Rain, Rain

[selenite0]

We got a gas grill so I could do some traditional Texas cooking. Friday I picked up some hamburger so I could make the first meal on it this weekend.

Tonight I made one last attempt to go grill . . . it was just drizzling a little . . . and as I lifted up the lid it started pouring again. So I made us Hamburger Helper.

Sigh.

Comments

[technomom]

We gave sambear a George Foreman grill last year, so that inclement weather wouldn't interrupt grilling plans. There's a gas grill on the patio here, but he needs to remove the wasp nest before we can find out if it works.

[selenite.livejournal.com]

Wasps are no fun. I had to spray a nest on our porch the other day. Five wasps fell down and there were a bunch of cocoons in it so I was none too soon. I'm leaving it up as a "scarecrow".

[sambear.livejournal.com]

Whew! Well, we need the rain - but dang!!!!!!

That sucks!

Well, maybe you'll get to char something before Labor Day.

[selenite.livejournal.com]

Oh, I like rain. Rain is great. It reminds me we've escaped from LA. It gives me nice woods to look at instead of desert scrub.

But we've got a decent shot at breaking the 1928 record for rainest June ever in Fort Worth today (11.6"). Only need another 1.2 inches and we got 2.6 yesterday. That's a bit more than I was hoping for.

Heretic!

[selenesue.livejournal.com]

"We got a gas grill so I could do some traditional Texas cooking. "

BZZZT! Thanks for playing. The cowboys out on the lone prairiee didn't have propane, silly. Chuckwagons used wood or charcoal. Or, one supposes, dried cow patties when wood was scarce, but I'm not that severe an authenticity policeman.

On the other hand, I really do know about the safety factors around children of gas vs. something that could tip over and spill hot coals on little people.

Well, happy times and yummy grilling, whenever the weather permits!

Re: Heretic!

[celticdragonfly.livejournal.com]

Ah, but we are modern decadent suburban Texans, now. Also heavily into air conditioning.

Although I could go get cow patties within walking distance, right in central downtown Saginaw. This month, they would definitely NOT be dried cow patties.

gas grill in the rain

[bkseiver.livejournal.com]

Us swamp dwellers in LA know you can pull the grill under the edge of the carport or garage and grill away. We're almost 13" of rain over our average for the year; all of the excess stuff you Texans sent our way - gee, thanks!