English Fall records in hot weather

[hirez]

I had cause to make for the Melatonin last night, thus I am very much not awake.

However, I have been thinking about barbeques, gittish behaviour and context.

For instance, pitching up with some Tesco Value bangers and a carrier bag of Stellar Tortoise would have been (was) appropriate for a Humblebee barbeque (Half a 40-gallon drum on an A-frame. Rusty as you like. I think it belonged to the Chopper Club), while marinaded anything that arrived in a tupperware box would have been treated with suspicion and/or derision.

On the other hand, your carrier bag of Stellar Value would signify that you were a complete git and about to slurp your way through the host's collection of fine weissbier, were you to arrive somewhere suburban and gas-fired.

Watch out for smug singles. They lie handily on both ends of the git-curve.

Someone has to bring Space Meat. It is the law.

Not providing for the veggies is host-based gittery.

It's hard to go wrong with a selection of bottled ales. It's not like the stuff's hard to find, either. If my local offy (permanent specials on Stellar Tortoise and Blackthorn) can carry Wadworth's and Bath Ales, then you'd have to be living next door to the (8) Ace factory shop to do any worse.


Note: Bob help anyone who takes this seriously. I mean, really.

Comments

[janinemarriott.livejournal.com]

i still have 1 box of space meat left from sat

[hirez.livejournal.com]

It's probably still safe to eat. (Notwithstanding the comment below)

[oryctolagus.livejournal.com]

You forgot bringing out-of-date meats - likely to go unnoticed (or be treated as some kind of rite of passage) in scenario a, but likely to cause offence (and indeed has done) in scenario b.

[hirez.livejournal.com]

Set fire to it properly, just to make sure.

(I have to admit that was never a problem. Perhaps everyone knew the score.)

[inulro.livejournal.com]

That's really special! It's never happened to me, but then again back when I knew the kind of people who would do that, we were collectively too poor to own a barbecue.

[janinemarriott.livejournal.com]

I've never thought to check meat dates! Thats veggies for you. I'll do it in the future if meat is brought.

[girfan.livejournal.com]

I managed to put the suspect space meat in the recycling in time.

We still have unknown bacon in our freezer from a previous barbeque (last year?) that should go that direction as well.

[janinemarriott.livejournal.com]

who brings bacon to a bbq?

[hirez.livejournal.com]

People who like pork?

[janinemarriott.livejournal.com]

but you can't bbq bacon. it falls through the gaps

[hirez.livejournal.com]

It does. One might consider building a barbeque that features a hotplate for alternate cooking requirements...

[janinemarriott.livejournal.com]

now thats Posh

[hirez.livejournal.com]

Pah. It's mostly made from scrap.

[nalsa.livejournal.com]

Space meat? Meat that occupies space? Or comes from space? Or is made from... space?

[hirez.livejournal.com]

Meat that comes from space. Probably. Or kebab lollipops.

[easterbunny.livejournal.com]

Instead of pigs in blankets, reform the doughy swaddling as flying saucers to enjoy Pigs In Space. Quick, speed dial Martha Stewart.

[hirez.livejournal.com]

Or jam the things into pitta breads. Space meat forage caps.

[sheepthief.livejournal.com]

Does it crackle and pop?

[hirez.livejournal.com]

Crackle and Bop. Yes.

[jendama.livejournal.com]

Is Blackthorn crap ale then? I've always liked their cider, whenever I can find it (preferably on tap). But then I'm American, so ...

[hirez.livejournal.com]

It's mass-produced and inoffensive cider. I mean, it'll get you drunk, but round here there are so many other ciders that it seems almost rude not to try them instead.

On the other hand, when travelling it's often easier to go 'Oh soddit i'll have a Heineken' rather than risking a bottle of Old Arsebandit.

[janinemarriott.livejournal.com]

so there are some advantages to 'growing up'. Little to no out of date food brought and practically no space meat. I'm not sure that peoples taste in drink will ever get better with age or poshness of bbq. I have to say, rather impressed with the selection of drinkies brought to the bbq altar this time. No wierd migraine inducing reds and no terrible terrible own brand beer. Gosh I must be posh now. Are u saying u are all bbq'ed out already? Its only May.

[hirez.livejournal.com]

Some, yes.

Not at all - bring on the alfresco grub. I just have a low threshold for pretentious behaviour. (Actually, it's a low threshold for social embarrassment, but it amounts to the same thing. This is obviously orthogonal to 'aving it g*thic or serious dressing up.)

[janinemarriott.livejournal.com]

I can be as pretentious as the next (like using orthogonal in a lj post next to aving it) but pretentiousness at a bbq it quite hard work and could be admired as such. I have a bbq wok. Is that pretentious?

[hirez.livejournal.com]

Seems a bit pointless unless you've a gas-fired barbeque.

[jendama.livejournal.com]

Oh dear, then. Our bbq grill is electric. But then electricity is cheaper than natural gas where we live (by a LOT). And, the grillmaster is an electrical engineer who likes things that plug into sockets. :)