Hit The \"Large\" Jackpot

If you have a smartphone you need to download the Craigslist application. You can type in keywords such as "Big Green Egg" and it will alert your phone everytime the word is posted in your area. My alert went off on my phone that Craigslist had a hit. "Large Big Green Egg - $200" What? No way! Opened the link and started reading the post. Kept reading the post expecting it to say, "droped the egg and cracked in pieces". Had to re-read post as fast as I could so I could be the first to e-mail. "Large Big Green Egg comes with 2 bags of lump, and a ashtool. Go check out the Big Green Egg website for more details on what this grill can do". I then left my name in the e-mail and had to play the waiting game. Half hour later I get the phone call and expert to hear him say he just sold it. "I have the egg still available. If you wan't to come and pick it up right now you can. I know you said asap". Yes! Jackpot! (In my head) "Should I reply to the others that you are picking it up?" No I'm heading out now. (NOOOOOOOOOO!!! please don't look at any other e-mails. I can just see the next e-mail offering him $400 for the egg. All this in my head during the conversation.) Said he was flooded with other e-mails. Jumped in my truck from work and picked up some straps and blankets from my house. Don't think I could have gave him the cash any quicker to call it mine. Strapped it down in the back of the truck bed. Did a real crappy tie down job and prayed the straps would stay in place. Ran out of straps. One of the straps would not tighten very well out of the two straps I had. The 7 miles of driving never seemed so bumpy and hilly before. Made it home. One strap had hardly any tension on it. I would bet 5-10 more miles of driving would have had the egg on it's side. So I'm pretty excited my large came home in one piece. The owner said the egg was 6-7 years old. A different style then my other large egg whats 4 months old. It has sat in the rain it's whole life. The bands on the egg are rusty and the bottom draft door is rusted and needs replacing. The gasket has seen it's better days. Can the band be sand blasted and cleaned up with some paint? I also asked the owner about the daisy wheel. Seemed kind of confused. Didn't know what I was talking about. That was the only missing piece. Did the older eggs not come with the daisy wheel with the purchase? I would assume they did. I can also guess why he didn't use it very much if he was confused by the daisy wheel question. But for $200 and a little elbow greese, I should have a nice older egg.