Long week that ended up just fine.........

12+ hours of drive time, 5 states, 4 days, 4 flights, destroyed suitcase, and I should have taken a breath to get stitched up - but I was on a mission to get home last night. I wasn't about to miss my final flight because of a cut.

Anyways - after all of that - I was able to get some spare ECB charcoal pans for the Harbormaster & I to use as waterpans in our WSMs...........

Knowing we will be making some good eats together this summer takes the edge off of a rough week like this.

Gonna have to buy a new suitcase though.

willkat98 said:

Where were you?

Massacheusetts?

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That is in another week..........

Harbormaster said:

So how did you get cut bad enough that it needs stitches? DUDE! You haven't even been hangin' around with me. Yet..

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I was crating up my test equipment and putting a zip tie through the padlock hole. There was a little chard of metal from shipping damage to the case. I knew it was a quality wound when I saw dripping blood without feeling myself get cut. But like I said - I was on a mission to get home.

Did you check out the fit of the ECB pans? I hope they were the right ones. When we get together (if you're interested) I'll show you how I made my Piedmont Pans.

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Dude - I've only been home for about 8 hours - give me time.........(I'll try right after my upcoming conference call - hehehehehe)

Oh, and I do NOT miss my days as a road warrior. Don't know how you can do it with kids.

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It isn't as much fun as it used to be. Now - it is get the job done and get home. These multi-city trips don't come up too often, but I have had them back to back weeks. It takes ALOT out of a guy. Caffine & airport subs can keep a guy going for quite some time................

Pork Smoker said:

What did they do? Drag your luggage there? :wink:

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In all fairness - that is about 150,000 miles of wear and tear on that suitcase - or since Christmas 2007.

But that handle breaking and the BIG rip was the final straw. Sigh.

keale said:

What happened to kauai? LOL!

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As far as I know, Kauai still has chickens running loose on the island.............hehehehehe

After the changing of the guard - they had to re-apply for financing. I don't know all the political details. But their system is in LA waiting to take the big boat to the islands. I also smoked a couple of butts recently and vacuum packed some for my journey to share.