jdbower Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 Nah, he's just married and bought the KK without consulting the wife. Any husband who's made a large purchase knows what it's like being a man who's been hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted August 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 Re: Mug shot? Since when does a hitman post his own photo?? Must be the mark's photo' date=' so we'll not suspect...[/quote'] Sanny, I'm a killer only on the dance floor. The Hitman moniker comes from my days as a moonlighting DJ. Speaking of YOUR mug shot, the eyes have it! JD, yes I did consult the wife re the choice of tiles, and the $$$ came out of MY pocket. All's quiet on the home front. My KK will be delivered sometime in the next few hours, so gotta go! Check out my pork tenderloin recipe elsewhere on the forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porkchop Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 your cooker is only inanimate if you let it be so with as cool a name as "hitman", you gotta be good at that kind of thing! you should watch lots of episodes of the sopranos and look for names to go with your hitman persona. altho, i'd shy away from some of them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanny Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 Dunno... Hitman might rather call it something like Shadoe Stevens, or Casey Kasem. Or Bonjovi, if he wants to get on the other side of the speakers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted August 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 I did a big party with Shadoe Stevens when he was working here in D.C. Real nice guy --- but a typical DJ, had lots of "air" names during his career. My KK arrived about an hour ago. Unfortunately, it was badly damaged in shipping --- the vent at the top of the dome is completely broken off, some tiles are cracked, and there is crumbled refractory material inside the unit. As soon as I saw the damage, I took pics and emailed them to Dennis. I feel sick.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffB Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 My KK arrived about an hour ago. Unfortunately' date=' it was badly damaged in shipping --- the vent at the top of the dome is completely broken off, some tiles are cracked, and there is crumbled refractory material inside the unit. As soon as I saw the damage, I took pics and emailed them to Dennis.[/quote'] That stinks. Really sorry to hear. Rest assured that Dennis will set things right. Did you refuse shipment or was the damage not apparent until you had opened up the crate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanny Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 I feel sick.... Ooh! That's awful! I feel sick with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted August 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 My KK arrived about an hour ago. Unfortunately' date=' it was badly damaged in shipping --- the vent at the top of the dome is completely broken off, some tiles are cracked, and there is crumbled refractory material inside the unit. As soon as I saw the damage, I took pics and emailed them to Dennis.[/quote'] That stinks. Really sorry to hear. Rest assured that Dennis will set things right. Did you refuse shipment or was the damage not apparent until you had opened up the crate? No way I could see any damage whatsoever from the crate. The wood was not cracked, crushed, splintered, scraped, warped, etc. Wasn't until I removed the plastic shroud that I noticed the cracked tiles. The delivery guy was long gone by then. I will work this out with Dennis --- not going to post any pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanny Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 not going to post any pics. You are right, of course. The condition on delivery has nothing to do with the quality of the product. Some who see the photos of what the delivery people did will get the wrong impression, and blame the mfg. That wouldn't do. Besides, it would break our hearts to see an injured cooker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted August 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 I don't think it was the delivery guy, or even the shipper. I think it may have been packed in such a way that the cooker was not protected from pressure from above. If something heavy got put on top, it crushed the air vent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted August 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 Update: got a personal phone call from Dennis a few minutes ago, and worked things out. He offered to ship me another Matte Mixed Green unit from Indonesia, but I didn't want to wait that long, so I picked another beauty from inventory, NB49, in glossy New Blue (looks very aquamarine in the photo) with the light grout. Should be here in a week or so. So meanwhile, I had just thought of a kewl name for the original cooker: "Humpty Dumpty"! Hopefully Dennis can find some minions who can put the pieces back together. Life is good, just a minor setback...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted August 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 Update 2: I only talked to Dennis a few hours ago, and already got a notice from Freightquote that the shipment has been scheduled. This is what I call personal service! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mguerra Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 TNW So what's happening to the damaged one? Somebody was opining that TNW should re-review the kk. And the first one he reviewed was a damaged one he fixed... Hmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primeats Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 maybe a centralized location to repair and re-sell damaged KK's? I can think of a location! I doubt it will be around for very long though, these baby's usually find a home pretty quick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted August 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 I would check directly with Dennis on that topic. Not sure what would be involved with a repair. I provided him with quite a few detailed photos of the damage. I suspect he will not have a problem finding a home for it with some TLC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted August 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 Here's a pic of the replacement cooker. The exact color is a bit of a puzzle, as it looks bluer on my high-def home 'puter, more turquoise on my company laptop. Either way, it's a gem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primeats Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 They always look better in person Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanny Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 Oooh pretty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted August 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 Since I guess I am expected to personalize my KK with a name, I'm thinking of "The Fire Opal", if it really is an aquamarine color. If it's more of a true blue, I'm at a loss. Maybe "The Blueferno"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syzygies Posted August 9, 2009 Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 If I name "them"??? I only ordered one! You must have a couple of Webers, right? How about "Big Steve and the twins?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
