To paraphrase a BEagle line:

"Fire, smoke and thunder this evening from the grill."

Perfect evening, quiet reflection on 9/11 tomorrow (I was in the Pentagon that day - ran away bravely!), enjoying a bourbon and water, reading a fascinating book "First In, Last Out: Stories of the Wild Weasels."

Combined several threads into this one......................

Raise of the glass to all who serve.

Nov 11 and it's 72F; global warming sure beats the hell out of global cooling!

Enjoyed my bourbon and water while making sure the fire didn't get out of control, now getting ready to add cut up bird and enjoy a second beverage.

It being the day it is, another raise of my glass to those who wear or have worn their nation's uniform........

Half an oil drum, length of expanded steel strip and a couple of ironwood logs.

Nothing to beat it...:ok:

"Weber, my ar*se, it's only a gas outback......"

Oh dear. Don't you know that GAS IS GAY!!

My little black rainmaker is now hibernating at the back of the garage next to the Flymo - and the most useless Black and Decker strimmer known to man. If you trim grass edges against a wall, all the stupid thing does is to munch its way through the strimmer cord, throwing bits of blue cord around..... It's better at eating its own cord than it is at trimming grass!

BEags

In that case I'm PROUD to be GAY!!! (but only for ten minutes or so - and please, don't say is that all it takes --)

Rog

Sorry to hear of your health issue. Agree, Weber my a*rse too, nothing to beat the Outback - sod the rain, sod the wind, nip outside, up golf brolly, on gas, on sirloins (turn only the once), down glass of Bods, eat. Weber my ar*se - no hiberrrnation here!!!

Jinda',

"In that case I'm PROUD to be GAY!!! (but only for ten minutes or so - and please, don't say is that all it takes --)"

I refer the Honourable Gentleman to his post of 10 Oct 2006 at 0856:

"----but the limp wrists are a bit worrysome!!"

Hmmmmm......:hmm:

I would have thought that citizens of the Mother Country are all about tradition - the building of the charcoal stack, the liberal dousing with a flammable liquid (or solid if you have access!), the glory and beauty of the satisfying "whoompf!" after tossing in the match, the frenzied rubbing of the singed eyebrows immediately thereafter, the enjoyment of a man's drink while on fire guard, then the joy and sheer primal pageantry of grilling some hapless animal, to bring it in to the loving, respectful (a bit fear-tinged?!) gazes of one's tribe - would still count for something in your land.

Guess not.



And for the "at least for 10 minutes" foray into the other side.........:=

I was just being playful - honest. I mean, four up, in the same formation - too much of a coincidence. Honest, just being playful. Honest!! Oh dear, and with the Bucc Blitz just round the corner too.

You could always wheel your gas-fag devices along at the next Gay Pride parade.......:p

Yes, brick, the old whoomf effect is the best. I once ran out of something to light the sharkhole with. "Hmmm", thought I, "I have a jam jar full of 100LL Avgas in the garage....."

Add about an egg cup of 100LL to the sharkhole stack and allow it to soak in. But it might need a 'bit of help' to get going, I thought. So another scout around and I found some Industrial Spirit. Perfect, a drop of that should act as an excellent initiator.........

From a safe distance, cowering cautiously, I aimed a match....

Did it work?

WHOOMF!!

Yup - but I won't do that again!

My Weber prefers MOGAS!

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...e/IMG_0118.jpg

It only does one old banger at a time, though.....

Stbd Beam
 

Hi Stbd Beam:rolleyes:
Its good to see you awake, someone must have just walked past you with some chips or DCS.
My old Weber and i just dont remember how old because i am getting on a bit myself, lasted for ages, in fact it was good as new when i sold it for what i had paid when i did my last move - no point in taking coals to Newcastle.
I now have to admit to now owning a gay boy gas BBQ, it gets so bloddy cold here that you cant stand outside for half an hour waiting for the coals to fire up, but if i was honest, nothing beats cooking on hot coals.:)

Has your dog got a hair lip?:suspect:

Used to nick a truckload of mine props from a storage yard, pile them up about eight feet high, douse with five litres of Avgas and send a newbie to ignite the pyre. More than one came back brushing the charred remnants of his eyebrows off his face while a thirty foot pillar of flame roared on behind him.

Standing 20' away with a beer in the hand we remained warm as toast, even in mid winter.

We've had such great weather lately, I thought this thread should work its way to the top.
Rather late I know, but I cleaned my Webber out a couple of weeks ago after its traditional Christmas turkey duties, and it has branded several family meals since then.
The machine itself is a traditonal 22" black enamel version, which lives outside all year, and is still going strong after 12 years.
As the main barbeque season approaches, remember gentlemen (and salad-makers):
GAS is GAY

http://www.worldofweber.co.uk/images/performer.jpg

Even this one?

My large black 22 inch (ahem) Weber one-touch (ahem, ahem) was purchased in the BX on the sunny isle of Lajes (sigh) when I was flying that lovely Handley Page Victor K2 tanker thingy. Came home tucked up in 'Annies Hatch' and is still going strong. And it doesn't have your modern girly plastic handles either - nice macho wooden ones!

BEags,sod the the environment/ozone layer or whatever - burn LOTS of briquettes! More mesquite wood chips (I agree, wet them thoroughly) and occasionally, for the more refined palate, a chipped whisky casket does the trick. Mm-mm, I just love the smell of napalm ...... er, barbecuing steaks in the morning. Either that or crispy gook when he's taken a ....... er, I seemed to have strayed somewhat from my original brief so I think I'll go and have a lie down and take a pill for my PTSD .........

PS: I've never killed anybody ........................ who didn't deserve it.

We have now received the first rains of winter and I may be allowed to light the old girl just to keep me warm whilst I cook my breakie on the other one. In my defence it is plugged into the House mains which in turn finds it way to be tapped into the reserves of the Timor sea, none of your gay 4.5/9 Kg little kegs for me :=
Charlie sends

samurai

I'm not sure what that particular device is. It looks a bit like a barbeque, but with some sort of contraption built on the side.

Just to clarify, if you light a gas flame, then slap on the meat, it's a gay machine.

If you have to struggle for a while with any old sort of flammable liquid that you find in the garage, then hyperventilate whilst building the temperature, but subsequently drink your way through the discomfort and pain, you're OK.

Having reviewed the Weber website, and found out what that particular contraption is

(http://www.weber.com/bbq/pub/grill/2...Performer.aspx)

I would have to classify it as some sort of AC/DC machine.
Clearly (and very cleverly) built for those who are a little confused about their sexuality.

One has to remember that the Weber is a product of the US of A, and will, therefore, find a way to market itself to every living soul on the planet, even puffs.

Now, this is the business... http://www.americasbestbbq.com/image...yme100x100.jpg
Charcoal schmarcoal - runs off wood cut on Chateau LO's backlot.
Keep the temperature under control or you'll set this off... http://www.fas.org/spp/military/prog...ng/dsp_sts.jpg