Jon Tofte
TVWBB 1-Star Olympian
From time to time I make cracks about my wife's less than enthusiastic attitude toward my grill restoration and collecting habit.
I took a little break from the computer screen and yet another tax return today to look things over and photograph the causes of her annoyance. I have to confess that maybe what one person said to me was right: "You need counseling for that!"
Here is our small deck. My wife feels ONE grill is sufficient, but has reluctantly agreed that a second one would be tolerable:
I think I see 4 grills...Well, it is true that the Black Genesis 300 series was just obtained (see "It was free" post), and it is there only until next week when I can disassemble it after tax time is finally over. The kettle is my treasured acquisition of a real red kettle in a multi-grill, parts, etc. swap (see "Real Red Kettle" post under charcoal grills). It is awaiting a little sprucing up and space to open up in my shed. But, as far as my wife sees it, our deck has become just a grill landing pad, and I guess she is right!
Speaking of sheds, we have a small utility shed in the back for our lawn mower and yard stuff. It is also where I keep charcoal and grilling supplies. It is NOT supposed to be the repository for any grill parts...
Right now it is stuffed with replacement shutters, but dominating the center is the massive firebox to a Summit 650, my fall $100 acquisition that is turning out to be a fiasco. Hopefully, I can get this big lug to our maintenance shop with the other Summit parts in long wait for my sheet metal friend to decide whether he wants to help fabricate the parts I need to make it work again. But for now, it is just plain in the way. I am sure my wife just loves it!
Around back of my shed in our obscure side yard are some more treasures! Fortunately, few neighbors see this and my wife very seldom ventures out this far:
That would be 1 Green Egg, a SS Performer and a Gen2 Performer, a green kettle, a rusty old 18 inch kettle, an Orion cooker, a '04 or so Spirit project, the firebox of a '08 Genesis 300 and my out of service 2014 Genesis 330SE. Probably some other stuff. Wouldn't your wife like to have some of these?!!!
The yard tour wouldn't be complete without a view of the rotting carcass under the mulberry tree of ANOTHER Summit 650 purchased years ago:
This 650 is NG, and I gave up a long time ago ever getting it restored. It sits in hopes that some parts will help with my other 650 and then maybe I can sell off some other parts or just scrap them. I am DONE with this generation of Summits, although I admit I could possibly STILL be lured into buying a Platinum version of the earlier one if the firebox looked usable I guess I never learn!
TO BE CONTINUED
I took a little break from the computer screen and yet another tax return today to look things over and photograph the causes of her annoyance. I have to confess that maybe what one person said to me was right: "You need counseling for that!"
Here is our small deck. My wife feels ONE grill is sufficient, but has reluctantly agreed that a second one would be tolerable:
I think I see 4 grills...Well, it is true that the Black Genesis 300 series was just obtained (see "It was free" post), and it is there only until next week when I can disassemble it after tax time is finally over. The kettle is my treasured acquisition of a real red kettle in a multi-grill, parts, etc. swap (see "Real Red Kettle" post under charcoal grills). It is awaiting a little sprucing up and space to open up in my shed. But, as far as my wife sees it, our deck has become just a grill landing pad, and I guess she is right!
Speaking of sheds, we have a small utility shed in the back for our lawn mower and yard stuff. It is also where I keep charcoal and grilling supplies. It is NOT supposed to be the repository for any grill parts...
Right now it is stuffed with replacement shutters, but dominating the center is the massive firebox to a Summit 650, my fall $100 acquisition that is turning out to be a fiasco. Hopefully, I can get this big lug to our maintenance shop with the other Summit parts in long wait for my sheet metal friend to decide whether he wants to help fabricate the parts I need to make it work again. But for now, it is just plain in the way. I am sure my wife just loves it!
Around back of my shed in our obscure side yard are some more treasures! Fortunately, few neighbors see this and my wife very seldom ventures out this far:
That would be 1 Green Egg, a SS Performer and a Gen2 Performer, a green kettle, a rusty old 18 inch kettle, an Orion cooker, a '04 or so Spirit project, the firebox of a '08 Genesis 300 and my out of service 2014 Genesis 330SE. Probably some other stuff. Wouldn't your wife like to have some of these?!!!
The yard tour wouldn't be complete without a view of the rotting carcass under the mulberry tree of ANOTHER Summit 650 purchased years ago:
This 650 is NG, and I gave up a long time ago ever getting it restored. It sits in hopes that some parts will help with my other 650 and then maybe I can sell off some other parts or just scrap them. I am DONE with this generation of Summits, although I admit I could possibly STILL be lured into buying a Platinum version of the earlier one if the firebox looked usable I guess I never learn!
TO BE CONTINUED
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