I bought this because the legs rusted through the kettle on my old Smokey Joe Silver. I thought it would be nice to get the Gold since it has the handle that goes over the lid to make it easier to carry. The trade off is that the air vents are on the side.The result is that when you put the lid on, even with the lid vents all the way open, the fire chokes out. I much prefer the bottom vents of my Silver that had to get tossed.Also, the metal on this grill is substantially thinner than the metal on the Silver it replaced. Still, it gets the job done well for 5 burgers or a couple steaks.

I bought the Gold model. When the wind is blowing, the Gold model is fine, and the signature feature (the handle that snaps over the lid) is a good safety item when grilling is over.When the wind is not blowing, the grill does not work properly. The reason is because the vents are paradoxically situated above the coals. This problem can be alleviated by folding a medium-size piece of cardboard and standing over the grill fanning the coals for 10-15 minutes. When this is done, you will be a Smoky Joe too but at least the coals will be hot. However, do not put the grill top on when the wind is not blowing, for the coals will smoke and go out almost immediately (even with the vents open). After one use, I drilled 3 vent-holes in the bottom. It helps, but I still have to fan the coals. A common hair styling blow dryer can also be rigged to provide the necessary ventilation. I have tried this, and the low setting seems to work fine.

I bought my Smokey Joe to use while on a 30 day business trip to give me and my partner an alternative to eating at the local restaurants every night. As it turned out, we only ate out two days during the entire trip. Every other night was spent grilling on the Smokey Joe. First thing the next morning, I would clean out the ash, carry it back to my room and reload it for the evening. If you are a Weber Kettle user, you will feel right at home and have no problem adjusting. You will be suprised at how much you can really put on it. I started with the recommended 30 pieces of charcoal, but soon found that to be a little lacking in heat. Found that 35 was about right for chicken and veggies, but 40 were needed to steak and pork. Plan on putting it to work from time to time at home also. Best $35 I spent in a long time.

As others have suggested the Gold has the vents above the coals - not sure what the weber folks were thinking. I've had many of the regular silver joes and loved them (i grill 4-5 times a week) they have high heat and even cooking. This grill was obviously designed for the occasional griller who can leave the top off for his hot dogs and burgers. best advice - avoid the gold, go for the silver - if like me you purchased the gold version either give it to a part-time griller or chuck it out - its pretty useless for serious grilling. wish i'd known before i plopped down my $35.

First of all, the directions were followed. The watch would not keep time when it was removed overnight. It is difficult to reset because the reset pin is extremely tight and hard to pull out. Unfortunately, some bracelet links were removed to fit my husband's wrist and the watch had to be returned to an out of state repair location. This involves 5 or 6 dollars postage plus a 15 dollar check to the Seiko repair place.

This book is now being used at the university I attend for a Data Analysis Course. The examples provided were used as projects for out class. I learned a lot about real world problems that can be solved and modeled using statistics.I recommend the software MiniTAB to accompany this book.I especially liked the chapter on HIV and mortality (very interesting results)!