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Offline sparky

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does your spouse laugh at you?
« Reply #-1 on: February 25, 2013, 10:16:46 PM »
welp, its saturday morning about 8 am.  its 35° outside on the back patio.  the suns out but still cold.  been outside since 6:30.  my wife comes out and starts laughing at me. 

mrs spark:  whats ya doing dear?

me:  nothing, just polishing my grills.

mrs spark:  (more laughing) why?

me:  because they cook better when they are shining.

mrs spark:  ya know.  theres a F150 out front that could use a bath also. 

me:  but dear, its going to rain tomorrow and i wouldn't want to deprive the weather of doing a fine job of getting the dirt off of bob (my trucks name it bob.  its not wierd).

so, i continued.

i was using simple green and some purple stuff.  works good.



vacuumed everyone out, scrubbed the grates real good.  and now look at these lovely ladies. 



shiney maidens all in a row.









heres a good tip for your new pellet ppl.  use a old jar inside your grease bucket.  save the lid.



put alum foil around it to hold it in place.



when the jar is full replace lid and throw away.  slick huh. 

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« Last Edit: February 27, 2013, 01:41:15 PM by sparky1 »
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« on: February 25, 2013, 10:23:39 PM »
I never stop learning from you. That jar in the bucket will be implemented as soon as the weather warms up to turn my bucket into a liquid from a solid.

Grills look great!
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Re: does your spouse laugh at you?
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2013, 10:26:25 PM »
sparky, My wife doesn't laugh at me; however, she does point and giggle quiet often as does some of my friends.  I guess I could get rid of the wife and friends but I've got a feeling that would be expensive.
I have never seen used cooking stuff that clean.  Amazing.  Dee
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Re: does your spouse laugh at you?
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2013, 10:29:54 PM »
Sparky,
If you ever come to visit me, I have several grills you can clean for me.  Yours look too new.  Get them dirty!!

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Re: does your spouse laugh at you?
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2013, 10:35:02 PM »
Sparky - you are a sick and twisted man...And that's why we love ya! :D :D :D :D

You should start a grill cleaning and maintenance service. Really.. You can do it!

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Re: does your spouse laugh at you?
« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2013, 11:22:24 PM »
If it was anyone but you, Sparky, I'd be forced to quote from The Dirty Dozen... "Very pretty, General. Very pretty. But, can they fight? "  In your case, however, we know they can.
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« Reply #5 on: February 26, 2013, 07:30:01 AM »
You're making me feel really guilty, Spark.  I've got a cookshack full of toys that have accumulated a winter's worth of crud plus the whole area looks like a staging ground for the city dump.  I've been waiting for warmer weather  ;)

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Re: does your spouse laugh at you?
« Reply #6 on: February 26, 2013, 10:51:37 AM »
those grills look pretty.  Nice work. 

Wife always thinks I am crazy.  Do a lot of fishing and not so much catching.  Wife: You go out in the rain and cold to fish and not catch anything.  and when you do you give it away.  ???

I cleaned mine a bit but it could use a bit more TLC. 
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Re: does your spouse laugh at you?
« Reply #7 on: February 26, 2013, 11:15:22 AM »
I am constantly cleaning my pits and sweeping down the patio. keep em greasy on the inside and purdy on the outside.

Great Idea on the jar in the grease bucket....
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Re: does your spouse laugh at you?
« Reply #8 on: February 26, 2013, 11:17:26 AM »
Sparky - the ladies look great - ready to step out for a night on the town... or deck...

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Re: does your spouse laugh at you?
« Reply #9 on: February 26, 2013, 11:18:02 AM »
Already doing the jar in the grease bucket, but I may have to get some of that purple power stuff and try it. How well does it work on the smoke buildup around the vents?
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Re: does your spouse laugh at you?
« Reply #10 on: February 26, 2013, 11:39:46 AM »
My wife does laugh at me but not for polishing my smokers.  I keep them fairly clean, but not THAT clean...  ::)
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Re: does your spouse laugh at you?
« Reply #11 on: February 26, 2013, 01:37:47 PM »
Ain't no way I'd do that, Kimmie would make me go inside and polish the rest of the house.   

As for the naming your truck,   ???   I'll leave it alone because I named grills before  ;)     

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Re: does your spouse laugh at you?
« Reply #12 on: February 26, 2013, 05:53:03 PM »
My stuff never looks that clean... and my wife says if I want to polish it, do it in the shower <lol>.

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Re: does your spouse laugh at you?
« Reply #13 on: February 26, 2013, 06:20:37 PM »
Got those grills shining Sparky, wanna come over and clean mine?
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