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This may seem like a radical idea, but bear with me.

As you can see from the photos, I have GGG shield mounted on my Kamado Joe Classic and a Weber gas grill. A few days ago I cooked a rotisserie turkey breast on the KJ using a FireBoard with its wired pit probe clipped to the end of the GGG probe. Once the KJ got to temp and stabilized, the temp displayed by the GGG was consistently around 25-degrees lower than the FireBoard. No big deal, because the FireBoard was controlling the pit temp. But I also have found that the GGG temp is consistently lower than the Weber built-in thermometer. In the photo, it’s also about 25F lower. Another thing I notice is that the GGG is way slower to react to temperature changes than either the FireBoard or Weber thermometer. As the Weber heats, it takes the GGG quite a while to catch up.

I’m wondering whether the GGG temperature readings are affected by the considerable length of the probe that’s outside the lid, where heat from the metal probe may be dissipating, lowering the temperature at the tip a bit, especially in cold temperatures. If that’s true, would it make sense to cut the feet off the shield to get more of the probe inside the lid? As I have the thick shield, and not the thinner heat deflector on both the KJ and Weber, and both are mounted on the side, not the top, would there still be enough protection for the GGG? Would there be enough protection for the plastic portion of the probe?

Is this a dumb idea?

About three weeks ago, what I initially thought was a stye appeared on my lower right eyelid, just below the lash line. I could barely see the top of it in the well of my lower eyelid. That portion had two tiny white bumps. There was some tenderness at first, but it didn’t hurt like a typical stye. I read up on stye treatment and started doing warm compresses 3 times a day. And, according to instructions, stopped wearing my contacts. 😢

About a week later, I accidentally poked myself really hard in the left eye with the corner of my iPad Magic Keyboard cover (yeah, a stupid freak accident.) The result was a large corneal abrasion almost directly over my pupil (see second photo taken at an ER in England, where I was vacationing.) I was given antibiotic ointment and was told not to wear contacts for two weeks. 😢😢

In addition, the recommendation from AI was not to resume the warm compress treatments until the corneal abrasion healed, 5-7 days. I followed that recommendation, but in retrospect, I don’t see why I couldn’t use a warm compress just on the right eye…

Corneal abrasions heal amazingly quickly. After a week my left eye felt and saw as good as new, and I resumed the warm compress treatments. As the first photo shows, what I thought was a stye has dropped down well below the lashes and has flattened out a bit. I can’t see the bump in the well of the lower eyelid anymore. It’s a little smaller, but it’s still hard to the touch. It’s completely painless.

Further research convinces me that this isn’t a stye — it’s a chalazion. As such, it’s the result of a blocked oil gland, not an infection. It’s been over three weeks since it first appeared, and it doesn’t seem to be getting smaller. From what I’ve read, chalazions can last quite a while — weeks or even months!

I’d hate to have to wait that long to resume wearing contacts. What’s the consensus here? Do I need to wait for it to go away before wearing contacts again?

The mountains will be ready for us:

https://www.northstarmonthly.com/features/mud-season-means-cautious-hiking-to-protect-fragile-trails/article_1a6825d6-9959-4a0c-8423-c066c4e85f45.html?_bhlid=fc726c2573facca9de96eb089432ffc76980d190

Think twice about the impact on the trails we love if you feel you must get out before then.