Welcome to the EGGhead Forum - a great place to visit and packed with tips and EGGspert advice! You can also join the conversation and get more information and amazing kamado recipes by following Big Green Egg to Experience our World of Flavor™ at:
Facebook  |  Twitter  |  Instagram  |  Pinterest  |  Youtube  |  Vimeo
Share your photos by tagging us and using the hashtag #BigGreenEgg.

Want to see how the EGG is made? Click to Watch

OT: your memorable lessons in life after marriage? Keep it clean…OK? :OT

13

Comments

  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,453
    Mickey said:
    Canugghead said:
    Not as long as @RRP and @Mickey? (apology for missing other elders), but longer than most of the kiddos here. Many great tips here, not much left for me to say  ;)
    Will be 53 if we stay together till Sept.
     @RRP dose it get easier in numbers 53,54,and 55?
    Can’t explain just now, but I wish you and your precious bride 53, 54 and 70+
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,936
    I love this @Foghorn, given the same situation I am confident I would make the same choice.
    THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • theyolksonyou
    theyolksonyou Posts: 18,459
    @Foghorn that’s some grade A pro shît right there
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Foghorn
    Foghorn Posts: 10,227
    Thanks @theyolksonyou.  Her brother and I are a powerful team in the "****' category.

    XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle

    San Antonio, TX

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Mark_B_Good
    Mark_B_Good Posts: 1,653
    edited July 2022
    Our best lesson is to let the small things slide ... you know, when you start arguing about which vegetable tastes better ... maybe not worth the argument. 

    Well, that is the theory ... I still argue ... because she makes no sense some times. LOL. Next year is the big 2-5 for us.
    Napoleon Prestige Pro 665, XL BGE, Lots of time for BBQ!
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 34,715
    I’ve enjoyed this thread.
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

    "The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Langner91
    Langner91 Posts: 2,120
    JohnInCarolina said:
    I’ve enjoyed this thread.
    It triggers my PTSD.
    Clinton, Iowa
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,754
    ICASIL as well.  Pearls of wisdom abound here especially from the "Y" chromosome side of the deal. 
    Some young enterprising member should turn this into a book.  Right title and it will sell. (I'm too old for that adventure.)🥃
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint.  
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,662
    I have nothing to offer.  I am still going through the experience via bad decision aspect of my wisdom journey.

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 34,715
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    I have nothing to offer.  I am still going through the experience via bad decision aspect of my wisdom journey.

    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

    "The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,754
    Always remember, "Judgment comes from experience, experience comes from poor judgement!" Intentionally spelled both acceptable ways.  
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint.  
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,358
    edited July 2022
    JohnInCarolina said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    I have nothing to offer.  I am still going through the experience via bad decision aspect of my wisdom journey.

    I haven't purchased a calendar from despair.com since I retired.  In fact, I haven't purchased  any calendar since then.   :)  

    “I'll have what she's having."  

        -Rob Reiner's mother!   

    Ogden, UT, USA

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • theyolksonyou
    theyolksonyou Posts: 18,459
    Foghorn said:
    Thanks @theyolksonyou.  Her brother and I are a powerful team in the "****' category.
    And she’s pro level grudge holder
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Acn
    Acn Posts: 4,490
    JohnInCarolina said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    I have nothing to offer.  I am still going through the experience via bad decision aspect of my wisdom journey.


    LBGE

    Pikesville, MD

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • HofstraJet
    HofstraJet Posts: 1,172
    edited July 2022
    Keep your eyes wide open before marriage and half shut afterwards. 😉

    Figure out who likes to cook and who likes to clean. Split duties accordingly. I love cooking and hate cleaning and, thankfully, my wife is the opposite. 
    Two Large Eggs, 6 gal Cajun Fryer, and a MiniMax in Charlotte, NC - My New Table
    Twitter: @ Bags
    Blog: TheJetsFan.com
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • TEXASBGE2018
    TEXASBGE2018 Posts: 3,831
    HofstraJet said:
    Keep your eyes wide open before marriage and half shut afterwards. 😉

    Figure out who likes to cook and who likes to clean. Split duties accordingly. I love cooking and hate cleaning and, thankfully, my wife is the opposite. 
    Same here im the cook she's the neat freak.


    Rockwall, Tx    LBGE, Minimax, 22" Blackstone, Pizza Party Bollore. Cast Iron Hoarder.

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • SaltySam
    SaltySam Posts: 887
    Foghorn said:
    Oh yeah.  

    Don't tell your mother-in-law that she is a "pompous snob". 

    Even if your wife agrees with you it will still make the rest of the vacation somewhat tension-filled.  

