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is Blowin Smoke!
NOT!!!
A while back, I posted on the tvwb forum, fishing for an SJP. I had been longing for one (yes, I know I could have modded an 18.5" kettle to look just the same, but that's like kissing your sister... just not the same as the real thing). Had a near miss or two, when the occasional (rare) SJP came up on CL, but nothing worked out. A relative stranger from the tvwb forum responded, offering an SJP, but the price +shipping was more than I was willing to spend.
Fast forward a few months, and this person writes to me again, out of the blue, asking if I was still interested in an SJP. Is a frog's a$$ watertight? Of course I was interested!!! He offered it for the price he paid for it ($25) from a CL deal. Shipping was estimated at $25 using UPS.
The pics looked like the SJP was in great condition. My new friend packaged everything up, but when he took it in, UPS said shipping would be $36, because of the size. Being a gentleman, my mysterious benefactor kept to the orginal shipping charge he quoted me, even though I said I was fine with paying the extra $$ (could have happened to anyone) and offered to do so.
Well, my SJP arrived this week! It was meticulously packaged, and was in great shape. The previous owner probably overtightened the leg screws and so the procelain finish was a bit chipped around the leg bolt holes. I sprayed some high paint around the areas to try and prevent rusting or further chipping. Might need a new cooking grate, so I will try to get one from Weber if they still stock the cooking grate (it is a little bigger than the standard 18.5" cooking grate). I am considering adding a vent mod, but I don't know yet if I want add a One Touch cleaner, or just a vent damper on the bottom... or if I just want to leave it alone. Weber has free shipping this month (w00t!) so I should figure out what I need and get the order in.
I will be cooking on it this weekend, for sure. I am quite excited about this baby, maybe more than I should be. But ITS MINE NOW!!!:mrgreen:
So, Stu... if you happen to be reading this - THANK YOU, again! I think I will have a lot of fun with my SJP. :whoo:
A while back, I posted on the tvwb forum, fishing for an SJP. I had been longing for one (yes, I know I could have modded an 18.5" kettle to look just the same, but that's like kissing your sister... just not the same as the real thing). Had a near miss or two, when the occasional (rare) SJP came up on CL, but nothing worked out. A relative stranger from the tvwb forum responded, offering an SJP, but the price +shipping was more than I was willing to spend.
Fast forward a few months, and this person writes to me again, out of the blue, asking if I was still interested in an SJP. Is a frog's a$$ watertight? Of course I was interested!!! He offered it for the price he paid for it ($25) from a CL deal. Shipping was estimated at $25 using UPS.
The pics looked like the SJP was in great condition. My new friend packaged everything up, but when he took it in, UPS said shipping would be $36, because of the size. Being a gentleman, my mysterious benefactor kept to the orginal shipping charge he quoted me, even though I said I was fine with paying the extra $$ (could have happened to anyone) and offered to do so.
Well, my SJP arrived this week! It was meticulously packaged, and was in great shape. The previous owner probably overtightened the leg screws and so the procelain finish was a bit chipped around the leg bolt holes. I sprayed some high paint around the areas to try and prevent rusting or further chipping. Might need a new cooking grate, so I will try to get one from Weber if they still stock the cooking grate (it is a little bigger than the standard 18.5" cooking grate). I am considering adding a vent mod, but I don't know yet if I want add a One Touch cleaner, or just a vent damper on the bottom... or if I just want to leave it alone. Weber has free shipping this month (w00t!) so I should figure out what I need and get the order in.
I will be cooking on it this weekend, for sure. I am quite excited about this baby, maybe more than I should be. But ITS MINE NOW!!!:mrgreen:
So, Stu... if you happen to be reading this - THANK YOU, again! I think I will have a lot of fun with my SJP. :whoo:
