Seems like it is ages since I last posted here. Apart from a couple of comments, last year!
So what has been happening with me? I have to admit, I am a fair-weather griller. Although it has been known for me to go out and start the grill going on a bright sunny day with snow on the ground, that isn't the weather we have been having here in England... mainly wet, cold, wet, and very windy. Oh, and wet. So I've not been doing much on the BBQ front at all, in fact, the only time I've been stepping out in the garden at all is to clean up after the dog.
This means I know I am going to need to do a major cleanup/maintenance on the grills. No matter how much I scrape and scrub, 4 months is a long time, and there is likely to be something growing in there.
In particularly, I need to do some repairs to my little grill - the Davy Crockett. This didn't get any use at all last year, what with my new Louisiana grill arriving. Last time I looked at it, the 12V socket on the back of the grill had signs of corrosion, and I'm planning to take the thing apart and wire in a permanent 12V cable, without a socket.
In the meantime, I have been making Fake-Q on my Ninja Foodi, which - with the notable absence of smoke - is a great little cooking machine. I've also been having some adventures with Sous-Vide (I have an Anova immersion cooker).
In personal news, I am now retired, at the grand old age of 63.
Official retirement age here is currently 66, but I decided to jump the gun. The company I've worked at for 20 years had recently been taken over, and although any changes so far have been benign, I'm past the desire to change. We parted amicably, and I may do some independent consulting for them sometime - they've told me to keep my work laptop, which is a good sign. Anyway, this means I don't get my State Pension for another 3 years, but I've got savings and have just moved my self-funded pension into accessible investments. I'm not rich, but I'm not going to starve either, even with what prices are currently doing.
I'm also handling the last few jobs (handling = paying someone to do them) to get my house into good order, so I will hopefully not have to worry about it for the next 10 years.
I thought to post today, because it is - against all forecasts - a fine sunny day outside. So I should be outside making a start on the grills, but my winter laziness hasn't abated yet. But if it is like this again tomorrow...
Anyway, hope people are keeping well. I've managed to avoid the dreaded COVID so far, although I have several friends who have come down with it. Thankfully they were vaccinated and boosted, so although it is still not something I would wish on anyone, they have managed to struggle through with it at home.
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