Hi Chucko,
Where in the Bay Area are you located? Also, how difficult is it to plug in and unplug that plug? I'm an IT person and if it doesn't have a keyboard I can't fix it :)
I am also tempted, but I just bought a second probe on Facebook marketplace for my Meater + and it does work without having to have the Meater block. According to Traeger support 4 probes are supported by the Meater app :)