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I know this is an oldie but I thought Curly might want to start making plans for the upcoming years.... 10 Simple Rules for: Dating My Daughter Rule One: If you pull into my driveway and honk you'd better be delivering a package, because you're sure not picking anything up. Rule Two: You do not touch my daughter in front of me. You may glance at her, so long as you do not peer at anything below her neck. If you cannot keep your eyes or hands off of my daughter's body, I will remove them. Rule Three: I am aware that it is considered fashionable for boys of your age to wear their trousers so loosely that they appear to be falling off their hips. Please don't take this as an insult, but you and all of your friends are complete idiots. Still, I want to be fair and open minded about this issue, so I propose his compromise: You may come to the door with your underwear showing and your pants ten sizes too big, and I will not object. However, in order to ensure that your clothes do not, in fact, come off during the course of your date with my daughter, I will take my electric nail gun and fasten your trousers securely in place to your waist. Rule Four: I'm sure you've been told that in today's world, sex without utilizing a "barrier method" of some kind can kill you. Let me elaborate, when it comes to sex, I am the barrier, and I will kill you. Rule Five: It is usually understood that in order for us to get to know each other, we should talk about sports, politics, and other issues of the day. Please do not do this. The only information I require from you is an indication of when you expect to have my daughter safely back at my house, and the only word I need from you on this subject is "early." Rule Six: I have no doubt you are a popular fellow, with many opportunities to date other girls. This is fine with me as long as it is okay with my daughter. Otherwise, once you have gone out with my little girl, you will continue to date no one but her until she is finished with you. If you make her cry, I will make you cry. Rule Seven: As you stand in my front hallway, waiting for my daughter to appear, and more than an hour goes by, do not sigh and fidget. If you want to be on time for the movie, you should not be dating. My daughter is putting on her makeup, a process that can take longer than painting the Golden Gate Bridge. Instead of just standing there, why don't you do something useful, like changing the oil in my car? Rule Eight: The following places are not appropriate for a date with my daughter: Places where there are beds, sofas, or anything softer than a wooden stool. Places where there are no parents, policemen, or nuns within eyesight. Places where there is darkness. Places where there is dancing, holding hands, or happiness. Places where the ambient temperature is warm enough to induce my daughter to wear shorts, tank tops, midriff T-shirts, or anything other than overalls, a sweater, and a goose down parka - zipped up to her throat. Movies with a strong romantic or sexual theme are to be avoided; movies which features chain saws are okay. Hockey games are okay. Old folks homes are better. Rule Nine: Do not lie to me. I may appear to be a balding, middle-aged, dimwit. But on issues relating to my daughter, I am the all- knowing, merciless god of your universe. If I ask you where you are going and with whom, you have one chance to tell me the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. I have a shotgun, a shovel, and five acres behind the house. Do not trifle with me. Rule Ten: Be afraid. Be very afraid. It takes very little for me to mistake the sound of your car in the driveway for a chopper coming in over a rice paddy near Hanoi. When my Agent Orange starts acting up, the voices in my head frequently tell me to clean the guns as I wait for you to bring my daughter home. As soon as you pull into the driveway you should exit your car with both hands in plain sight. Speak the perimeter password, announce in a clear voice that you have brought my daughter home safely and early, then return to your car - there is no need for you to come inside. The camouflaged face at the window is mine.

WHAATT!!! These things come with kids in them!! Well that might explain where the last one came from. Well, she is a cutie so I guess I'll keep her. Although there is a lot to be said for watching them spread their wings and MOVE OUT!

Re: Any Luck Sheesh, it always comes down to sex and measurements, and pictures of sex and measurements, huh? No matter how we try to have a sophisticated forum, we degenerate to this. :::giggle::: Awe c'mon Sanny, They were just discussing the size of their pipes in order to insure they have a tight fit in the female adapter. Sounds completely innocent to me.

All prayers accepted as well as cash donations (2 in college) Actually my oldest just turned 20. So only 2 teenage daughters currently. But I still have a 10 year old son and a 2 year old daughter to insure that the few remaining hair follicles do not have a chance

Wow!! Nice piece of beef. Can't wait to see the pics of the finished product. You got my mouth watering.

Yes the Muslims have Mecca. The rest of us can only hope one day to make the pilgrimage to "The Beer Store". There you will find eternal happiness. Or at least a good buzz!

Now that's a good Daddy. Willing to sacrifice life and limb in order to ensure his little girl is properly educated in the ways of the world. You better pace yourself though. before you know it she will be old enough to learn abut the more hazardous aspects of life... emergency car repair, and (gasp) dating. I think I would have preferred standing on a fire ant hill rather than try to understand the dating rituals of my three teenage daughters. The ant bites will heal. THe hair loss is forever.

Hey Fixie, Welcome aboard. There is topic further down that we had going about hooking up to a propane tank. I suggested the quick relaese as a matter of convenience. Just remember use the orange teflon tape!!! http://www.komodokamado.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=430

I'm also curious about some suggestions for cleaning the lime scale off the tiles. Last winter was particularly moist up here in the Pacific Northwest and every time I fired up the KK I was greeted with hissing from the grout at the steam was released. Now I have the lime scale buildup in a few locations and want to clean it up before I seal the grout for winter. Any ideas on a good, safe cleaner for the tiles?

