Well I made it and survived

, seriously..... why doesn't Maryland have signs at bridges stating "bridge freezes before road".......apparently people in Howard and Ann Arundel Co. need that reminder

passed/detoured 8 bridge related accidents this morning...... geesh.
Well I went to the judging class....met alot of friendly people. After leaving, I realized that judging is just a subjective as I thought

. I did pick up a few tips and got to "properly cooked" brisket, although Mike told me it wasn't his normal comp brisket, good anyways IMO
That's ok.......I'm not sure how much judging I'll do.
As I sat in the class today I thought to myself , Man I would have rather been out w/Mike and crew picking his brain, I love being near a smoker. I did get a chance to meet/talk with Mike....although I was disappointed not to see his nice shiny pit

.......had to use his Lang because of capacity issues I believe.
I'm glad I did it...