Curious: Front Yard/Driveway Cooking

Baychilla said:

At this point I think this sums up whats happening :deadhorse:

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Playing happily with a horse in the front yard while everyone gets along?? :becky:

I had a new neighbor move in last summer. Right around the time I was stripping down the Shirley for prep and paint in the front driveway. It maybe didn't look the best but it wasn't hurting anyone. I'd pull the Shirley out and work on it during the weekends. I had one neighbor who I hardly know honk and give me a thumbs up when she drove by while I was working on it. I eventually ran into my other new neighbor. He goes, "Are you the one who has had that big smoker in the driveway?" Yeah I'm the one. "That thing is awesome. If I ever see you out with it would you mind if I stop by and take a look at it? I have an electric smoker." Right than and there I knew we had some great new neighbors. Sure enough he stopped over when I was still working on the Shirley. I explained how the smoker worked since it was reverse flow. (I live in MN. Seeing any type of smoker is a needle in a haystack) He also stopped one other time to show his son the smoker.

I'm very fortunate to have good neighbors around me. I have a jogging path that runs through the backyard. I'd rather sit and chat with my neighbors than some random strangers jogging/biking through the back while throwing on sticks or starting the BGE's. I'll even drop off Q for the neighbors when I find myself with extra.

My one neighbor has a firepit he drags out on his driveway and lights during the weekend. He invites neighbors to come over and hang out and have a couple beers. It's nice walking outside and hear people laughing and interacting with one another. It's the neighborhoods where everyone hides inside and doesn't interact with one another that scare me.

Lot to digest in this thread. OP finds himself like the Houston Astros after the scandal and we all must learn - "If you find yourself in a hole - Stop Digging."
I love adages - they are ALWAYS true.

Reminds me of our beloved and departed N8man - sure do miss that farker...

In my neighborhood. If I left any of my smokers out front/in driveway. They would disappear in a heart beat. Even faster if there was cooked meat in it.
My neighborhood friends get fed good thought!
Ahh, the wonders of living so close to 8 mile Detroit. :roll:

My old house I used to cook in the driveway. The neighbors were always coming around when they smelled sweet blue.

I run my Yoder In the driveway during the winter time simply because I keep it in the garage. But hanging out in the driveway in lawn chairs and drinking is something we do often with our neighbors.

Once spring comes I move the Yoder to the backyard where we have all the outdoor furniture and tv setup for the warm months.

I too like to silently judge my neighbors.
Keyword: Silently.

Smoker34 said:

I said I was done, but I have to correct something. You should take a logic course. Your analysis of my statement is either an innocent distortion or outright deception.

Given all that I said on this topic, it should be very obvious, using only basic reading comprehension, that I don’t like the idea of grilling, barbecuing and lounging in front of my house. Proof is that I admitted learning about this practice years ago via internet media and if I liked or even understood the reasoning behind the idea, I would have done it myself. I also told you that even if I did it, my neighbors would complain. Being a neighbor to someone else in my neighborhood, it then follows that I would not like to see people grilling and lounging in a hammock in their front yard. I think it takes away from the aesthetics of the neighborhood and makes it more like a perpetual street festival. So it should come as no surprise that I wouldn’t want to see this in my neighborhood. Your comment says more about you and your own self-image to imply that my not liking this activity amounts to looking down on others.

Having said that, I simply did not and still do not understand, in most cases, why anyone would preferentially choose to grill, barbecue and lounge around in public. I have never seen it in person and would still hope nobody in my neighborhood takes it up.

Happy grilling and barbecuing.

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Just call a spade a spade. You find hanging out in your front yard trashy. Your like a Male karen

smoke ninja said:

Just call a spade a spade. You find hanging out in your front yard trashy. Your like a Male karen

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What is the male equivalent of the "I need to see a manager" haircut?

TxQGuy said:

What is the male equivalent of the "I need to see a manager" haircut?

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^^^^ :lol: :lol: :lol:

smoke ninja said:

Just call a spade a spade. You find hanging out in your front yard trashy. Your like a Male karen

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A Frank or is it a Kyle? While Karen is easy to find the name of her male counterpart is far more elusive.

Baychilla said:

A Frank or is it a Kyle? While Karen is easy to find the name of her male counterpart is far more elusive.

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Jonah

LordRiffenstein said:

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He needs to go up higher and have a heehive!

Smoker34 said:

Well it seems some here have gotten offended and angry by my question, which is a legitimate question for me because I've NEVER seen anyone grilling and hanging out in a hammock in front of his/her house. Anger and offense over this speaks volumes about those who are angry and offended and calls into question their own self-analysis. The anger and offense only applies to a few of the posters here; most were cordial and answered the question with good facts and opinions. Nonetheless, although I don't understand the whole issue, I apologize to anyone who felt offended.

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People weren't offended until you started telling them that they had cars on blocks in their yard, and were a blight on their neighborhood. City laws and ordinances are one thing, but that isn't what you initially inquired about.

I'm sure you didn't think this would take off like this. Heck, I thought it was a silly questions when it started, and it's still silly. However, your deflection of your involvement in keeping this thread going and contributing to people's anger speaks volumes about you and calls into question your own self-analysis.

I'm not angry, I don't see any reason to be angry about a guy that clearly has lived in the kind of neighborhoods I probably wouldn't be allowed or appreciated in - or happy in, for that matter. You do you, but when you insinuate that the decidedly middle class neighborhood I live in, and the lives we live are trash, well, I see why people would take it that way.

Brother-
I'm sure that most of the razz's were just what passes for good-natured fun down here. You get poked, you poke back - not real drama. There might have been one or two who were actually riled some- but stuff like that wears off pretty quick.

You might plan a trip south a ways- see how it's done instead of hearing about it and seeing pictures.

have a good weekend.

Smoker34 said:

Well that seems angry. Hey, do whatever you want, but people in any neighborhood where I’ve ever lived wouldn’t like it.

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My lot is .8 of an acre. The back neighbor is 20 steps away. The front neighbor is a football field away. Can you visualize a world beyond a Jersey Levittown?