I just threw away a complete turkey. The one we were planning to eat yesterday. Dinner was scheduled for 3pm but by 5pm we were forced to have hot dogs instead.

I have been barbecuing turkey on a rotisserie for the past few years and generally it works quite well. The bird comes out moist and delicious. The biggest problem was always getting it trussed so it doesn’t tear itself apart on the rotisserie. I did a good job getting it trussed and put it on the the barbecue to be ready by 3 but when I checked it, the fire (gas Grille) had gone out. I ran out of gas some time earlier but hadn’t checked it in a couple of hours. I rushed to get a new gas canister connected and cross threaded the connection and the burners wouldn’t go any higher than low flame. In bright daylight it was hard to see the flame so I didn’t realize the problem until late. By that time the turkey had been spinning for more than 8 hours and still wasn’t done. Hot dogs with the family was nice but I doubt I’ll ever live it down. Has anyone else ever had this big a problem with a family dinner and how do you live it down? Make fun of me if you want (everybody else has) but how do I escape this pit of ridicule?