I served some pulled pork at work and my boss's boss's boss's boss sat down and talked barbecue with me. He wants to buy a smoker and learn to cook Q.

I'm thinking of inviting him to go to a competition with the One-Arm Bandit and me. The man has a great personality and would probably the most fun person at any competition we went to.

Besides the obvious face-time upside, is there a possible downside to spending a weekend at a competition with the big boss?

You arent going to let him eat the bandits ribs are you?

With that many Boss's it can't be a bad idea!

Umm; lets think about this:
1. He really gets into Q-ing.
2. He becomes good enough to enter into competitions
3. You end up going head to head with him and you know you can beat him
4. You have to decide
A) Beat him and risk being transferd to a lonely corner of the world
B) Let him win and you'll have to live with yourself for ever
Or.
3a. You guys form another team together, Sweep Memphis, The Royal, and The Jack
and you end up with a corner office and you become Boss over your current boss's, boss
Of course all the above was writen in jest.

Invite him along, because we all know BBQers never take themselves seriously

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Originally posted by Mac McClure:
Umm; lets think about this:
...
3. You end up going head to head with him and you know you can beat him

Mac,

Well, I don't have to worry about that.

Actually, I picture him sitting down with Buzz and walking away with an invitation to join his team.

Jim

only if he brings the Makers Mark<lol>
thanks for a smile after a tough couple weeks

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Actually, I picture him sitting down with Buzz and walking away with an invitation to join his team.

Actually wish Buzz would invite me to join his team.Ha has all the toys.But reallity says we couldnt afford the divorces that would go along with it.

John - you certainly don't need our help. May make more sense if we joined yours.

No Dan you guys have the nicer toys and I would have more fun this way....

Cozy up and score some points. Get him to sponsor you, assign him the overnight shift at a comp, and then make him pack up and drive the gear home while you drink his expensive wine in the back seat.

That'd be my advise.

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Originally posted by JRPfeff:
I served some pulled pork at work and my boss's boss's boss's boss sat down and talked barbecue with me. He wants to buy a smoker and learn to cook Q.

I'm thinking of inviting him to go to a competition with the One-Arm Bandit and me. The man has a great personality and would probably the most fun person at any competition we went to.

Besides the obvious face-time upside, is there a possible downside to spending a weekend at a competition with the big boss?

You could end up with brown lips

UPDATE: No chance of any of the above. The Big Boss was promoted to another position out of state.