The view from my "office"

OATEK · Apr 9, 2023

Misty morning in London SE26

mrs.dr.ron · Apr 9, 2023

On board the Silver Moon, the Easter Bunny left us a present.

I started with his ears - so he would not hear me coming !

Flashback · Apr 9, 2023

Our office in Jerusalem, at least we get a bit of car park in.

Through passport control in under 2 minutes.. easy.

OATEK · Apr 10, 2023

Monster running amok on the Greenwich Peninsula

JohnK · Apr 10, 2023

Steady said:
“wood“ charcoal is readily available in Australia and you don’t need to settle for heat beads/briquettes if you don’t like them

Not very popular? I don't think I've ever seen anyone use "wood" charcoal in Australia.

jxv · Apr 10, 2023

RooFlyer said:
Retro? I've got an armchair like those floral ones!

Those chairs are fine, retro or not! Our only complaint about comfort concerns the beds. All five of us complained this morning about them being too short, too narrow, too hard, too cold…

We also had a bit of a rough patch last night when the hot water didn’t get hot. Finally worked out the gas bottle was empty and needed changing. It cooled down considerably, so we turned on an electric heater and then a second one. That tripped the electricity and we had trouble locating the fuse box in the dark. It was hidden behind a picture.

But today was picture perfect!

The first course of our Easter lunch was ready.

Steady · Apr 10, 2023

JohnK said:
Not very popular? I don't think I've ever seen anyone use "wood" charcoal in Australia.

Quite popular, it’s very common. Have a look at the pallet charcoal next to the 2 pallets of briquettes in Bunnings.

charcoal is well suited for hot and fast bbq,

TheRealTMA · Apr 10, 2023

mrs.dr.ron said:
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I started with his ears - so he would not hear me coming !

Daver6 · Apr 10, 2023

Steady said:
Quite popular, it’s very common. Have a look at the pallet charcoal next to the 2 pallets of briquettes in Bunnings.

charcoal is well suited for hot and fast bbq,

That's the same thing as lump coal, right? If so, it's everywhere.

Daver6 · Apr 10, 2023

Someone's actually office, PER CBD

Steady · Apr 10, 2023

Daver6 said:
That's the same thing as lump coal, right? If so, it's everywhere.

Yes, that’s it and yes it’s readily available everywhere

TheRealTMA · Apr 10, 2023

Daver6 said:
That's the same thing as lump coal, right? If so, it's everywhere.

Well, coal is not the same as charcoal. Would not want to cook my steaks over coal.

Quickstatus · Apr 10, 2023

TheRealTMA said:
Would not want to cook my steaks over coal.

Though charcoal briquettes often contain black coal to increase its energy density

Steady · Apr 10, 2023

Daver6 said:
That's the same thing as lump coal, right? If so, it's everywhere.

Steady said:
Yes, that’s it and yes it’s readily available everywhere

TheRealTMA said:
Well, coal is not the same as charcoal. Would not want to cook my steaks over coal.

Quickstatus said:
Though charcoal briquettes often contain black coal to increase its energy density

Semantics, twist as much as you want - wood charcoal is readily available and made for use in BBQ’s in Australia.
Today I chose to use briquettes to BBQ my home grown, home butchered pork spare ribs in a trusty Weber Kettle …..

JohnK · Apr 10, 2023

Steady said:
Quite popular, it’s very common. Have a look at the pallet charcoal next to the 2 pallets of briquettes in Bunnings.

charcoal is well suited for hot and fast bbq,

What I'm trying to say is that I've never seen them in Australia and I've been to lots of BBQs and have not seen them used once. I dont think they're sold in Coles/Woolworths or gas stations. It doesn't mean they doesn't exist but I'm not sure they're that common in the city but I'm only a small sample size.

Anyway have used them quite a few times in the village and will continue to use them here.

Steady · Apr 10, 2023

JohnK said:
What I'm trying to say is that I've never seen them in Australia and I've been to lots of BBQs and have not seen them used once. I dont think they're sold in Coles/Woolworths or gas stations. It doesn't mean they doesn't exist but I'm not sure they're that common in the city but I'm only a small sample size.

Anyway have used them quite a few times in the village and will continue to use them here.

What I am actually saying (not trying) is charcoal is common and readily available in Australia. whatever The reason you haven’t seen it used once or a hundred times does not change this fact. As you like using it I recommend you go and buy some in Oz and get on with cooking……

Daver6 · Apr 10, 2023

Steady said:
Semantics, twist as much as you want - wood charcoal is readily available and made for use in BBQ’s in Australia.
Today I chose to use briquettes to BBQ my home grown, home butchered pork spare ribs in a trusty Weber Kettle …..

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mrs.dr.ron · Apr 10, 2023

The view from our balcony, Silver Moon, Sete France.

Port Power · Apr 10, 2023

JohnK said:
What I'm trying to say is that I've never seen them in Australia and I've been to lots of BBQs and have not seen them used once. I dont think they're sold in Coles/Woolworths or gas stations. It doesn't mean they doesn't exist but I'm not sure they're that common in the city but I'm only a small sample size.

Anyway have used them quite a few times in the village and will continue to use them here.

I have only ever used actual wood if not a gas barbecue. I cannot imagine cooking over those kerosene smelling fire lighters! Yuck! And that’s what they are for, helping to start the fire if you are not a country raised kid or boy/girl scout.

JohnK · Apr 11, 2023

Visited Chang Mai, Khamthiang Flower market today. Quite nice. Bought 16 rose plants as a starting point of various colours, orange, yellow, purple, lavender, red, white. We've never done this. It's a learning experience but think the garden beds are not deep enough.