Is gas really gay
 

Just for my clarity

When muggins here built the new estate, thanks to the UK property boom, I had mains gas plumbed to the back of the house for the BBQ. Whilst the old weber occasionally singed the eyebrows and forearm hair she never gave me a personal fireball, losing what little hair I had left and a nice sunburn on half my face. My eye lashes/brows did look like something out of Space 1999.:sad:
I still remember seeing the sticker through the heat haze "Allow to vent if not ignited on second attempt" - instructions who needs them:uhoh: .

Charlie sends
From the land of the big ass BBQ prawns(Shrimp for the locals)

I'm 'GAS' and proud!
 

As we used to say on 201, don't knock it till you've tried it! And once you've seen a crew of Kiwis spit roast a sheep you'll never go back. (If you want to witness this make sure you make it to Fincastle and the VPI reunion)

Charlie Luncher, did many people living on that estate have mains gas plumbed into their barbi'?

Or were you the only gay in that village?

Gas is gay! It even goes 'poof' when you light it! Or at least my indoor fire does!!

Beags, you are cruel. Now I must go as my breakfast is cooking on my nice, convenient gas Weber. Then it's into the Boxster and off to the beach for me and Mrs Max.:cool:

My first one came via The Royal Netherlands Navy back to the UK IN 1997 from the PX in San Juan - Puerto Rico. It was the baby version - The Smokey Joe. Many happy years of BBQ outside the mess (still jet black)
I am now the proud owner of a full 22 inch version.
I highly recommend the chimney fire starter - What a cool gadget. Every self respecting Weber owner should have one.

Bought my first one in 1990 and it came back by sea. Got plenty of use including as a brazier to keep warm in the winter (logs not coals). Used it once to burn an old 3 piece suite, the flames from the cushions were quite horrific and I was glad the chairs were no longer in the house. Cushions burnt and dripped onto wheels which caught fire as well. Was then left with a non-mobile weber. The bowl was however still fine and the ceramic coat as good as ever. Bought a new one in about 2000. Have a chimnea now to use as a brazier. Still gets used when we need extra heat......try this, handful of flour and throw it over the flames....shalakazam...shalakazoo, wooompphh!

Beages me old, I note that you only need 15 more posts to crack to 10K. Are you trying to get a post for each flying hour you have???


...maybe you need to get out more, or is the hot soup, rug and slippers too comportable in retirement?

I am now the proud owner of a Weber - One Touch Platinum 57cm CHARCOAL BBQ with the Weber cover, tools, brush, spit roaster (oo Aye Missus) and warming grill. All in black.

I also have a dedicated beer fridge and am Taceval Confident. I live in a village boasting the UK's best butcher award for several years running. Sunshine however is more of an issue. ;)

Cheers

WWW

This is the only beautiful weber I have . . .
http://www.panhistoria.com/Stacks/No...ages/weber.jpg

LJR said the 'p' word!!!!!!!!!:eek: That's gonna sting!

Once owned a Lancia Fulvia...had two of those babies. That was one fast motor...unfortunately, it turned to rust even quicker.

Alas my deep and abiding love affair with italian cars will probably continue to cost me money until the day I die.

My last one was an Alfa 33, series 2. Ate XR3i's for breakfast, drank fuel like you wouldn't believe a 1500cc car could. Twin webers, see?

Just got it prepped for sprinting at Curbourgh and some c**t nicked it and crashed it. . .:{

introduced to the joys of Weber in 2003 by a retired FAA Commander. Came home and invested ninety nine of our earth pounds. Never looked back. Gas is dangerous

Now look, I wasn't going to contribute but following yet another night with John Smith and his friends, I feel compelled. I am an unashamed GAS man. Years ago my friendly next door neighbour, USAF exchange type, provided me with your said Weber which did stirling service over many years - much pleasure of waiting for heat to emerge, soot, ashes etc. Then, courtesy of BWoS, I spent four years in the land of the raw prawn, tinny and pokies, and discovered GAS. Not once was I subjected to rib-eye by fire - they, without exception, all adopted the gay-principle of poof it up, slap it on, turn only once, and sod the messy coals. Mine resides, after ten well-travelled years, by the garden shed - and I continue to fire the beast up with a flick, a poof, a Wolf Blass, and an aroma/taste that will match any charchoalin method. Sorry, but there it is.

Viva la Much Hoole gas, BWoS A2QFI ---

Was given a weber as a wedding present. It certainly lasted longer than the wife.....and still gives satisfaction for minimal effort.

Old man
 

Beags old chap

The only other "people" on my estate are the staff, please, you will be accusing me being working class next! I think the gas system is german built very efficient:ooh: , if you are now thinking of a ruddy faced overweight chap in leather shorts, perhaps its time to accept:eek: .

Charlie sends
From the Luncher estate

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Many thanks for the most entertaining thread I've seen here for a long time - good to see we're finally addressing the important matters in life. Keep it real!

