@wtg
Current plan is to give Kim the perfectly good Monument grill I currently have. It works fine - but it’s not nearly as magnificent!
Running a gas line to my patio is possible but now is not the time to start such a project. I think I’ll wait for Spring, try it on propane, and see how it goes.
I’ve been warned to stock up on propane canisters. If you run it full-out it’s going to go through them quickly.
Now it’s time to attack the mechanical bits. The cool little LED lights on the handle are toast - the batteries leaked and destroyed the circuit boards. Weber replacements are no longer available but I can get similar one aftermarket for some $40 each. They’re fun but not worth that to me.
https://share.icloud.com/photos/0edJO-fPMWv_baw6K85U7vwVQ
It’s set up for natural gas. I don’t have a gas line in the back yard and I need to convert it to propane. I’ve done this on other grills and it’s pretty straightforward. Not so this one, at least not according to the folks on the Weber Grill Forum. (Yes it’s a thing. Of course it is. Those guys do grills like PF does sand cast frames.) 
Weber doesn’t sell a conversion kit, and many on the board say it’s because a conversion kit won’t work on these. Others disagree. Hilarity ensues! Kits are available on Amazon but they’re held in very low regard - like drop-action spinets. A proper conversion requires a new “manifold” - the part with the knobs - that costs roughly twice what I paid for the whole grill. Being as I rarely grill these days - don’t even eat much meat - I hesitate to spend that much.
May try a kit and see what happens. I’ve been been warned to keep a fire extinguisher handy and not to wear hair gel.
Good times! 
My current project:
https://share.icloud.com/photos/04dsiPgiiV828B_I89HciOUew
It’s a Weber S-650 gas grill with infrared rotisserie burner. Built 2007. New cost today is about $4000. I’d never pay that, but when I found this one at a hotel liquidation place for a couple $hundy I snapped it up.
It’s fun to work on! Built like a tank - a restaurant grill. Wasn’t used much and stored indoors so there isn’t much rust. Been cleaning it on and off over the last few days.
https://share.icloud.com/photos/082BTZ6kIx-ONR9TPjZ1vev7g
https://share.icloud.com/photos/004wZhRSJ_ib7T-NZ4ovHJ4Nw
https://share.icloud.com/photos/038T1F3jhv6peE2W8A1vTEHBA
Used a new cleaner that really surprised me -Weimans Stove and Oven Cleaner. I’ve only seen it at discount places like TJ Maxx so can only hope it continues to be available.
It’s not nearly as caustic as Easy Off and works much better. Spray on, let sit, wipe off. No fumes. Doesn’t seem to affect stainless steel, chrome, concrete, or paint. Worked great on the the hard, burnt on bits you can see on the front.
Also used this stuff:
https://www.zoro.com/static/cms/product/large/Z2rNL-qcpIx0.JPG
Again a very impressive product. I tried it on the fridge in the house and it looks great! No polishing.
@DougG
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I’m a little conflicted about it.
Here’s the house she really wanted. Cozy charmer, a lot more “cozy” than the pictures show. Her friends have cottage houses like this. Closer to work but far from Jack’s school. Established neighborhood but likely no kids. Renovations nicely done but mostly cosmetic. More than she wants to spend and likely to sell over listing price. I don’t want to be the guy who talked her out of her dream house but…
I’m her dad. I’m a house guy. I look at houses differently. This one is some 80 years old with original wiring. Furnace is every bit of 30 years old, maybe older. Supplemental electric heaters in the bedrooms tell me that it’s not up to the task. House is built of block - rock solid but NO insulation. Reno’s look ok but no permits available. Floors aren’t level. Washer dryer in unfinished basement with like 6’ ceilings. Plaster. Asbestos. Lead paint.
Sharon found the house she bought. 1992 construction, nearly twice the size with partially finished basement with 9’ ceilings and a room already roughed in for a bathroom. Solid middle class midwestern neighborhood a few blocks from Jack’s school. Big yard - which she wanted. Big kitchen, modern wiring, newish furnace and A/C. Modern insulation with dual pane windows. New-ish roof.
But it’s boring, I get that. It’s not a cottage - it’s a big ass builder-standard tract house. I’m afraid Sharon likes it more than Kim does, although Kim is warming to it and is looking forward to customizing it.
I hope I didn’t scare her off of her dream, but the cottage was over budget and was going to need some big repairs fairly soon. The house she bought is boringly competent.
I like competent but it’s not my house. Hope she starts liking it more.
This is our third mattress from Macys in some 40 years.
Much more pleasant than mattress companies. Wish I had thought of them first.
Ax - you have a kid old enough to buy a mattress - and move it?
Yikes!
Hard to find a two sided mattress these days. You don’t flip the new ones, you rotate them. Every six months is recommended - like resetting clocks.
Finally got a mattress at Macys. The two mattress stores I went couldn’t get the job done for under $1K.
Sealy Blue Lagoon (who names these things?) $800 all in, delivery included. Pleasant sales guy, some six mattresses of various firmnesses to choose from. No pressure. 10 yr. Warranty through Macys - could actually be legit.
Might be the last mattress I ever buy. At my age I wonder about buying green bananas!
That’s fantastic!
Just watched it.
Yikes! 
Spectacular!
The designs are different than others I’ve seen, not that I’ve seen many. Lighter, softer, more delicate, subdued colors. My guess is the styles run in cycles and it’s been a while since I’ve been to a flower show of any kind.
Nice castle, too!
Something must be done. I’ve put it off as long as long as I can. I’d rather get a root canal but that’s not really an option.
The time has come. I mst buy a new mattress.
Yes. There were two robots delivering food.
I’m kind of disappointed - thought I had stumbled on something really new. No matter, it was fun and I liked the food. Jack loves it and we’ll be going back!
New concept restaurant. 3 stores so far, based in Cleveland.
https://share.icloud.com/photos/052IhI3BQQs8tv_8MP0Jv3HRQ
Food comes around on a conveyor and you can pick what you want.
https://share.icloud.com/photos/0f9B9bC2rmo2nEhU1Mb58iAnA
https://share.icloud.com/photos/097XUCT4s7ocCNhx05qV_QmWg
If you want you can get other things on the iPad menu. Tonkatsu ramen:
https://share.icloud.com/photos/03cUMrvXUygPjLmSOoUT6inmw
Jack got chicken nuggets (of course he did). Normally I can’t stand them but these are really good!
https://share.icloud.com/photos/0babaTjauNup3opGU4aqSnlwA
Keep an eye on this company. I think they’re going to be big!
I think it flowered white but I’m not sure. I’ll check this spring.
Prolly out to prune it a bit over the winter. It’s crowding the space.
Serviceberry, eh? I’ve wondered what it was.
Finally finished and I’m really happy with it.
Pat the painter is wildly unreliable but does beautiful work.
