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Thanks all for your responses and SigM4 thank you for pointing me in the right direction for a new cover.

It's on order.

Thanks again!

Take Down Sicko,

I hear you, but...

When one is wealthy, the mind regarding cost takes different directions.

Having once (for many years as a child up to the age of 15 years when I took over the captaining of my life) experienced extreme poverty - sleeping under bridges, abandoned cars, sneaking into barns after the sun goes down to spend the night, or simply on the ground without benefit of tent or even a blanket, etc. going without food for days and days on end, wearing filthy clothes, wearing inadequate clothing for the weather constitute being poor and I of course hated it. (and that's just the material things) I can now, after years of honest effort buy whatever I want.

So, still being somewhat frugal, how could I not, after experiencing poverty? (It kinda stay stays with you, irrespective of wealth, I guess like being a kid of the depression...?) I sometimes buy some very costly something that might provide greater service. Or, perhaps, simply because I want it...

Why not?

I can't take it with me and I'm getting long in the tooth...

BTW, I regularly donate an enormous amount of money and goods to my immediate family.

Give to organized charities and their familiars?

No.

Why?

I experienced their magnanimity as a child - it was fraudulent...

Organized charities are a fraud.

Either give to your family if they need your help or your immediate neighbors or community or state, but giving to an organized charity is wasting your money. yeah, yeah, I know, some will protest their charity is on the up and up, maybe, I doubt it, unless it's for animals, then maybe...

Guess, I'm ranting, so I'll stop.

I've got another Weber that is strictly charcoal and it's 'my' baby.

I've never covered it and it's completely out in the open.

Darn ole propane sissy grills that need covers.

Metro sexual grills need covers, while manly charcoal only grills don't need covers...grumble, snort, grumble...

Alright, I'll go back to covering my grill for the many, logical reasons stated by ya'll.

And, thank you!

I'll be showing this thread to She Who Must...of course, she'll just laugh at me and tell me "no problem" if I remain the designated 'coverer'...

It's a Weber Genesis Special Edition.

What's it made of...?

Don't know.

It's partially out of the weather, but can be rained on to a certain degree.

I know that's pretty ambiguous, but if the rain slants down from the south it's protected, from the north it'll get rained on.

And thanks guys for your responses.

Roughly, 5 years ago, I bought a very expensive propane grill, in my estimation anyway (plus $1100) and the sales folk really urged me to buy a cover for it and keep it covered. (obviously when not in use...) They were selling the covers inexpensively, I bought one and diligently used it.

My wife insisted if I had to cover our grill it would be up to me to keep it covered as putting the darn thing on was something of a small pain and frankly since she does 99.9% of the grilling labor, I agreed.

Two weeks ago it was in such tatters, I gave it the 'heave ho'.

Now, I wonder if I should buy another or was I sold a 'bill of goods' as no, it's not really necessary to cover it or yes, it's a good idea.

Anyone here know the skinny?

Thanks!