Good god.... I bought a small cover in case it was going to rain so I could fry my turkey. Then I saw heavy rain and strong winds, so tarped up the outside to block the wind from blowing out the flame. More money and time spent prepping for this damn turkey and all of a sudden today gusty winds to 30-40 mph almost blew away everything in my yard. My deep frying turkey shelter stayed, but barely because I ziptied 30 feet of anchor chain around it and layered bricks to keep it from moving..
I had to come to a decision... Just roast both turkeys instead and save the oil and frustration for another day or just wait to see if the wind dies out after the front starts to move through... I hit the point where if I don't get the turkeys in the oven, they wouldn't be done in time and it was still windy as hell, raining and thunder.
I made the call to roast them both and started the injections and setting up for a roaster.
Of course, an hour after I get them in the oven, the wind dies right down to nothing and would be a perfect time to fry them..... Ugh, my head hurts.
Well, I guess I'll just have to wait to fry a turkey for another day. Bummed about it, but on the bright side, I won't have to trudge out in the rain and mud to get to the turkey. I don't have a walkway to it after building the retaining wall, so it's a muddy mess out there.
First World problems of course, but nothing a few glasses of some good red wine can't fix.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!