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[oakie smokie]

hi! my name is "oakie smokie"/my game is backyard BBQ'g and i am a retired chemical engineer/ have full head of grey hair. live in nova scotia canada, have chubby backwoods and kamado charcoal smokers. have had brinkmann, klose and a wide array of cabinet smokers over the years. dabbling in "Q" off and on since 2005. my cooking skill levels are: chicken/ribs - championship quality; pork butt 80% and brisket 70%. 1 spend my over winter offseasons tuning up my notes from last season learnings, blending new rubs/sauces and upgrading my BBQ tools/gadgets. backyard BBQ training camp will reopen in mid april. neighbors can hardly wait. enough for intro. looking foreward to "foruming"

[David Parrish]

Welcome Oakie Smokie! We're glad you're here. I have a dusty undergrad in physics, which required chemistry, which means not much. lol

[_John_]

bah, its all quantum mechanics

[David Parrish]

True one of my professors specialized in elementary particles and said he was in the "study of everything", or a professor of everything... something like that anyways.

[bbqoaf]

Hello from Calgary!

[Jon Solberg]

Hey there OS. Nice to meet you

[_John_]

Welcome, with a name like oakie I wasn't expecting a Canadian, that is a term around here for hillbillies from Oklahoma and Texas.

[Deuce]

Hi Oakie, welcome to the Pit

[Dr ROK]

Hi Oakie, welcome to the Pit. Looking forward to your input.