I'll be honest and admit that when Bman popped up on the boards, I wasn't exactly all excited about it. He lives fairly close to me, and the dude covers CL like a giant wool blanket, scooping up multiple kettles in a single day. It was hard not to see him as a threat to my own kettle pursuits, so I was a little guarded (at least privately).
But man-o-man-o-man I gotta tell you, I was totally mistaken. The guy has served up free grills to me, and he's kept an eye out for stuff he knows I'm looking for. Last night at midnight he texted me about the red SS he knows I've been looking for. Even though he's suddenly got a larger collection of reds than me, he gave me the heads up (but not before emailing the seller to make sure we were on it first). And I promise I never would have even seen the listing, since it was just outside my normal geographical search area. I picked up the grill tonight-- it's a little rough, with some battle scars and needed repairs, but it's the red I've been dreaming of (
http://weberkettleclub.com/blog/2013/01/01/weber-chronicles-inspirations-part-1/ )
I'll get around to posting photos later, but for now I just want to get all sappy and thank Bman for his kindness and generosity. The only thing better than finding your dream grill is having a friend you've never met help you do it. And thanks to Troy and Brian and Duke and Jeff and Craig and G and AJ and Reilly and Marty and all of the other great people who started this great site where this kind of friendship and collaboration can take place, and to everyone one else whose contributions bring the magic. It's a great day to be a part of the WKC.
Now let's find a red SS for Bman!
Topic: The reward at the end of the rainbow: UPDATED with resto/after photos (Read 12204 times)