Firstly - gas. Yes it cooks stuff very efficiently but so what; so does my kitchen cooker. Gas is definitely gay!:ok:

The Weber is probably the most robust down-route steal I've ever spent rates on (remember those:* ). Although yes, the legs do sometimes fall off.

Anyway, top tip: Next time you fire up the bad boy, when you're finished, throw on a load of wood chips and put the grill back on. It burns all the crap off and you stand a good chance of not getting a nasty case of bottulism next time. Saves a lot in Brillo pads. And I don't want to go through a court case like that again.....

Gentlemen, welcome to Barbecue club.

The first rule of Barbecue club is you do not talk about barbecue club.

The first rule of Barbecue club is you DO NOT talk about barbecue club.

3rd rule of Barbecue club: If someone barfs, yacks or pukes up - it's obviously a dirty pint and nothing to do with food preparation.

4th rule: Only two Webers to a Barbecue.

5th rule: Only one Barbecue at a time fellas.

6th rule: No shirts (unless they're hawaiian) and no shoes (there's enough leather being prepared on the barbecue).

7th rule: Barbecues will go on as long as they have to.

And the 8th and final rule: if this is your first night at barbecue club - you gotta barbecue!

FJH -

Good point - how do others clean the grate? Wouldnt touch brillo pads myself, they scratch the nickel plating. I use a brass bristled brush. Not as hard as the nickel, but harder than the crud, and every now and again a good dose of 2600psi man-toy (aka pressure washer).

Of course, ex-mother-in-law used a brillo pad to clean my (previously) high gloss finish dining table.

Hawaiian shirts de rigeur, hardly worth mentioning in this esteemed company. The only qualification is your pride and joy came from Palatine, Illinois.

"....I think the gas system is german built very efficient...."

Bit worrying that.

As for cleaning the grill, a wire brush is good enough to get any clinging bits of carbonised food off. Alternatively, borrow a labrador that hasn't scrounged anything to eat for an hour or so...

And StopStart, if you dare to publish that Hawaiian shirt picture.....:oh:
Charlie, if you are entertaining 'ruddy overweight chaps in leather shorts' at your gas parties, perhaps this chap will be welcome:

My present Weber bought in ABQ has served me well for the past 10 years. However, for the last three years it has been known as the "Weber Rainmaker.....". That's because evry time I wheel it out the clouds appear.

OMG - it's all gone horribly wrong .......... I wasn't expecting this, Charlie ... gulp ... tell me its not you?

it can't be, surely. Yeah I heard all the rumours - but ??£*&%&^%

Petrol-Drum "Weber"
 

Right On Gainsey!

Only way to go! And if you want to do a bit of smoking (in the BBQ sense!) you can fit hinges so you can swivel the other half back over (so long as somebody else didn't spot the 2nd half already and put angle-iron legs on that as well ;) )

At the last ESG Mansion, I had the compound staff build me a brick jobby (complete with slots for the elecric spit - did a great Xmas Turkey one year with that) and had to laugh when I left the compound "brickie" working, as I had to nip into town to collect the custom (stainless steel) metalwork; got back to find he had got up to about 5 feet high - "Great, I can see when the underside is done without picking up the meat!" :\ Managed to knock of a few courses as the pug was still wet:ok: before installing the ash-tray.

Fuel? Charcoal plus any "interesting" logs I can lay my hands on (Eucalyptus trees here fall down in strong winds and give an unusual aroma)
Lighting? Easy - BBQ fluid if I remembered to buy some, aromatic lemon lamp-oil, if all else fails petrol/gasoline (soak charcoal but let it sit for a bit before going too close with cigarette lighter :oh: )

Must be pretty reasonable as I still have a few friends left - or maybe it's my home-brew that they all come for;)

Clean the grate?? That too is surely gay. There is only one way to clean the grate before the next Barbie - FIRE!!

Is there any other way?

Aaaah brings back memories - got my first one via the Herc route way back in the late 70's. Chris was a trg Capt up at Lyneham and I was an HWI at Portland.

He agreed to bring back from the US said Weber plus a Low level pole for me in exchange for 2 bottles of port and an AS12 shoot at Chesil.

Portland tower were quite concerned at my low level approach and go-around hopping up over the beach. Chris had a fine time trying to sink our barge target!:E

We both had a great many beers and BBQ's after that - Could this be called inter-service co-operation?

Agree RP - fire is the only way, mind you I would say that wouldn't I as an ex-HWI!!

The SAAF station workshops at AFB Ysterplaat used to do a fine line in braais made from "redundant":rolleyes: sea-lane marker buoys.

On a similar note, how many windsurfer boards and masts can you fit in an E-3 (without poking holes in the aircraft)?:E

:ok:
I'm with Ex Sim Guy and Gainsay!
Only way to go is 45 gallon drum. Ours was mounted on a "borrowed" shopping trolly, and was wheeled around to many a fine hanger party.
:ok: :)

At least the 45 gall jobber doesn't need gas!

