Nothing quite overwhelms the senses like the aroma of hickory smoked barbeque! Sometimes I drive past a barbeque restaurant hoping to get a whiff of smoke from their cooking fires. Just to get a sniff of the heady scent that drifts from genuine pork barbeque cooking on hickory coals, normally will get me through the week until I fire up my own barbeque pit.
The tantalizing fragrance that tempts the taste buds has just for a moment, allowed me to escape the battles of everyday life and rest contentedly in the warm embrace of barbeque smoke. Wouldn't it be wonderful to carry that aroma with you where ever you go? Of course that's impossible, but I have a solution and the more I think about it the more excited I get. I may be onto something!
Hickory smoked barbeque air fresheners! Instead of having one of those little green cardboard pine trees hanging from your mirror to freshen your car, you have one that has been cut in the shape of a pig. Emanating from that cardboard cut out would be the most tantalizing scent that has ever been offered to the American public; the irresistible aroma of hickory smoked barbeque.
Just think of the market for such a product! While there are different scents available, from apple pie to pine trees, I can't find where there is actually a paper pig air freshener. I think my chances are good that it hasn't been invented yet. If it were already on the market every son of the south would have one dangling from the mirror on his pick-up truck.
Barbeque down here in Crimson Tide country is more of an art form than it is a method of cooking meat. The paper pig would be like a badge of honor hanging from your mirror, showing everyone that barbeque is king! You could turn the fan in your car up to high, roll down your window a little and blow out some of those fantastic barbeque vapors into the automobile next to you. Wouldn't that be something to impress your friends?
After the excitement of the paper pig has generated a fan base of hundreds of thousands of folks across the country, next on the scene could be room air purifiers. I know it's sort of a contradiction in terms to call barbeque scented air pure, but it would be an awesome experience to walk into your bedroom and be overcome by the scent of hickory smoked pork barbeque.
Let's not forget the perfume and cologne market. Choosing a name for the product would be as important as the fragrance. Something like "Barbeque Bouquet" would send sales through the roof! Never again would a man have to guess as to what perfume his date was wearing, because he would know within 10 feet of her exactly what essence of barbeque aroma she had chosen for that romantic evening. Hickory, cherry or even apple would have any red blooded American male swooning after the first hello!
Next of course would be after shave lotion and colognes for men. Television commercials would show a rugged outdoorsman sniffing the wind and smiling at the vision of a two huge Rib Eye steaks sizzling on an outdoor grill, with smoke delicately drifting past his nose. His eyes would suddenly widen and a look of astonishment would turn to joy as he realizes that the beautiful blonde walking toward him is wearing "Barbeque Bouquet"!
Spicy meat rubs and sauces would be another outlet for "Barbeque Bouquet". The list of items that could use this idea is staggering! The cardboard pig idea is so fantastic that it boggles the mind when you think of its commercial applications! But those ideas are best left to someone else, because by nature I'm a lazy man and all this sounds like work!
Used Rear View Mirror
Luckily, companies take these flaws into account and already have replacements available. Here's a quick guide to replacing your own rear view mirror. Don't worry, you won't need a mechanic.
Pre-Installation Tips:
Gather the following tools and materials.
1. Rubbing alcohol.
2. Paper towels or a soft cloth
3. Scissors
4. Flat-head screwdriver
5. Flat-bladed scraper
6. A pencil
7. Pliers
8. Your new replacement kit
Installation Steps:
Tip- Humidity can affect the adhesive. Try to install on a particularly dry day.
1. Using the scraper, remove all the gunk where the mirror was formerly attached. Using a sharp blade is important to remove all adhesive.
2. Clean the area. Pour some alcohol onto a paper towel or cloth and wipe down the area where you will be mounting the new mirror. This will remove any last grease, oil, or residue. Wait a few minutes after cleaning for the area to dry.
3. Examine your new mirror. At the attachment point there should be a small u-shaped button. You MUST remove this button. It may be secured with a small screw or snapped into place. You can either use the pliers to press down the metal flange holding it, or use the screwdriver to pry it out.
4. After removing the button, very carefully use the scraper to remove all traces of adhesive from its face. Repeat the cleaning process with the button.
5. Once the button is dry, place it on the windshield where you would like the mirror to attach. Make sure that is it exactly where you want it because it will not be easy to remove.
6. Make sure that curved end of the button is facing UPWARD. Then, using the pencil, trace the button. This way, you can remove the button, and see where the mirror will be installed. Set the button aside for now.
7. Open your replacement kit and read the instructions carefully. You should find a small tube of adhesive, a vial of adhesive activator, and maybe a spare button.
8. Remove the activator. Squeeze the vial to break the glass, allowing fluid to soak the swab.
9. Liberally cover the market area on the windshield with the activator. You can also coat the inner face of the button, if you like. Wait five minutes for both surfaces to dry.
10. Remove the adhesive tube from the kit and cut off the tip with the scissors. Squeeze a large drop onto the center of the inner face of the button. Don't put more than one large drop.
11. Place the glue side of the button onto the marked are of your windshield, curved end up. Press and hold it against the glass for over a minute.
12. When you release pressure, the button should be secured to the windshield. Once the button is on the glass, wait at least an hour before continuing.
13. Now attach your new mirror. Carefully slide the attachment onto the button and push down until you hear a click. You may need to fasten the button with a small screw.
Finito! You're done. You can discreetly check out the chick behind you while stopped at a red light.
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