By Thomas Winterhoff
First published on May 8, 2002
Copyright © Thomas Winterhoff
Copyright © Thomas Winterhoff
Well, it’s that time of the year again. Hot-blooded males throughout the Greater Victoria region have cast aside their dog-eared copies of the annual Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue for something far more tantalizing. After weeks of eager anticipation, last month’s arrival of a much racier form of paper-based diversion was greeted with barely contained excitement and a kind of hushed reverence.
The guys in the neighbourhood soon had their attention riveted on the sleek model draped across the glossy centre pages of the new Canadian Tire catalogue: a propane-powered, quadruple-burner, digital ignition, double-decker barbecue, complete with optional side burners. Absentmindedly wiping drool from the corners of their mouths, their fingers languidly traced the outlines of the self-cleaning gas nozzles.
