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I’m the king of the grill… or should I say the King of The Grill(tm)… I love grilling and my burgers are legend among all who have enjoyed them. The secret is butter… lots of butter.

However, if you ever come to our house for a barbque… be warned and bring your rain coat cause for three years running, every time we plan to grill it rains. Really. In fact it often pours.

Years of progress in weather forecasting and millions of dollars in weather satellite technology get tossed down the drain whenever we plan a barbeque. The forecast could be sunny and warm but as soon as I light up that grill, no - in fact as soon as we even think about grilling - the skies darken, the winds pick up and the children run for cover.

So today we had friends over and planned all week to have the first barbeque of the season and I didn’t even have to look outside this morning - cloudy and raining. All day.

And as soon as we were done and I turned off the grill, clear skies as far as the eyes can see.

So if you want to know if it’s safe to plan a beach outing, picnic or other outdoor activities, don’t bother checking the Weather Channel, just check if we have a barbeque planned.