That grill is looking good. Here is an interesting experiment for you. Watch your neighbors decks and see who gets the next KK first. Will it be those who have a sight line or downwind neighbors subject to the mouthwatering aromas you will be generating?

When I see things like this it reminds me of how close I came to joining the missing tile club. Thank God I am a true blue, impatient American. I was one e-mail away from finalizing an order at the other tiled grill manufacurer and prepping to wait three months (optimistic) for delivery. When I saw a KK on ebay with the promise of delivery in a couple of weeks fully loaded and at a better price. Looking back I shiver at the thought of the bullet I dodged.

I can understand someone accepting the bet once they had enough alcohol encouragement to agree to it. But its the follow up conversation that had to occur that blows my mind. I can picture some guy telling his buddy he just won a c-note off of,.. "Hey, These things are pretty good. You gotta try one"

Truly Magnificent. Brought a tear to my eye.

Dropped my Mother in Law and Daughter off at the airport last saturday, bound for Heathrow. Their flight was delayed for over 6 hours and all they could carry on was a clear ziploc baggie with their tickets, wallets and passport. No electronic devices and not even a bok or magazine to read on a 9 hour flight. They had no delays getting through security in Seattle but baggage claim and customs in London took them over 4 hours. I would feel sorry for them but they are on there way for a week in Venice.

Had a b-day party last weekend and the family descended so it gave me a great excuse to try my first a low n slow cook of pulled pork. Got a couple of 8lb picnics, gave em a dry rub and cooked em up. Added a little extra smoke with maple and cherry scraps from my shop. Added corn for the last 30 minutes to round out the meal. Would have had pics of the final pulled product, but the Vultures closed in before I could get the camera out. Nothing left but a full belly and a desire to do it again.

I don't know about having it in the cooking section. Maybe there should be a section for Q's gone wrong. I know when I had mine done, the Doc brought out some sort of branding iron/charcoal starter and proceeded to start lighting fires, in areas where fires weren't intended to be. There was a smoke wafting around the room but it sure did not smell like anything good from the grill. Sounds like they used the little needle on you Curly. I would swear the needle they came at me with was two feet long, as big around as a piece of rebar and felt like it had a barbed shank on it. They make them irreversible because no man in his right mind would go through tht twice.

haven't blown up so far!!!??? Wow, I left for a few days and come back to find out I am a potential fire bug. Thanx for the info. I did not have a clue and apparently the folk who slapped it together did not either. Does the gas degrade the tape? Or is it just a lack of sealing issue. So far I have not had problems with leaking. Although I plan on getting a little soapy water out this week when I fire up the gas. Looks like another trip the Home Depot. Good info for future applications. Terry

OK I think I have this figured out. I'll admit to being a Rookie at this forum thing. Hopefully the pics will work and give an idea of what I did. Pretty low tech but I like being able to store the burner out of the way to let it cool with no tubes to get in the way. I did find this link while surfing earlier today. Just need to get the adapter dimensions to fit into the burner and your good to go. http://gas-light-4u.safeshopper.com/7/38.htm?427

too long ago I can't find the receipt. I do not remember the size of the adapter. We pretty much just grabbed a few adapters until we found one that would fit. Then just attached the quick release nipple to the adapter. I don't think the quick release unit was anything special. It has been a while since I checked but I seem to recall seeing all the parts, including the quick release unit, at the Home Depot after I had it put together. Dennis may be able to save you some trial and effort work with the size and thread type that comes with the unit. Otherwise just bring it in and start checking our fittings that work. It is minimal McGyver stuff. I have a pic of the set up if you want to me to shoot you an e-mail of it.

spend a few extra bucks I replaced the burners original gas connector with a quick connect nipple. That way its easy to hook up the gas tank to the burner. Once your coals are burning you can shut the valves off and pop off the gas line. This gets the propane tank out of the way and you can set your burner under the KK (on a non flammable surface) to let it cool while you are cooking. The entire set up only cost about $30 and I probably overpaid by having it set up at a gas BBQ grill service store.

Hello All. Glad to see this forum is really picking up steam. Congrats Dennis. Well its springtime in the Northwest and its time to scrape the moss off the KK. Got a daughters 18th B-day/Graduation party coming up in a couple of weeks and have realized my stash of Wicked Good Competition Blend is running dangerously low. Does anyone know where to get some good lump locally in the Tacoma, WA area? While I love the "Wicked", shipping just about doubles the price. Appreciate the assistance. Time to go fire up the grill, no wait its raining , now its stopped, no, wait, its raining again. Gotta love the NW!!

Got my KK last June. Couldn't be happier. Still learning to use it though so I would encourage everyone out there to be liberal with their cooking tips. Tried one overnight cook last summer for my daughters first birthday party, (Really, it was all about her I promise! I just had to feed the guest ) Quite an interesting adventure for a newbie. Makes me appreciate the built in BBQ Guru ports on the new KK's. That would help take a lot of the uncertainty out of the process. The brisket still turned out awesome. Maybe, a little overdone. But not bad for a rookie. Can't wait for this summer. I must say its nice having the coolest grill in the neighborhod. Although, it looks like their popularity is increasing so they may begin appearing nearby. That's what happens when you offer a good product and back it up with good service. Cheers to you Dennis and thanx for all the help along the way. p.s. Congrats on the new daughter. She is a cutie. Enjoy your time with her, our youngest is now 19 months and our oldest turns 20 years in July. You will be amazed at how fast the time goes. Terry