*UPDATE 2* Wife surprised me with an early Christmas gift!

Well boys, after what seems like eternity (2 weeks) my replacement Kamado Joe III finally showed up today! After removing all the cardboard it was fully intact without any damage! There was one minor hick up. Prior to the delivery people showing up I began putting the stand together from the previous grill. One of the threads in the legs was shot and I couldn’t get the screw to go in. Thankfully I got a brand new bundle unit so I just grabbed a new leg and voila. Will probably do the burn in on Friday. Thank you for all of your support and kind words through this difficult time!