    Just sayin'
    “somewhat” 

    This made me laugh so hard

    LBGE since June 2012

    Omaha, NE

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • theyolksonyou
    theyolksonyou Posts: 18,459
    Foghorn said:
    Oh yeah.  

    Don't tell your mother-in-law that she is a "pompous snob". 

    Even if your wife agrees with you it will still make the rest of the vacation somewhat tension-filled.  

    Just sayin'
    I get it, but a vacation with my in laws is not in the cards. 
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • theyolksonyou
    theyolksonyou Posts: 18,459
    theyolksonyou said:
    Foghorn said:
    Oh yeah.  

    Don't tell your mother-in-law that she is a "pompous snob". 

    Even if your wife agrees with you it will still make the rest of the vacation somewhat tension-filled.  

    Just sayin'
    I get it, but a vacation with my in laws is not in the cards. 
    Actually, for their 50th and my parents 50th we took them to Mexico.  My in laws actually traded rooms with us so we could have “couple time” on the last night.  So there’s that. 
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • ksmyrl
    ksmyrl Posts: 1,050
    @foghorn re leftovers...I've done that. 

    Stayed Wayyyyyy to late after a golf game once with some buddies and the bartenders who were of the fairer sex. Too late to cook.  Wayyyy tooooo drunk and she knew it. She was pissed. My buddy was driving me home. She said "at least get me a subway on the way home". I did. And proceeded to eat half of it. And gave the other half to my driver...cause it was the right thing to do. I'm still living that one down 20 years later. 

    I also agree 100% on the cook and clean. Deal was the day we got engaged she said "you cook I'll clean, forever" . 22 years later it's still working.

    I've also enjoyed this thread. 
    Fish, Hunt, Cook....anything else?

    1LBGE, 1MMBGE, somewhere near Athens GA
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,925
    My brother told me a story about his wife and early in their marriage she was a terrible cook.  Almost inedible, but he told her it was the greatest thing he had ever ate, and slowly over time she got better. 
     When I started dating my wife I remember eating cold taquitos soaked in velvetta that was running off the neighboring shells.  Later on we negotiated that I cook and she cleans, I wish I could slipped mowing in on the deal.
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,754
    Regarding the early days, I always had a handy bottle of Tabasco at the ready.  I told my wife that regardless of the opening taste I could always standardize it with enough sauce.  That was not well received.  Thus the compromise was, only on leftovers.  Yes very small opening portions were invoked at times.   B)
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint.  
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • dmchicago
    dmchicago Posts: 4,519
    RE: The cook/clean dynamic, we settled that a few years ago.

    When I cook, I clean.
    When she cooks, I clean.

    She's the clean freak but Ray Charles has better dishwasher loading skills than my wife.
    Philly - Kansas City - Houston - Cincinnati - Dallas - Houston - Memphis - Austin - Chicago - Austin

    Large BGE. OONI 16, TOTO Washlet S550e (Now with enhanced Motherly Hugs!)

    "If I wanted my balls washed, I'd go to the golf course!"
    Dennis - Austin,TX
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Mark_B_Good
    Mark_B_Good Posts: 1,653
    theyolksonyou said:
    Foghorn said:
    Oh yeah.  

    Don't tell your mother-in-law that she is a "pompous snob". 

    Even if your wife agrees with you it will still make the rest of the vacation somewhat tension-filled.  

    Just sayin'
    I get it, but a vacation with my in laws is not in the cards. 
    I just trembled uncontrollably at the thought of my in-laws coming on vacation with us. Look my mom-in-law is great, really ... but when we are on vacation, we are getting hammered, eating lunch at 3 pm, dinner at 9 pm ... sleeping till whenever ... and that just doesn't suit the schedule of a 75 year old.
    Napoleon Prestige Pro 665, XL BGE, Lots of time for BBQ!
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Langner91
    Langner91 Posts: 2,120
    dmchicago said:

    When I cook, I clean.
    When she cooks, I clean.


    This is reason #438 why I can only heckle from the audience on this topic.
    Clinton, Iowa
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 34,715
    dmchicago said:
    RE: The cook/clean dynamic, we settled that a few years ago.

    When I cook, I clean.
    When she cooks, I clean.

    We have a similar dynamic here except that she cleans when I cook.  But I understand your preference there.

    Early on my wife was doing all of the cooking and all of the cleaning.  I think within the first month of our marriage she made it clear that this "deal" wasn't sustainable for her.  And of course it wasn't.  One of many concessions I was happy to make and that has kept us together since.  
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

    "The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Categories