With the quality of Que coming off a Shirley, friends will start magically appearing, especially once you bring some to neighbors/friends. Before you know it, many new people will be wanting to make your acquaintance !!
It's going to be beautiful here this weekend, probably 15 to 20 degrees below normal...prime cooking weather. I was surprised how, even with the insulated fire box, you can feel the heat from the smoker from a distance of several feet. I guess 1600 lbs of 275* metal will do that