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No power + booze - kids + egg = pulled pork

Chubbs
Chubbs Posts: 6,929
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Well after fixing a leak at my house today I packed up for the in laws in Augusta Ga for the 4th. My duty other than boozing and swimming was pulled pork on FILs egg. No sweat. Well arrived and there was no power. 5 hours later still no power. Family went to neighbors house that has power. I stayed back to sleep on the porch with the egg. Ever try to trim, rub, and cook a butt with no lights? Me neither. Just me and my cell phone flashlight, beer and egg. Pics later. Burp
Columbia, SC --- LBGE 2011 -- MINI BGE 2013
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  • Jeepster47
    Jeepster47 Posts: 3,827
    edited July 2015
    Thanks for sharing ... it's always great to learn that I'm not the only one that unexpected &*(*& happens to.  Drink one for me

    Washington, IL  >  Queen Creek, AZ ... Two large eggs and an adopted Mini Max

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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,936
    I almost skipped this thread because of the math, glad I didn't.  Looks like a memorable story shaping up.
    THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
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  • Fred19Flintstone
    Fred19Flintstone Posts: 8,174

    I did a little introspection after reading your thread title.  For me, the equation is: No Power+Booze-Kids+Anything =A Roll in the Hay

    Flint, Michigan
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    No big deal. I do almost all my egg cooks in the dark. Even in the summer with DST. I don't like to cook so I often put it off until I can't stand it any more. Tonight, for example, it's 9:45 and I just finished eating. Poor lighting on my patio, but I have a small flashlight that fits nicely between my teeth. No problem. :)

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • Chubbs
    Chubbs Posts: 6,929
    Carolina Q said:
    No big deal. I do almost all my egg cooks in the dark. Even in the summer with DST. I don't like to cook so I often put it off until I can't stand it any more. Tonight, for example, it's 9:45 and I just finished eating. Poor lighting on my patio, but I have a small flashlight that fits nicely between my teeth. No problem. :)
    Not so much the cooking as the complete darkness while trimming and rubbing the meat (queue the pervs!) in someone else's kitchen you are not used to on someone elses egg. Should be interesting
    Columbia, SC --- LBGE 2011 -- MINI BGE 2013
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  • Jeremiah
    Jeremiah Posts: 6,412
    We've got power in aiken. Y'all are more than welcome. We're having friends and neighbors over Saturday for egged food and fireworks...
    Slumming it in Aiken, SC. 
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  • anton
    anton Posts: 1,813
    Use the force, it is strong in you.
     Using a MBGE,woo/w stone,livin' in  Hayward California," The Heart Of The Bay "
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  • Chubbs
    Chubbs Posts: 6,929
    Jeremiah said:
    We've got power in aiken. Y'all are more than welcome. We're having friends and neighbors over Saturday for egged food and fireworks...
    Mighty kind of you man. Hopefully power comes on soon and I get a childless night of great sleep. Would love to be on a float in the pool sipping a Bloody Mary when they arrive back in the AM with the egg chugging along. Thanks again for the offer. I would mind sleeping on your porch under that pergola!
    Columbia, SC --- LBGE 2011 -- MINI BGE 2013
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,763
    edited July 2015
    No light?  Light something on fire.  That should help :)

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • Chubbs
    Chubbs Posts: 6,929
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    No light?  Light something on fire.  That should help :)
    In the house while I am prepping? That is a great idea...... Not out of the equation if the cooler wins tonight. Right now I am kicking its ass
    Columbia, SC --- LBGE 2011 -- MINI BGE 2013
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,466
    Carolina Q said:
    No big deal. I do almost all my egg cooks in the dark. Even in the summer with DST. I don't like to cook so I often put it off until I can't stand it any more. Tonight, for example, it's 9:45 and I just finished eating. Poor lighting on my patio, but I have a small flashlight that fits nicely between my teeth. No problem. :)
    That is interesting Michael. My last 12 years as a working stiff meant that I seldom got home much before 7:30 - 8:00. Even with a just one toddy-for-the-body I seldom got supper on before 8:30 - 9:00. I know some neighbors never understood that - but so be it! Even after retiring some 11 years ago we are late eaters! I will NEVER understand the mind set of some retired folks of eating supper at 3:30 in the afternoon - early bird savings or not!  =)
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    Ron, supper at 3:30 is called lunch.

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • NPHuskerFL
    NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629
    Sounds like a hurricane party to me. 
    LBGE 2013 & MM 2014
    Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FAN
    Flying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,466
    Carolina Q said:
    Ron, supper at 3:30 is called lunch.
    No kidding! OTOH I understand their 3:30 supper was after Happy Hour for them at 10AM! "Cocky-tails" at 10AM makes me gag even at the thought! 
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • Chubbs
    Chubbs Posts: 6,929
    edited July 2015
    5am update. Woke up on the porch in the rain with the alarm blaring. Power back on!!! Time to load her up in the rain. Head hurts. Attached pic was my "rub job" in the dark. Went with Bad Byron's. To be continued...
    Columbia, SC --- LBGE 2011 -- MINI BGE 2013
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  • johnmitchell
    johnmitchell Posts: 7,369
    Great fun post..
    Greensboro North Carolina
    When in doubt Accelerate....
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  • TexanOfTheNorth
    TexanOfTheNorth Posts: 3,951
    Nice rub job @Chubbs.

