h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Winter rains make it difficult to enjoy an outdoor barbecue, which is traditionally the domain of summer, but there has to be a way. I recently stepped outside and lit a few coals in a dreadful downpour - but took the precaution of carrying an umbrella. This experiment was fine and dandy, until the smoke billowed up beneath the umbrella, and I found it difficult to breathe. And so I grabbed a pair of scissors and snipped out a few strategic vents in the umbrella. The smoke sailed away, and left me free to consider what I might cook, but then the rain fell onto my head, and I got soaking bloody wet. Well, they say there's more than one way to skin a cat, which brings me nicely to my recipe.

The only solution I know is to relocate closer to the equator, where winter is no big deal!

The other option is to have a lid and chimney for the bbq. Then you just close the lid, the smoke goes up the chimney and only you get wet at this point.