Question of balance

[Woodman]

I posted this question on another forum awhile back and had some fun with it so here goes: Since I often have to get up at about 3:00 am to get the pit heated up, and the food going in order to eat at a reasonable hour, I spend a good part of the morning hours drinking about a pot and a half of good strong coffee. The question is, according to pitmaster etiquette, at what point in the day is it considered proper to make the switch to beer? Is there a magic hour? or, is it just once you've gotten to the point where your food is cooked enough that you probably can't ruin it if you're drunk?-Woodman

[redneck cooker]

We'll Woodman you took the words out of my mouth. I have had many pepole talk about this dilemma. My opinion is that it is Q ediquette to drink 3-4 cups of coffee, by 7am I am on the first Bloody Mary and by 9am I am in shape to "pop" the first brew open, 8) 8) 8) then the PARTY'S ON for the day. Just my thinkin" of course!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Talk to me all my fellow Q'ers!!!!!!!!!!!

[JJ]

Well, I was always told that one shouldn't start drinking beer or the likes before noon.

AND, that it had to be after noon somewhere in the world at any given time.

[Qjunkie will]

i AM NOT THE DRINKIN KIND SO JUST INVITE ME TO YOUR NEXT COOK AND YALL CAN GIT IT ON ON DAY LONG! COURSE YA MIGHT LOOK UP AND FIND THE FOOD ALL GONE DUE TO THE HEAVY SAMPLIN REQURIED WHEN ONE COOKS.

[Texana]

Hey Will ... who you yellin at?

Turn them caps off........

[Dave]

like the song goes. It's five o'clock somewhere.
:D :D :D :D :D

[texasbill]

Ya know I used to do some drinking while I was cooking but had to slow down a bit. Hell too many head first falls in the woodpile in the middle of the night and no help around. And I hate to say it but I am not getting any younger so I have slowed down a bit in my older years.

But the way it goes is to drink a few brews whenever you want to start and not worry about what anyone thinks. By the way the bloody mary sounds good too.

Bill
Texas BBQ Rub

[Buckeye]

Dang Bill...I don't think I'da tole that woodpile story :oops: ...."if Bill falls inta a woodpile in tha middle of the nite an there's no one around...will he still say "oh s**t?.....Buckeye

[Buckeye]

It's always Beer:30 :!: ........an besides...Betsy won't cook ifn' I ain't drinkin'. That's tha arrangement we had......I like ta drink an she likes ta smoke :D.....kinda sexy, don't ya think?.....Buckeye

[texasbill]

Buckeye:
Yeah I kinda had a few choice words to say as I fell head first in the woodpile. But then again, I had had a bit to much to drink and it was the next day that I discovered the hole in my head where the asphalt won the butting contest.

I guess this is what happens when you are a stick burner in the middle of the night. Dang asphalt got in the way of the logs.

Bill
Texas BBQ Rub

[Woodman]

Buckeye, is Betsy yer pit , or yer wife? Either way, I'd just as soon not think of you and sex in the same sentence......specially if the answer is your pit! And, if that is indeed the case? Don't be inviting me over for any Q :lol:

[Texana]

Hey Woodman.....

Its his pit .... aint that a scary thought.

The boy aint quite right in the head .....

I really feel sorry for his wife :shock:

[Buckeye]

Bill......the one thing I have learnt over my drinkin years is...."asphalt trauma" or "deceleration trauma" is painful :shock: ..specially tha next mornin :o ....Woodman....that wuz too funny......I kinda left the door wide open fer that one......I too would preciate it if ya didn't think of me in that way also :oops:.....Betsy is my pit, correct. Don't think the wifey would like bein compared ta sumthin that big an round :wink: ...Buckeye

[Woodman]

Kinda gives new meanin to the term "seasoning" :twisted: :wink:

[Qjunkie will]

hEyiCANyEllIfIwANtTO! :twisted:

[Dirty Ron]

What scares me more than anything is my "creative juices" start flowing after a few Jacks''''a little of this, adjust the heat there...& presto...instant crap.

