Gerry Speirs
TVWBB Member
So my new WSM just came off the UPS truck, its for my birthday in a couple of weeks and my wife tells me I'm not allowed to have it until then, but......she's in Palm Springs for 3 days.
hmm, what to do?
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Geir Widar
TVWBB Wizard
Leave it. There is no way to hide that it has been used.
George Curtis
TVWBB Olympian
that is just cruel.
MKEvenson
TVWBB Wizard
Are you SURE that you weren't born for 2 weeks? Records can get screwed up, I bet with a little investigation you may find that you were born just about now. On the other hand, haven't you succumb to temptation before? Listen to that little devil on your left shoulder. Oh what the heck, just wait and make the wife happy. Happy wives are worth a small delay in BBQ. WHAT!!!!!!!!!!
Mark
Mark
S Mitchell
TVWBB Pro
Just use it, put it back in the box, and tell her that they come pre-seasoned!!!
Gerry Speirs
TVWBB Member
Thanks for the advice.....I think Im going to open it just to check out the manual and stuff.
Matt H
TVWBB Fan
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by mk evenson:
Gerry, WARNING! Once opened there is an irresistible urge to assemble, and once assembled it's only one step to fire!!!!!!! </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
Mark is right. When I first got mine, it was on a weekday and I didn't get home till late. I figured I would just open it to take a look and flip through the manual. An hour later, it was completey built sitting in my living room. It was even hard leaving it there for the night...and the next day when I had to go to work...and again that night, etc.
Just stick it in the garage and try to forget you have it...
Gerry, WARNING! Once opened there is an irresistible urge to assemble, and once assembled it's only one step to fire!!!!!!! </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
Mark is right. When I first got mine, it was on a weekday and I didn't get home till late. I figured I would just open it to take a look and flip through the manual. An hour later, it was completey built sitting in my living room. It was even hard leaving it there for the night...and the next day when I had to go to work...and again that night, etc.
Just stick it in the garage and try to forget you have it...
Phil Perrin
TVWBB Hall of Fame
You know,I seem to remember reading in the U.S. constitution about cruel and unusual punishment. I think this fits that bill!
Bill Comerford
TVWBB Pro
I say flip the box overand empty it out, that way there when she comes home it looks as if it was never opened!
Tim (the grillaholic)
TVWBB Super Fan
Gerry, I would find out what your wife's favorite bbq is, and have it waiting for her when she arrives in a few days!
Its like the old saying goes, "it's easier to ask for forgiveness than it is for permission!"!
Oh, who am I kidding, wait the few days 'til she gets home, and the pester her until she has to let you open the box!
Its like the old saying goes, "it's easier to ask for forgiveness than it is for permission!"!
Oh, who am I kidding, wait the few days 'til she gets home, and the pester her until she has to let you open the box!
Mike Durso
TVWBB Super Fan
you could have temporarily broke the stove inside the house, thus, "but i had no way to cook!!!"
John Henderson
TVWBB Fan
Assemble it and tell her it came that way. (And be sure to discard any signs of the packaging material.)
Gerry Speirs
TVWBB Member
Uh, I opened it...holy smokes those grill grates are heavy! I read the manual which took me 5 mins and now, I guess I'll just look at it sitting in the garage until the 12th.
Mike Hartwell
TVWBB Pro
Good idea, Gerry.
Don't even think about how great the smell of Kingsford, spiked with some nice chunks of apple would be.
Don't dare contemplate the idea of a few racks of babybacks gently being bathed in that delicious smoke for hours.
Don't even consider a pot of beans sitting under those ribs, simmering in their juices.
Real god idea , Gerry.
Oh, and plenty of pics, please.
Don't even think about how great the smell of Kingsford, spiked with some nice chunks of apple would be.
Don't dare contemplate the idea of a few racks of babybacks gently being bathed in that delicious smoke for hours.
Don't even consider a pot of beans sitting under those ribs, simmering in their juices.
Real god idea , Gerry.
Oh, and plenty of pics, please.
Mac
TVWBB Guru
Gerry, I say respect your wife wishes and don't "use" it until your birthday.
But since you've already opened the box, Go ahead and assemble it.
Plan your first cook, Butts are pretty fool proof.
Maybe she'll say OK sooner. If not, don't sweat it. It will last you a lifetime. After all "It's a Weber".
But since you've already opened the box, Go ahead and assemble it.
Plan your first cook, Butts are pretty fool proof.
Maybe she'll say OK sooner. If not, don't sweat it. It will last you a lifetime. After all "It's a Weber".
MKEvenson
TVWBB Wizard
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by John Ford:
Gerry I've been married 34 years , & I'm worried about your marriage
The secret of a longterm marriage is for you to be deathly afraid of your wife! Nothing else keeps men from doing STUPID things
</div></BLOCKQUOTE>
LOL
we need more gremlins. I propose we free the captive gremlins and let them come play here.
Mark
Gerry I've been married 34 years , & I'm worried about your marriage
The secret of a longterm marriage is for you to be deathly afraid of your wife! Nothing else keeps men from doing STUPID things
LOL
we need more gremlins. I propose we free the captive gremlins and let them come play here.
Mark
Mac
TVWBB Guru
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by John Ford:
Nothing else keeps men from doing STUPID things
</div></BLOCKQUOTE> I agree completely with you John.
Without their supervision, we do come up with some not so smart ideas like this guy who must be single.
Nothing else keeps men from doing STUPID things
Without their supervision, we do come up with some not so smart ideas like this guy who must be single.