billg71 Posted October 15, 2016 Report Posted October 15, 2016 Seriously? My HiCap 22 is being delivered Tuesday, I have a place to put it, I've read the manual frontwards and backwards and I'll have 6 stout young carpenters on site to move it. I'm as prepared as I can get as far as getting it off the truck, rolled in place, burning in, etc.. But I can't for the life of me think of a name for a cooking appliance. I just have no talent for giving names to inanimate objects, heck, I have trouble with kids and pets. My wife named both our kids(thank God), I tend to name cats either with some horrific name like "Nathaniel Hawthorne Cat"(my wife reduced it to "Catter", bless her) or just a description like "Yellow Cat". Except for my Bronco II years ago which I nicknamed Baby Bronc my vehicles have always been what the manufacturer called them. So is this a mandatory thing for KK owners? Will I be shunned if I just call my grill a KK or should it be referred to as the Supreme Hi-Cap 22 Autumn Nebula/Metallic Bronze Tweed? As I said, I'm awful at this. I'm open to suggestions, BTW. Thanks, Bill 1
MacKenzie Posted October 15, 2016 Report Posted October 15, 2016 (edited) Bill, the only thing you have to worry about is posting pixs of the arrival and unpacking. Not having a name no problem what so ever but the pixs are crucial. If you fail to post them within a reasonable time frame your brand new 22 inch HiCap will be turned into a single burner gas grill. You need to post the pixs to deactivate the chip that Dennis has installed in every grill. Edited October 15, 2016 by MacKenzie
billg71 Posted October 15, 2016 Author Report Posted October 15, 2016 MacKenzie, that I can do! Are iPhone pics OK or do I have to drag out the bag of Nikons? Thanks, you've taken one stress point off the table. Bless you!
Pequod Posted October 15, 2016 Report Posted October 15, 2016 I tried to name mine too and came up blank. Handed the task to my daughter, and she didn't do too well either. My KK remains unnamed.
MacKenzie Posted October 15, 2016 Report Posted October 15, 2016 I phone pixs are fine but you and I know Nixon are better.
bosco Posted October 15, 2016 Report Posted October 15, 2016 I call mine the 23 and 32. Just couldn't name them, it seemed strange calling them by name. I don't judge anyone for doing it or not doing it. It's a part of the KK online subculture but seriously not mandatory
Yam the Bomb Posted October 15, 2016 Report Posted October 15, 2016 Seriously? My HiCap 22 is being delivered Tuesday, I have a place to put it, I've read the manual frontwards and backwards and I'll have 6 stout young carpenters on site to move it. I'm as prepared as I can get as far as getting it off the truck, rolled in place, burning in, etc.. But I can't for the life of me think of a name for a cooking appliance. I just have no talent for giving names to inanimate objects, heck, I have trouble with kids and pets. My wife named both our kids(thank God), I tend to name cats either with some horrific name like "Nathaniel Hawthorne Cat"(my wife reduced it to "Catter", bless her) or just a description like "Yellow Cat". Except for my Bronco II years ago which I nicknamed Baby Bronc my vehicles have always been what the manufacturer called them. So is this a mandatory thing for KK owners? Will I be shunned if I just call my grill a KK or should it be referred to as the Supreme Hi-Cap 22 Autumn Nebula/Metallic Bronze Tweed? As I said, I'm awful at this. I'm open to suggestions, BTW. Thanks, Bill Your KK is named Dr. Tweedall. I saw it's birth certificate. Full name is Dr. Milburn P. Tweedall. I name everything. Always have. It's mandatory. I had plenty of time for it since I spent my whole life not learning how to cook. Hoping to change that now. That's my first post by the way. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
ckreef Posted October 15, 2016 Report Posted October 15, 2016 Eventually a name will come to you. Until then no worries. About cat names - I call our male cat "Dumb Ass" - real name is "Sand Storm" - but it is a dumb ass. 1
Shuley Posted October 15, 2016 Report Posted October 15, 2016 I sort of thought the naming thing was silly but my then 2 year old could not say “komodo kamado” he was saying “koko kamado” and so it spot of stuck. Name or no name im pretty sure we are all crazy about our cookers. Sent from my LG-D855 using Tapatalk
Jon B. Posted October 17, 2016 Report Posted October 17, 2016 I blame this KK addiction on Bosco and MacKenzie...................so I named my first KK "Mac". My next one will be called "The Big Bosco"! Quick aside.............My sister named my Primo "The Big Black Turd" .......it didn't go over too big when I posted it on the Primo site during a naming discussion. 1
bosco Posted October 17, 2016 Report Posted October 17, 2016 lol!! when is the big dog going to be ordered??
Syzygies Posted October 17, 2016 Report Posted October 17, 2016 I think mine is named Kay, but I'm not sure. We never consciously named it. We've named every GPS Audrey; I have no idea why. Some things should be left unnamed. One can go either way with a cooker.
tinyfish Posted October 18, 2016 Report Posted October 18, 2016 I agree with MacKenzie, pictures are what counts. I named my KK's Sinister and Dexter, thats means left side and right side in latin because they sit on the left and right of the cabinet.
Jon B. Posted October 18, 2016 Report Posted October 18, 2016 15 hours ago, bosco said: when is the big dog going to be ordered?? Currently paying off my daughters wedding........hoping for next summer !
billg71 Posted October 18, 2016 Author Report Posted October 18, 2016 (edited) Well, I thought my KK was going to be delivered today, had a crew of 6 strong carpenters on hand to uncrate and roll into place. The truck showed up with a pallet containing 10 boxes of charcoal, 4 boxes of grill parts and that was it. Only thing missing was 700 lb of the 948 lb shipment... Refused delivery so no pics. Maybe we'll do better tomorrow. Or the next day, when I won't have any help. I'm not exactly the happiest camper right now. Edited October 19, 2016 by billg71
MacKenzie Posted October 19, 2016 Report Posted October 19, 2016 bill, I can understand just how disappointed you must be, let's hope it is resolved and the entire shipment arrive tomorrow. In the end I'm sure you will be thrilled and this bad memory will be dust.
Pequod Posted October 19, 2016 Report Posted October 19, 2016 Wow! How do you forget to put 700 lbs on a truck? Sorry to hear, but once you're cooking on it all will be right in the world.
billg71 Posted October 19, 2016 Author Report Posted October 19, 2016 Thanks for the empathy folks, it's just been one of those days. Roadrunner Transport just added on to the complications. If I ever, ever even mention remodeling my house I pray some merciful soul with a carry permit will drop by and put one through my eye! As I said, it's been one of those days...
MacKenzie Posted October 19, 2016 Report Posted October 19, 2016 It is funny you should say that as Roadrunner delivered my KK on time to the Canadian border, it was then picked by DayRoss/Same day and they drove it all over the province covering about an extra 1000 miles before ever attempting to make a phone or even answering phones calls and emails that were made to locate this shipment. After 3 days of driving from here to here they called and delivered it 4 working days late. I suggest they change their name from Sameday to Someday Maybe. 1
