Pull the car out of the way and grill in the garage, turn on the ball game and watch it rain….Oh, and light a candle for ambiance…And check on the wife every once in a while…They like that….
Night, set the grill just out of the rain, almost outside the open garage door, kick back in a lawn chair and watch the grill and the TV…You do have a TV in the garage, right? And a fridge full of sarsaparilla, or something…….
If that fire is hot enough for cooking, and even part of it is underneath anything flammable…even with a 10 foot clearance…. it can get HOT up there.
So what if you’re watching when the roof catches fire…how fast can you put it out??And it can catch fire on TOP, from the rising heat, when you can’t even see it from inside.
Plus if the wind is blowing towards the garage door, it can trap CO 2.Yikes!
Uh oh guys. Better get your stove and hot water heater out of the house too. Believe or not, some people have been able to grill in an open door garage. My family has done it several times. If your grill has a lid, you can even brave the elements.Besides, I think Arlo is more interested in the lawnmower. (“Oh darn. Guess I can’t cut the grass today.” ;-))
I prefer to use the arthritic shoulder or knee app to predict rain. Some use the rope method – stick a rope out the windows. If it gets wet, it’s raining. If it moves back and forth, it’s windy.
Stoves and water heaters are VENTED. Stoves have hoods and fans.Water heaters have insulation, and their vent pipes go through a hole in the roof or wall.Clothes dryers have vent hoses.Fireplaces have chimneys.Hundreds of years ago, people had already figured out that a fire under a roof needed a hole over it….whether it was in a teepee or an igloo or a stone hut. They didn’t count on an open door keeping the roof cool, even in a 3 sided lean-to.
Sure, some people have barbecued in the garage. Some people have left candles burning when nobody was home and nothing happened.Or let a five year old stay home alone, or driven 30 thousand miles in a car that was later recalled for brake failure.Nobody said disasters happened every time anybody ever did something dangerous!But anecdotal evidence that a few people have done it and didn’t die is hardly proof that it’s safe.
For crying out loud! Put the grill near the opening of the garage and set a fan blowing outward toward the back of the garage. Simple. No high concentrations of CO2 and no smoke.
Varnes over 8 years ago
Pull the car out of the way and grill in the garage, turn on the ball game and watch it rain….Oh, and light a candle for ambiance…And check on the wife every once in a while…They like that….
Varnes over 8 years ago
Night, set the grill just out of the rain, almost outside the open garage door, kick back in a lawn chair and watch the grill and the TV…You do have a TV in the garage, right? And a fridge full of sarsaparilla, or something…….
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace over 8 years ago
phones never liethey just report
SusanSunshine Premium Member over 8 years ago
Varnes! I hope you’re joking.
“Almost” outside is still a NO!!
If that fire is hot enough for cooking, and even part of it is underneath anything flammable…even with a 10 foot clearance…. it can get HOT up there.
So what if you’re watching when the roof catches fire…how fast can you put it out??And it can catch fire on TOP, from the rising heat, when you can’t even see it from inside.
Plus if the wind is blowing towards the garage door, it can trap CO 2.Yikes!
David… but sometimes incorrectly, right?
Cozmik Cowboy over 8 years ago
Even more so if you are; CO poisoning.
Varnes over 8 years ago
OK, you guys are right…..
ericbrower over 8 years ago
Uh oh guys. Better get your stove and hot water heater out of the house too. Believe or not, some people have been able to grill in an open door garage. My family has done it several times. If your grill has a lid, you can even brave the elements.Besides, I think Arlo is more interested in the lawnmower. (“Oh darn. Guess I can’t cut the grass today.” ;-))
Doctor_McCoy over 8 years ago
Charcoal is much worse for CO than a gas grill.
Walkdad2 Premium Member over 8 years ago
My guess is that Arlo left the lawn mower out and the grill uncovered since the last use—which reminds me, that I need to cover my grill.
DDrazen over 8 years ago
Maybe she used Google Earth and they can see themselves having this conversation.
KEA over 8 years ago
What is it with grilling? some primitive atavistic predilection?
mourdac Premium Member over 8 years ago
I prefer to use the arthritic shoulder or knee app to predict rain. Some use the rope method – stick a rope out the windows. If it gets wet, it’s raining. If it moves back and forth, it’s windy.
hippogriff over 8 years ago
SusanSunshine“But the rain will cool the roof.” No, the inside of the roof. Most houses have more than one layer of shingles anyway.
SusanSunshine Premium Member over 8 years ago
My goodness.
Stoves and water heaters are VENTED. Stoves have hoods and fans.Water heaters have insulation, and their vent pipes go through a hole in the roof or wall.Clothes dryers have vent hoses.Fireplaces have chimneys.Hundreds of years ago, people had already figured out that a fire under a roof needed a hole over it….whether it was in a teepee or an igloo or a stone hut. They didn’t count on an open door keeping the roof cool, even in a 3 sided lean-to.
Sure, some people have barbecued in the garage. Some people have left candles burning when nobody was home and nothing happened.Or let a five year old stay home alone, or driven 30 thousand miles in a car that was later recalled for brake failure.Nobody said disasters happened every time anybody ever did something dangerous!But anecdotal evidence that a few people have done it and didn’t die is hardly proof that it’s safe.
slsharris over 8 years ago
For crying out loud! Put the grill near the opening of the garage and set a fan blowing outward toward the back of the garage. Simple. No high concentrations of CO2 and no smoke.