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Default I'm giving up barbecue

Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
> Sorry guys, but no more barbecue for me.
>
> I read an article last week that said by kids eating a peanut butter and
> jelly sandwich instead of grilled cheese, their carbon footprint can be
> reduced by 250 pounds a year. That got me thinking.
>
> Making good barbecue takes hours of burning fuel, be it wood, propane,
> charcoal, or any combination of fossil fuels. What kind of example are we
> sending out kids? Eating good food is just plain BAD for the environment.
> Just look at all that smoke in the air that we add on a regular basis.
> Sinful, I say. We should be sorry for the damage we've caused over the years
> by melting the Polar ice caps by eating pulled pork. Every time you pull
> your pork, a baby seal dies.
>
> Not wanting Al Gore to drive up in his Escalade to chastise me, I'm giving
> up cooked foods. For the benefit of our children and all children of the
> earth, my future diet will consist of peanut butter, dandelion greens, and
> rainwater.
>
> I don't want to sound like a preacher, but I'm suggesting that all of you
> review your eating habits too. Cooking = bad. Barbecue = global warming.
> For the sake of the polar bears, stop it now. Join in and make the world a
> better place and eat greens.
>
> Thank you for your support.
> Ed
>
>

You're putting out enough hot air to kill 2 baby seals. BTW, would they
be best brined?

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Dave T.

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