Ah yes, the BBQ spending the Winter months by the patio door on the terrace, grilling in polar temperatures. I don't miss it one bit. One spring, I noticed a lot of wasps entering the BBQ through its various openings. The place was busier than O'hare airport at rush hour. Gail is highly allergic to stings, so I had to act quickly. I was reluctant to use pesticides because we cook food in there. I figured there was a great big wasps' nest in there, so I did the first thing I could think of: I blocked the exits with aluminium foil, turned on the gas full blast and hit the igniter. A few escaped the inferno, but too few to worry about. When it stopped smoking, I rinsed it all away with the hose and ran it on high heat for 15 minutes: like a self-cleaning cycle. Not a wasp, or a nest to be found inside and rather fun to do, too. I wouldn't hurt a honey bee, but I hate those big yellow jacket wasps with a passion. Of course here, the grill is outside year-round and we use it year-round, too. It sits under the edge of the carport, so rain is no problem, either. I like it here.
Take care, everyone.
Sylvain.
