Summer time... no thanks!

[cabin fever]

I just checked our local weather over on Yahoo and there's a heat advisory in effect from 12:00 pm tomorrow until Tuesday evening. It lists tomorrow with a high of 93 while Tuesday has a high of 98 with a heat index of 105. I don't know about you folks, but this is why I'm not a fan of this time of year. I'm one of those guys who will stand out side in a blizzard with shorts on while smoking/grilling and having a blast, but I just can't tolerate the heat. Heck, it's not even June yet. I just picked up 160 pounds of Kingsford earlier this morning thanks to the sell at Home Depot, but at this point I don't know when I'll pull the WSM back out of the garage. Hot weather + not smoking = not a good time.

Give me Fall leaves and chilly mornings anytime.

 

[thebarbequeen]

well. Today was supposed to be the "best" day of the weekend. We had heavy overcast, breezy and 59 degree high for our picnic. But that's life in the NW!  Cheers!  Hope your beer stays cold!

 

[justpassingthru]

Here's a suggestion, why don't you buy a used swimming pool pump and hook it to a sprinkler that shoots up over your smoker, turn it on and you could be "smokin' in the rain!" 

Actually I feel for you bro, I fell the same way about winter.

Gene

 

[scarbelly]

I love living in So Cal and the endless smoking cycle. Sounds like you need to get a freezer to stand in

 

[flash]

Well, since you already have the hot weather up there, you'll have no need to retire to Florida. It never gets real cold here.

 

[SmokinAl]

Down here in Florida you don't even need charcoal the sun gets the smoker hot enough to cook!   

 

[roller]

I am with you Cabin Fever I hate it also and the older I get the more I hate it and you see where I live. I also know that ya`ll have had some real crappy weather this year so far. I am waiting on Deer season...

 

[flash]

Down here in Florida you don't even need charcoal the sun gets the smoker hot enough to cook!   

 Al's right. Many times my smoker is already at 100º before I even fire up the heat.

 

[cabin fever]

I swear, if it wasn't for mowing our grass once a week, you'd never even see me outside from mid-May to mid-September. True story! 

We keep our A/C set to 73 and it's been running these past few days from around 10:00 in the morning to 12:30 at night without even kicking off once. I can't believe we have two full months to go until August (the hottest month for our area) and we're already getting hit this hard. Anyway, try and stay cool and safe out there folks if you can.

 

[nwdave]

When I started reading your post, I thought you were quoting our humidity level.  The nice thing about where "TheBarbeQueen" and I live is that we can cold smoke cheese all summer long.  If the temp is in the 80's I go running for cover, to protect my delicate rain softened skin.

  You all have a happy Memorial Day and keep a place open for those who couldn't be here today.

 

[miamirick]

cabin,  you got it all wrong my friend,  heat is in your mind,  fire the smoker up, get a cooler full of ice and beer, jump in the pool and it will all be good,  I would much rather be hot than frozen!

 

[cabin fever]

Miamirick, you sound like my brother-in-law Philip. He's an electrician and as far as he's concerned it can't get hot enough. I've never seen him without a beer in his hand though so that might have something to do with it.