    @Carolina_Q, try one of these, much easier on the teeth!
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    Well, "spa-Peggy" is kind of like spaghetti. I'm not sure what Peggy does different, if anything. But it's the one dish she's kind of made her own.
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    Aurora, Ontario, Canada
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  • Chubbs
    Chubbs Posts: 6,929
    Rain rain go away come again another day
    Columbia, SC --- LBGE 2011 -- MINI BGE 2013
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  • Chubbs
    Chubbs Posts: 6,929

    RRP said:
    Carolina Q said:
    Ron, supper at 3:30 is called lunch.
    No kidding! OTOH I understand their 3:30 supper was after Happy Hour for them at 10AM! "Cocky-tails" at 10AM makes me gag even at the thought! 
    Many a days boozing at 10am. Is today one if them? 
    Columbia, SC --- LBGE 2011 -- MINI BGE 2013
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,466
    Chubbs said:

    RRP said:
    Carolina Q said:
    Ron, supper at 3:30 is called lunch.
    No kidding! OTOH I understand their 3:30 supper was after Happy Hour for them at 10AM! "Cocky-tails" at 10AM makes me gag even at the thought! 
    Many a days boozing at 10am. Is today one if them? 
    LOL - Don't get me wrong - I love a good Bloody Mary, but I was specifically recalling the routine of a retired couple I used to work with. After they moved to FL they routinely started drinking martinis at 10 AM sharp and knowing them I'm sure they had 3 down before 11:30 and were probably tied in a dog knot until "supper" at 3:30 and still blurry eyed blitzed! 
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • Chubbs
    Chubbs Posts: 6,929
    RRP said:
    Chubbs said:

    RRP said:
    Carolina Q said:
    Ron, supper at 3:30 is called lunch.
    No kidding! OTOH I understand their 3:30 supper was after Happy Hour for them at 10AM! "Cocky-tails" at 10AM makes me gag even at the thought! 
    Many a days boozing at 10am. Is today one if them? 
    LOL - Don't get me wrong - I love a good Bloody Mary, but I was specifically recalling the routine of a retired couple I used to work with. After they moved to FL they routinely started drinking martinis at 10 AM sharp and knowing them I'm sure they had 3 down before 11:30 and were probably tied in a dog knot until "supper" at 3:30 and still blurry eyed blitzed! 
    Now that's funny. I am in my 30s. Something to look forward to I suppose??
    Columbia, SC --- LBGE 2011 -- MINI BGE 2013
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  • Chubbs
    Chubbs Posts: 6,929
    Man this thing is flying. 182IT in 5.5 hours 275 dome. Praying for a late stall. Hasn't had a stall yet. Was hoping for day drinking by egg but might be eating way earlier than thought. 
    Columbia, SC --- LBGE 2011 -- MINI BGE 2013
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,179
    My man. He is back!  Awesome start. Can't wait to see where this goes. 
    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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  • Chubbs
    Chubbs Posts: 6,929
    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:
    My man. He is back!  Awesome start. Can't wait to see where this goes. 
    Might be a boring ending if the pork doesn't slow down. Had some friends coming over for the pool but pouring rain. 
    Columbia, SC --- LBGE 2011 -- MINI BGE 2013
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,763
    Looking for the finish.  If it gets done fast, FTC and pretend its on the egg.  That should buy you another 3-4 hrs easy.  Nobody has to know.

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,179
    Chubbs said:
    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:
    My man. He is back!  Awesome start. Can't wait to see where this goes. 
    Might be a boring ending if the pork doesn't slow down. Had some friends coming over for the pool but pouring rain. 
    Any time you wake up on a porch in the rain, good things are bound to follow. 
    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,179
    I say that loosely based on experience. It wasn't a porch but the rest fits nicely. 
    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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  • Chubbs
    Chubbs Posts: 6,929
    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:
    Chubbs said:
    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:
    My man. He is back!  Awesome start. Can't wait to see where this goes. 
    Might be a boring ending if the pork doesn't slow down. Had some friends coming over for the pool but pouring rain. 
    Any time you wake up on a porch in the rain, good things are bound to follow. 
    Haha. Man when the power came on and the house alarm went off it scared the $hit out of me. 
    Columbia, SC --- LBGE 2011 -- MINI BGE 2013
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,179
    Chubbs said:
    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:
    Chubbs said:
    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:
    My man. He is back!  Awesome start. Can't wait to see where this goes. 
    Might be a boring ending if the pork doesn't slow down. Had some friends coming over for the pool but pouring rain. 
    Any time you wake up on a porch in the rain, good things are bound to follow. 
    Haha. Man when the power came on and the house alarm went off it scared the $hit out of me. 
    Ha ha. I bet. I find it mildly amusing that the rain didn't wake you but I do understand. I can't let you drink alone this morning so....
    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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