For those in the USA, we head into a big long weekend and grilling is
often a common theme. Because of how it's placed this time (Tuesday),
apparently far more than normal folks are traveling and doing family
events of 'Mini-cations'

Virginia Beach is already glommered. Oddly they are stopping all
traffic on I-264 before the beach and diverting it but I think it's to
get most of the traffic all going in the same direction to smoothe the
flow.

We have plans. It's a simple thing we do up along our street but
haven't for a while as so many new folks moved in as others moved on to
bigger and fancier homes. Folks walk over and have a simple party here.

Old school, we provide a fair sized gas grill and a charcoal one. We
provide a bunch of bread (some in buns, some in loaves). A 10lb pork
butt turned into pulled pork and all sorts of cheeses for burgers and
things. We also will have all the side condiments like Mayo, sliced
onions, lettuce. 2 cases of beer (Bud and Miller lite).

Others are bringing hot dogs, marinated chicken, burgers (3 folks went
in on a box of 30 or so at BJ's), cassaroles, chips, dips, corn in the
husk for grilling, ice (you can almost hear the icemakers in various
houses churning it out), sodas, cookies, paper plates, plastic-ware,
other sweets, and a box of wine.

We expect about 30, can seat 20 and have ancillary 16feet of table with
folks bringing beach chairs and such.

We'll chill and talk in the back yard and then folks will depart for
later fireworks and such.

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