Hi all, I'm Dan Hurd, the wife and I are both retired and live in Fredericksburg. I have cooking background and though not my chosen career, it's been a happy pastime for me since I was a kid.
About a year ago, on a lark, we bought an MES. Everything was fine until it started to get chilly outside. Once it began to take over an hour for the unit to come to temperature, I knew that unit was on it's way out. After the wife was embarrassed by a major delay for a dinner when the unit simply wouldn't reach temperature, she decided ;D we should look for a better smoker. On February 10th, she clicked the "place your order" tab for our (my) new Model 3. (Yippee!)
The recent storm delayed the shipping (and I've lost some respect for FedEx through this experience) and it finally arrived midafternoon yesterday. I haven't finished unpacking yet, but so far, there looks to be no significant damage.
Anyway, so that's me - a long time in the Army, a little longer in Civil Service and now happily retired so I can play with my grandkid and spend my kids inheritance.
About a year ago, on a lark, we bought an MES. Everything was fine until it started to get chilly outside. Once it began to take over an hour for the unit to come to temperature, I knew that unit was on it's way out. After the wife was embarrassed by a major delay for a dinner when the unit simply wouldn't reach temperature, she decided ;D we should look for a better smoker. On February 10th, she clicked the "place your order" tab for our (my) new Model 3. (Yippee!)
The recent storm delayed the shipping (and I've lost some respect for FedEx through this experience) and it finally arrived midafternoon yesterday. I haven't finished unpacking yet, but so far, there looks to be no significant damage.
Anyway, so that's me - a long time in the Army, a little longer in Civil Service and now happily retired so I can play with my grandkid and spend my kids inheritance.