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mso489

Lifer
Feb 21, 2013
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60,610
Good job on restoration. Looks fine. For once, the old song is correct: the best things in life are free. You can do some serious cooking on that baby.
 
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jaytex1969

Lifer
Jun 6, 2017
9,643
51,986
Here
I live a few miles from the University of Texas campus. At the end of the school year, those spoiled brats discard everything they might have to pack and carry elsewhere.

We used to call it Hippy Christmas back in the day, cruising campus looking for household goods.


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davek

Part of the Furniture Now
Mar 20, 2014
685
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We used to call it Hippy Christmas back in the day, cruising campus looking for household goods.


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We used to look for days designated to put out heavy trash in nice neighborhoods.

Jeff Foxworthy talks about his first apartment (all of our first apartment) with the beanbag chair repaired with duct tape and the bookcase made from boards and cinderblocks... with the $5,000 stereo on it.
 

anotherbob

Lifer
Mar 30, 2019
16,664
31,241
46
In the semi-rural NorthEastern USA
Just wanted to show off my sweet "road trash" find the other day. I don't normally go looking for stuff like this, but on my way home from work I slammed the brakes on when I saw it gleaming in the sunshine. A Weber gas BBQ! I always drool over these at the hardware stores and have always wanted one, but always end up walking out with a cheapie. After giving it a major degreasing and scrub today and hosed it out, it is in great shape and fired up like a champ! (My old one is on the left) I call this a legendary upgrade. FREE!! "One man's trash is another man's gold"View attachment 26201
and that's how every lame horror movie starts. Someone throws out the "Hell Grill" and then bad things happen. You'll know that's what's happening when not only are people dying but in lame and ironic ways. Just saying.... Seriously though that's cool
 

jpmcwjr

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Staff member
May 12, 2015
26,273
30,289
Carmel Valley, CA
Since we're on gas barbecuing, what's the best thing to apply to the grill surface before firing up to make it more non-stick? Hi heat cooking oil?
 
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Pierre1965

Starting to Get Obsessed
Feb 6, 2020
198
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Great score! I grew up very poor and learned at an early age "rehab" things that others deemed trash. We love cooking outside. We have a covered deck so we're able to cook out there a lot. If you like cooking outside look in to a Blackstone griddle. I bought one 2 years ago and we use it all the time. It's especially nice if you're cooking breakfast for a family. We can do the hash-browns, bacon and eggs all at the same time. It's really nice for pancakes as well because you can cook a whole families worth at the same time.
 
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shanez

Lifer
Jul 10, 2018
5,459
26,147
50
Las Vegas
Great find!

For those who are unaware Craigslist has a free "curb notice" section where people post stuff they're putting out on the curb to give people a chance to grab whatever it is before the garbageman takes it.
 
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gervais

Lifer
Sep 4, 2019
2,202
7,753
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Ontario
Great score! I grew up very poor and learned at an early age "rehab" things that others deemed trash. We love cooking outside. We have a covered deck so we're able to cook out there a lot. If you like cooking outside look in to a Blackstone griddle. I bought one 2 years ago and we use it all the time. It's especially nice if you're cooking breakfast for a family. We can do the hash-browns, bacon and eggs all at the same time. It's really nice for pancakes as well because you can cook a whole families worth at the same time.
That sounds like a good bbq companion. I'll have to look into that, thanks!
 

mikethompson

Comissar of Christmas
Jun 26, 2016
11,746
25,029
Near Toronto, Ontario, Canada
I too was expecting a pipe, or a pipe stand maybe.

I've been the lucky recipient of many curb side treasures which I then flipped for pipe money. Never found a nice looking BBQ like that though, nice find!
 
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