I have fun, though 8) 8) :lol: :lol: 8) 8)

[Big Rob]

Man you guys got me laughing M.A.O. :lol: :lol: :lol: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

[bbqbaker]

hay woodman that was agreat subject, lots of laughs :lol: :lol: Its always 5 oclock some where. 8)

[Woodman]

Hey Baker, Must be 5 in Spokane right now from the looks of things! :lol: Actually, I usually switch to beer about two hours before I'm ready to start carving. Problem with me is, I get so filled up with the "liquid bread" that I'm too full to eat much BBQ. That's OK though, because like many of you, although I love good Q, I'm really doing it cause I love to cook for others!

[BBQ101]

:lol: :lol: :lol: ROTFLMFAO :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Too Funny!

[Buckeye]

Well Ron... at least tha flies will enjoy yer "instant (bbq) crap :shock: ...Actually, a few Jacks werk tha opposite fer me.....I git ta add'n this an movin this around......problem is I don't remember what it wuz I did ta git such a good result :roll: .... I keep tellin my self I'm gonna do a journal of one of my allniters.....but never happins......Buckeye

[Texana]

Odds are pretty good that ifn you kept a jurnal you would not be able to translate it the next day :shock:

[Buckeye]

I jus had a "Robbie" flashback :twisted: ...nevermind tha journal..yer rite Tex......maybe a dictaphone :?: :shock: (watch it guys ) instead....mite not slur my werds too bad..whaddaya think Tex?...Buckeye

[Qjunkie will]

Now Now watch the language Buckeye theres no need fer name callin, Tex didnt meen anything by it! ****taphone sheeesh!

[Texana]

Maybe that would be better ......

Now youve done got Qjunkie all worked up :o :o :o :o

[Dirty Ron]

yeah, one time i got into it a little much too early, you couldn't cut or chisel that brisket if ya wanted to...lol

[Bubba D]

"Question of Balance" is the title of this post so I guess I will answer it the best I can.

Personally, as long as you have a ice cold beer in "each" hand, there will be no problem with your "balance"! :P

[Big Rob]

Good one Bubba D :mrgreen:

[Texana]

I think this one says it all

http://enderzero.net/smilies/drink.gif

[Big Rob]

Too Much ! You guys are CRAZY!!!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Buckeye]

Tex...I see Mr. Smiley likes a dark beer :o .....Buckeye

[Big Rob]

Hey Tex,

How does Mr. Smiley use the restroom? I see no moving parts? :mrgreen:

[Robbie]

Am I going to have to post my "journal" again???

You guys are all missing the point.....it's not when should you start drinking, it's when should you stop!!

[Texana]

Robbie ..... please dont :( :(

[Bubba D]

Am I going to have to post my "journal" again???

You guys are all missing the point.....it's not when should you start drinking, it's when should you stop!!

Since I only drink one beer at a time, I only want "one more beer".

When my wife and I first started dating, she use to always get me "one more beer". Now she has me figured out and she tells me to get my own "one more beer". :roll: :shock:

[Smoke Daddy]

Ya know....I am going to like this BBQ thing! You guys drink, party with other folks that appreciate your knowledge and effort, pick on each other and eat well seasoned meat cooked just right! :D

[Fred]

Me, I do not drink at all, & when I do; it;s Margretta's.

I have found a heavy indica will have me drinking coffee till around noon, with a few pic me ups along the way, while a nice sativa with a endless glass of Ice-decaf-tea will have me off coffee early & keep me cooking/picking & grinning/eating all day.

[Smoke Daddy]

Here is party drink recipe for ya:

Take a small cooler (like the styrofoam ones at K-mart). Add one stroe bought bag ice cubes, 1 half gallon Vodka, 3/4 a 5lb bag of sugar, the juice of 8 lemons, those lemons then sliced after squeezing and added. Wait about 10 mins for the vodka to melt some of the ice. Add water until your taste buds fool you into thinking you're drinking lemonade! Congrats! You are now enjoying a wonderful beverage known as "Yucca".