But a bit inconvenient for the average private house garden - unless you happen to be a resident of a pikey colony?

Weber - there is none better for true charcoholics. Who emphatically do not live in Llanddewi Brefi!

Is there such a term as "double gay"? What colour now Beags?

As in a gas barbecue with clean grate?

F***ing pansies cooking on gas....tut tut.

Coal, coal and more coal. Just dont make life so hard lighting the ba$tard!

Check out this link and eat your hearts out. Gas is the way of the future!


http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000659KBY/qid=1146248929/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/103-1549740-1487866?%5Fencoding=UTF8&s=garden&v=glance&n=286168

As Dafydd would oft remark, "Oooooh, now there's lovely..."


Gas is gay!!

You appear to know how to find images of such individuals easily sir, a trawl of your hard drive would surely find other images of dubious taste!!

worrying really.........

Maxburner
From your link:
Conclusive proof, I believe, that Gas is phenomenally Gay.

Picked up said 22" Weber on an OTF in 1992 as a gift from the Sqn for a wedding present (mine as it happens). An American air base somewhere in Europe was offering good deals so also picked up a 20" lawnmower. Managed to squeeze both items into the rotating bomb bay and rtb'd a happie chappie.

Have used the Weber ever since and it always comes out on Christmas Day (rain or shine or snow) to cook the christmas turkey. Bootiful.....

:)

Now beags

"Gas is gay! It even goes 'poof' when you light it! Or at least my indoor fire does!!"

Old man you have me worried did you mean to say earlier in this thread that you get on your hand and knees in your lounge for a little poof!!:cool:
Just asking
Strat the sexual desire of Kiwis should not be aired here, just remember right hand to right shoulder never look at another man's war face :ugh: .
Charlie sends

As I was cooking some snags ('bangers' for the uninitiated ) this evening on our gas powered barbie (we also have a Webber, briquet powered, which allows me onto this thread), I was reminded of 63/64 when the mighty Canberra ruled the Near East skies and 32 Squadron was not engaged in taking VIPs on their tax payer funded jollies as it is now, but in taking hard working aircrew on theirs, with the occasional thought of hanging a bomb or rocket on to do the business, which thankfully we were never required to do for real, and how Niazi managed to produce the best meals ever from a shack on a street corner in Limassol, with tables accross the steet in a petrol station forecourt, without the aid of a Webber, gas or charcoal fired. Lots of courses, as much Kokkinelli as one could drink, all for 12/-. Keo beer extra.

I have been trying to reproduce his standard ever since, can't. But not bad with a good Mudgee red and a bottle or two of Coopers Sparkling!

Not to mention the Wolf Blaaaas and VB Tim -----

Lying Lion...........

APS !!!! ????

Disagree with you big time unless the Vicky is designed to carry Weber's for use in the air ...!!!!!!
Clue in the the abbreviation...!!!!!

Unless you are ex Ghurka Regt who decides to brew up in the back of Wessex with Hexi stoves....!!!!

IR that a well known VC10 skipper landed in Germany on Medman t/r and demanded passenger's were check weighed, freight was double checked etc ...!!!

Why ???

At Vr, the wheels were on the ground still !!!!

Oops , too many 22in Webersin hold not accounted for in the APS !!!!!

All pax were averaged out at 194lbs per man....
Allowance being 200lbs per man....

North of 52deg north all pax had to carry artic kit and sleeping bag....therefore giving them extra weight allowance...

Also, how many East/West trainers used to land at home with the stripey shopping bags in the front hold....????
Over and above the standard crew bags entitlement...!!!!

Bog standard get around, dump the weight of Dom Water !!!!!
Therefore "This is not APS" !!!!!!

Standard Dulles return preflight brief.

Abort, Abort, I bought a barbe:ok:

First one was a green wheeled jobbie back in 1974 - wedding gift from a neighbour via the PX in Schinnen - outlasted the wife. Used to fire it up in the garage using gas welding set.
There was a site with loads of videos of BBQ lighting races but can't find it anymore (probably the same site as vacuum cleaners sucking up petrol).

Casualties - Female induced (!)
 

Brought the first Weber back from TLP in 1992 - as I recall we took an empty 4 tonner specifically for the purpose of visiting the PX at Chievres on the way home! The Weber served well until I left it at a (slightly unstable) girlfriend's house in the late 90s... never did have the nerve to go and retrieve it after we split up!

Now living with a slightly more stable (mentally, at least!) female in a beautiful village, not far from a really good butcher... time for a new Weber I says... Interweb delivers the day before the first ceremonial gubbing and I place it at the far end of garage. SWMBO arrives home from work, drives into garage and parks in her usual spot... which is occupied by Weber! Result - oblong Weber! At least it has battle scars beyond its year!