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Default Grill Assembly - Trust Home Depot or Do It Myself?

i saved this fo r dh to look at but what does it run? Lee
"Omelet" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> bbq > wrote:
>
>> > My mom and I assembled my New Braunfels grill (and that was when mom
>> > was
>> > still healthy!) and it was difficult with two people. That fire box
>> > offset was heavy as hell!
>> >

>>
>>
>> I needed to lift 60 lbs last week. Difficult for me to do alone. I
>> figured out other ways to get done what I needed. It's difficult for me
>> to say I can't lift 60 lbs. But my back is worth not ruining either...

>
> 50 lbs. is do-able for me, but just barely. ;-)
> There is a reason for those weekly visits to the Chiropractor.
> And why I now pay out of pocket for ART! Soft tissue therapy rulz.
>
>>
>> I take it your sister was not married yet ;-)

>
> Not yet. <g> They'd barely met on the internet and he was still in Ann
> Arbor.
>
>>
>> > We did it tho'.
>> >
>> > I really don't think that one person alone could possibly assemble one.
>> >

>>
>> Lots of assembly needs 4 arms and hands..

>
> But the box does not say that! ;-P
>
>>
>>
>> > Some home stores have services for assembly and installation, but it's
>> > not free.

>>
>> I hate helping my sister install her room air conditioner each spring.
>> She wants to do it, because she wants to do it. But needs the extra
>> hands. Maybe her 20 YO daughter is providing those extra hands now.
>>
>> I don't know who is providing the swear words though !!!
>>
>> BBQ

>
> <lol> Dad used to comment how some plumbing jobs were x-number of
> cussword jobs!
>
> Having done a bit of that myself, I understand...
>
> As for your sister's room AC, consider recommending a portable unit. I
> was able to install that one myself this Spring on the back porch. They
> are wonderful, and a helluva lot longer living and easier to keep clean!
>
> <http://www.lowes.com/pd_317825-94751...ctId=3192543&c
> m_mmc=search_gps-_-gps-_-gps-_-Danby%2011000-BTU%20Portable%20Air%20Condi
> tioner>
>
> Or:
>
> <http://tinyurl.com/276hz6z>
>
> I run the drain hose into a 5 gallon jug and it works fine.
>
> Run the intake INDOORS instead of to the outdoor vent and it works
> better. But of course, run the output vent OUT. It's hot air. The slides
> for the venting are a dream for a window compared to trying to seal a
> damned outdoor window unit.
>
> I detest window units! Pain in the ass, inefficient and dirty as hell
> the way mildew builds up inside of them where it's impossible to clean.
> Not to mention trying to build a brace to support the friggin' things.
> The portable sits on the floor just inside a window. They supply slides
> for a sliding glass door too if you need to go that route.
> --
> Peace! Om
>
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