Free Advice: use a good brand of Vodka so you don't yuk up the "Yucca"!!
:P

[Texana]

Sounds like a great drink
Welcome to the forum Smoke Daddy

[redneck cooker]

Hey Ya'll! That all sounds great, and I might try it ifin you make it, :wink: :wink: :roll: But I think I'll stay with cold Coors Light (mucho) and Crown Royal, :D :D :D after a a coulpe of eye opening Bloody marys :shock: :shock: :shock: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[gatorpit]

Did somebody say COORS LITE :shock: All this talk about beer makes me want one. I like to think that Beer Etiquette (however that is spelled) is my guys getting me a cold one before the one in my hand runs out. :P

On a serious note, you go to any competition and you will find that just about everyone is drinking no matter what time of day or night it is. As far as cooking at home, who cares. You are at home and can do anything you like when you like.

With that said, it is Friday and a holiday weekend. My boy may be born today and/or my new backyard pit delivered today. With all that, it is beer time.

Any justification will do. :D :) :lol: 8)

Have a great weekend. Ritch

[gatorpit]

ps, just don't forget the chicken. Right Tex :oops:

[Texana]

Chicken.....gotta love it :lol:

[Woodman]

Smoke Daddy, welcome to the bestest bunch of guys you'd ever want to meet. What part of Motown you from? I get up there every month as I am in Cleveland.We'll have to hook up . Hell you couldn't be any uglier or scarier than Buckeye! Looking forward to seeing you on the forum. Woodman

[Buckeye]

I doubt it too :shock: :shock: :lol: :lol:

[Dirty Ron]

State of Michigan Comp. DRY :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

[herper]

Woodman,
you should be ASHAMED of yourself!!!! Everybody khows the caffiene in all that coffee is bad for you. Lets be thinking and drinking healthy now.
Herper62
oh ya Woodman, LETS GO YANKEES

[Woodman]

I still haven't figured this one out!

[jshively]

My 2 cents on this subject however, we first must ask ourselves an important question. Why did you quit drinking from the night before? Pop a caffeine pill and pop another beer.

Granted the goal is not to get so wasted you pass out however, if you can maintain proper buzzage when the party kicks into full swing you are already raring to go.

[1044]

Do like my friend, Roy. Every morning at the golf course, he would start with half a cup of coffee at about 7-7:30. He would take a couple of small drinks, complain about the taste of coffee in general, then open a Bud.

I finally asked him why he drank coffee if he hated it so much.

"I think anyone who starts the day with beer has a drinking problem, so...I start the day with coffee." :roll:

[Zilla]

When I get sick of drinking coffee I stop and then switch to beer after twelve noon. If I've had so much coffee that I all jittery I might sneak a shot of Whiskey but I never start full rocks glasses of Bourbon till after 4:00pm. That way I can go all day and my wife does't get all pissy about it.

[TexLaw]

I figure that, if you have to make rules about drinking, you have a drinking problem. So, I say RULES SCHMULES! :D


TL

[Thom Emery]

Back when I was drinking I remember once thinking I was doing good
To only have had 2 beers by noon one day
I was a SalesMgr. for a Beer Wholesaler "Baby Im not drunk Im workin"
Been clean and sober since 83

[gatorpit]

YOU STOP DRINKING :shock:

What is up with that :?: If you don't stop, then you never have to worry about when to start. Simple to me.

[Buckeye]

A beer in my rite hand an a shot a Jack in tha left hand keeps me balanced. :P

[jshively]

YOU STOP DRINKING :shock:

What is up with that :?: If you don't stop, then you never have to worry about when to start. Simple to me.

Thank you someone finally agrees to the Jeff approach to life.

[david brace]

A beer in my rite hand an a shot a Jack in tha left hand keeps me balanced. :P

Sounds reasonable to me...

DB

[RuiNT BBQ]

YOU STOP DRINKING :shock:

What is up with that :?: If you don't stop, then you never have to worry about when to start. Simple to me.

I'll second that! I think Buckeye has the answer to the question of balance though :) Kind a helps keep things in the right perspective that way.

[RuiNT BBQ]

YOU STOP DRINKING :shock:

What is up with that :?: If you don't stop, then you never have to worry about when to start. Simple to me.

I'll second that! I think Buckeye has the answer to the question of balance though :) Kind a helps keep things in the right perspective that way.