danioro Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 So.... After a small snafu with the shippers (delivered the KK to my home in a tractor trailor with no lift gate!) #598 has arrived! 1) Total transit time from LA to IL was about 10 days in total. Not bad for such a big, heavy package 2) I have to say that the crating was AWESOME! So well thought out and robust. The KK was well braced, padded and swaddled, it arrrived entirely intact and undamaged. Really I would say that short of actually dropping it from a height, it would be really difficult to damage it. 3) I am in love! #598 is SO well built, quality construction so very apparent. Dennis is to be congratulated on a first class engineering job and shipping effort! 4) I have one suggestion. These cookers are soooo great, it seems terribly inappropriate to call them simply "#598". I think that they need to be named and adoption papers sent with the babies to their new Daddies/Mommies! Can y'all tell that I have had an emotional response to my new arrival? 5) I uncrated in about 45 mins, on my own. I found that the best approach was to: a) Remove boards from 2 adjacent sides Back out the 8 lag bolts at the bottom about an inch each c) Displace the 4 'pillars' from the base supporting the KK d) Gently slide the crate off of the cooker I found it quite simple to uncrate by myself in this fashion. Now I just have to get it up 2 flights of stairs! Trying to get 4 Anesthesiologist buddies together at the same time is kinda like herding cats! More to follow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mguerra Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 name it I named mine the "Bronze Behemoth" but the wife calls it the "Gold Monster". Monster because for a few days it scared one of the dogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syzygies Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 Re: #598 finally home! These cookers are soooo great' date=' it seems terribly inappropriate to call them simply "#598".[/quote'] Laurie and I have a policy to only name entities that talk to us. This rules out body parts, and most inanimate objects. So our GPS is called Audrey, but our cooker will just get loving glances. (Getting a name is not a prerequisite for this!) Ancient history is just that, we'll also probably just call it the "K". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conodo12 Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 Congrats! Unfortunately the pics won't open in a separate window to view them larger... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conodo12 Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 Re: #598 finally home! Ancient history is just that' date=' we'll also probably just call it the "K".[/quote'] Wait, are you talking about your first cooker (K5 I think) or your new KK? If you are talking about your new KK in the statement above, at least separate it from the pack by referencing it as the KK! K? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danioro Posted September 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 Re: name it Monster because for a few days it scared one of the dogs. Didn't Adrian Cronauer once say' "I really like a good dog!" Is yours small enough to fit in the KK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danioro Posted September 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 Re: #598 finally home! Laurie and I have a policy to only name entities that talk to us. This rules out body parts, and most inanimate objects. I have known certain body parts to speak to me most eloquently! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tucker Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 Out standing - here's to many enjoyable Kooks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syzygies Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 The dragon Laurie and I have a policy to only name entities that talk to us. Err, to be precise, we give person's names to objects with voices. It would appear that our new cooker is referred to as the dragon (not a proper name, and not specifically our cooker). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
