BBQ season.
 

BBQ RULES
We are about to enter the BBQ season. Therefore it is important to refresh your memory on the etiquette of this sublime outdoor cooking activity. When a man volunteers to do the BBQ, the following chain of events are put into motion:

Routine...
(1) The woman buys the food.
(2) The woman makes the salad, prepares the vegetables and makes dessert.
(3) The woman prepares the meat for cooking, places it on a tray along with the necessary cooking utensils and sauces, and takes it to the man who is lounging beside the grill - beer in hand.
(4) The woman remains outside the compulsory three meter exclusion zone where the exuberance of testosterone and other manly bonding activities can take place without the interference of the woman.

Here comes the important part:
(5) THE MAN PLACES THE MEAT ON THE GRILL.

More routine...
(6) The woman goes inside to organize the plates and cutlery.
(7) The woman comes out to tell the man that the meat is looking great. He thanks her and asks if she will bring another beer while he flips the meat.

Important again:
(8) THE MAN TAKES THE MEAT OFF THE GRILL AND HANDS IT TO THE WOMAN.

More routine...
(9) The woman prepares the plates, salad, bread, utensils, napkins, sauce and brings them to the table.
(10) After eating, the woman clears the table and does the dishes.

And most important of all:
(11) Everyone PRAISES the MAN and THANKS HIM for his cooking efforts.
(12) The man asks the woman how she enjoyed her 'night off,' and, upon seeing her annoyed reaction, concludes that there's just no pleasing some women.

Been there, done that, MEN!!

Sounds JUST like what a BBQ at my house used to be like!! :D :rolleyes:

and that's a problem how??? it all looks good to me.

Sad, but too often true!:D

Oldsteve -- Thanks for sharing your great sense of humor with us...so often!
Makes me smile!:D I truly appreciate your efforts!:Tip-Hat:

Accually, thats not how it is at my house. My DH & I get the meat. He puts different spices on it. Puts it on the grill (& yes, he does have a beer or rum & coke). I prepare the potatoes & vegetables.

We just had a July 4 family get together. Yes, I did/made lots of stuff. Then my husband made the burgers (on his new baby that we just bought). Everyone praised him but said nothing to me.

Being a woman and/or Mom is a Thankless job. Plus DH likes me to wear that cute shirt too while he cooks. Men!