Well, he finally got the darn thing put together, after another all afternoon in the backyard. Here he was so proud of himself, and now it was time for me to start a fire in it and cook! Cool, right? NOT! You have to understand, that all I wanted was a firebox, stove stack and a place to smoke, with a wood fire! This wasn't the type of grill for that purpose! This is a "charcoal" grill, period! 
Well, all my well intentions along with his, went right up in smoke, so to speak! I built the fire, not a large one, just normal for starting some coals, to smoke with! But something went wrong and there became a larger fire in a matter of minutes. The insides of the firebox began to catch flame, or should I say the coating of the metal. I smelled fumes that didn't seem to be right and notice the fire spreading! This is when I ran for the water hose, turned it on and doused the darn thing. Fire had started coming outside to the paint and was burning it from the vent hole. I put out the thing just in time to keep it from exploding into a downright disaster! POOF!Now, it's sitting out in the backyard, with burnt wood in the tray, waiting for me to clean it, and get some charcoal to use in it! Not what I wanted, but will make do till a better day! His intentions were good, that's what counts.
