Well the monsoon seemed to arrive a little earlier than expected in mid-Bucks this weekend; still, thank goodness for the brilliant design of the black orb. Wheeled up to the back door, lid on, it still performed brilliantly despite the torrential rain. Although BEags probably wouldn't approve beautifully BBQ-ed corn on the cob steam bbq-ed inside its leaves (why have the big supermarkets resorted to "peeled" corn only?) followed by chilli spiced spatch-cocked poussin and all washed down with a bottle or 3 of that fine aviation-related Kentish brew...