Not a newbie to smoking but no master either. Married - no kids - one critter (cat). Born and raised in NW PA (Meadville) and then lived in the Mid-Hudson Valley of NY (Poughkeepsie - of "The French Connection" fame ;) ) Far enough from the "City" that it was nice though! ;) Expensive as all get out and we got to the point where the winters just really ticked us off so we beat feet. Now we live in SW Florida, about 1/2 way between Fort Myers and Sarasota. Retired Software Engineer of 38 years. Current cooker: Large WSM but it's pretty old and long in the tooth. Thinking about a ceramic but will post a separate thread on that.