Good Friday Thoughts

[chris_gerrib]

In an effort to avoid this blog becoming all-Hugo, all-the-time, herewith are some non-Hugo thoughts. (Hugo-program-related-activities will resume Monday, after the slate is released.)

The First American in WWII

Over at Gin and Tacos, the proprietor has some interesting thoughts on Pearl Harbor. First, he notes that in 1941, before cheap air travel, Hawaii was terribly isolated and a colonial backwater. Then he notes that the first guy shot at in the Pearl Harbor attack was a civilian, Ray Buduick, out for a Sunday flight in his open biplane. An interesting read.

Grills

In 2000 or 2001, my dad bought me a propane grill. It was perfectly-serviceable CharBroil two-burner unit. Well, 2001 was a long time ago, and said grill is showing it's age. Most of the age is external cosmetic stuff, but the real problem is the burner is crapping out.

Now, I could replace the burner, but then I'd have a tacky-looking grill with a new burner. I'm sitting on some gift money from Xmas, (thanks Mom!) so I'm leaning towards replacing the whole unit with this Weber grill. It's a bit of an upgrade from the old one, but the reviews I've read speak highly of it, and for what I do, a two-burner unit is more than big enough. Thoughts?

Comments

[resonant.livejournal.com]

How often would you grill with it?  Once a month, once a week, once a day?

[chris-gerrib.livejournal.com]

about once a week.

[resonant.livejournal.com]

So, assuming you use it once a week only in the warm weather, and it lasts ~15 years before it rusts out, under $1 per use. Even after taking fuel and food costs into account, far cheaper than going out for barbecue. If you have the money, go for it!

[(Anonymous)]

I've had a Weber 2 burner gas grill for a number of years. It is not this model, but it has been great and is still going strong. If it is what you are looking for, get it. You should get years of service out of it.

Jerry Critter