occured......it was very windy at times.....

Did you save the pieces?

At the end of the day, when we were packing up. No worries, at least there was a story.

Ugh.........     That blows!! Sorry that happened! Pics of the damage?

Pun intended? I'll get some pics shortly.

[Craig]

Ugh.........     That blows!! Sorry that happened! Pics of the damage?

Pun intended? I'll get some pics shortly.
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Nope.

Serially..

[Weber MD]

Painful.  Sorry that happened to you Gummi.

[Jeff]

dang...your heart must have hit the floor when you turned around and saw it.
Sorry man

[addicted-to-smoke]

I've always wondered how lids or kettles get their beauty marks. Now I know of one way, that sucks man,

'yolo" ? 

https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=yolo+meaning&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

[dazzo]

I heard no screaming...

"As the smoke from the the final turds lingered in the air, the wind danced thru the trees. A hush fell over the land, and all that could be heard were the faint sobs of a grillfella..."

[Yuminator]

Sorry to hear that.  Seems like nothing ever happens to ordinary items during 20 years of use, but its always the one time that I take out my best that some disaster strikes.

[1buckie]

I heard no screaming...

"As the smoke from the the final turds lingered in the air, the wind danced thru the trees. A hush fell over the land, and all that could be heard were the faint sobs of a grillfella..."

That right there paints a picture.........

[salad]

Oh damn.  I always worry about that.  So much so that I often put the lid on a table instead of using the Slide Aside even though I really like the Slide Aside. 
Performers FTW! 

[Craig]

I gets pretty windy here in NE and on those days, the slide aside remains benched in favor of one of our spare tables. I don't even trust the lid hook above 15-20 mph gusts


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[Troy]

good thing you still have a minty red MT sitting in my backyard.