I have been looking at pellet grills put can't quite pull the trigger. I had an offset smoker but it requires too much baby sitting. I gave it away. I'm expanding the ways I cook on my 22" Weber kettle and it serves me well. I can do 4-5 hours cooks if I set it up right but I don't do all that brisket and pulled pork stuff. Mostly for Woody and I, and the neighbors, it's steak, roasts and chicken.

Good morning. That’s what I like about the Treager. I can smoke it or cook it. Is it the best out there? I have no idea but it’s pretty simple. This stove was a bonus for the last car I finished before the move. Pretty cool. If you get one make sure you get the temp probe for what you are cooking. I still do the firmness touch but the temp is backup. I’ll cook two to three times before I clean the fire box.... had to learn on that one...

A buddy of mine found a Camp Chef still in the box in the scratch and dent section of Wallyworld for 100 bucks. I tried to talk him out of it but he wouldn't budge. He hated it to start but uses it a lot now.

GOOD EVENING , this is turning into a special addition of " Project Smoke " , about the only TV show I watch.......LOL

Hey Nick,
The racing season is over. Gotta have something to talk about.

No, no, no, I like the subject and the photos make my mouth water....Don't get me wrong..... I'm here and reading, keep it up master chef. I need to get off the stove and out into the wild...

Well its about 20 degrees here this morning so Nick and Floyd are having a nice warm day while I freeze. + nothing to do but cook. I feel lucky to get a Big Mac.....I guess they are having 2 more at Rockingham so some around here are still racing. I wanted to go to the New Years race in FL but they moved it to Palm Beach and that is to far for me. My buddy Finchum says he will go. Everyone have a good day

Mornin Y'all,
It's raing here today. Marty was supposed to bring the hay hauler home day before yesterday but ran out of time. Same thing yesterday and he's not going to do it today cause he just got it detailed and he don't want to get it wet. Tomorrow is the last day since he has to turn over the keys. He's all moved into the new place, I think, and he's headed for PRI first of next week.
Since it's cold and wet I think it's time for some homemade marinara sauce meatballs and pasghetti for dinner. No, I didn't mis-spell it. That's what my kids called it growing up.
Y'all have a gooden.

The Hay Hauler is home for a while. He sent it home with a new aluminum radiator, new fan and a new Mezziere water pump, not installed. I suppose I am supposed to get to work.

Last time I posted it was in the 20s and the last 3 days it has been in the 70s, 76 one day. Got to love it as it goes back to the 20s tomorrow. Made my self useful last couple of days removing old TV and installing a flat screen in the Monaco motorhome. Some effort and some woodworking skills and it looks like it was made right there. I looked at the race car, its still there. That's just a nice truck Floyd, a nice truck.

Thanks, Fern. I've had it 20 years now. Gone through a lot of changes.Still the original color as delivered from GM. That's about the only thing that's original. Replaced everything except the sheet metal. I was thinking about selling it but Marty say's no way. He and my grand daughter are fighting over it right now. She wants it and he said when he is done with it, maybe.

That why I have my 65 GTO Floyd. Youngest laid claim to it 30 years ago. Tag says JENS-GTO since 1990 or so. Cold as a well diggers a$$ in the Klondike here this morning and calling for snow. I got to be in Baltimore this weekend so I best get a move on. RIP George H. W. Bush

Good morning All.... Floyd tell them its cold here in CA. ... went down to 53 degrees ....LOL
Tuesday at 4 am when I left for work in Tucson a crisp 35, and that's cold as I want it....hahaha

Mornin y'all,
I don't know how cold it got last night but I know my gas meter is spinning at redline.
I noticed another thing this morning. When you get that first cup of coffee make sure the coffee maker is done. If you don'that first cup will sure wake you up. I could almost cut a piece off and chew it.
Still raining here and only supposed to get to 56* for a high today. Woody is missing his mini truck rides in the evening.
Y'all have a gooden.

Floyd I ran out of filters one morning and decided I would try a paper towel for a filter. Never again. WEW I still drank 1/2 of it though. The best part of waking up is not Folgers , its peeing then going back to bed.

Evenin' all! I hope everyone is doing well. Not too much going on here. I didn't make it to PRI this year, wishing I had, just to see some of my friends I only get to see so often, and then to get a little automotive fix in. Winter is here, temps in the 30s, go to work in the dark, come home in the dark. Weird that NC has more snow than us right now though. We got a little late Thursday. It made for a pretty walk in the park on Friday morning.

Floyd, the truck looks awesome as always.

Fern, how's the knee coming along?

Nick, how did you do in Vegas? When do you race again?

You all have a good'un.

Mornin Y'all,

Chuck, thanks. Marty keeps it real clean. He has a crew come in every other week and do everybodys cars. One of the perks he gives.
He said he had a great PRI. He had a crowd all the time. He had that new Proline 5000 + HP engine in his booth so that attracted a lot of people. And on Thursday afternoon they had Aussie beer and snacks for everybody.
Michelle and Rick got to see him and she sent me a hug like always, that I never get. LOL
Y'all have a gooden.

Good morning to all..... weather here is been but nominal, could not ask for better.

Chuck, Thanksgiving in Vegas was a great time I was just lining up against the wrong folks, out of 21 hits I ran my number 14 times. Had a .019 light or better and 16 hit’s, My claim to fame was no buyback, had great weather and sure was fun seeing friends from all over sometime Chuck you have to come outFor this one.

Just got back to NC from Baltimore. Hard to imagine going South to see a foot of snow. Not a flake in Baltimore but a bunch from Richmond on down. About a foot here at the house.

Hey Fern why don’t you come out to the desert tomorrow could be a nice warm 74 the only white stuff is in the sky, nice puffy clouds. I’m having some great Sunsets lately, just sitting by the fire watching the desert turn black while the sky is orange and purple and blue. Do you remember what they use to look like don’t you.