Sunday Night Grillin'

Good morning, everybody!

It's Sunday morning (the 17th of July). This has been a busy, busy weekend around here. There's this little event called the (29th Annual) Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts currently taking place in the area. For the unfamiliar, it's a very large event which happens each July. Hundreds of artists/craftspeople from all over the USA gather here, and display & sell their wares. There are also art workshops, musical performances, etc etc etc.
The event brings about 200,000 visitors into the area each year (it runs from Thursday until Sunday). And despite the crowded conditions, heavy traffic, and severe lack of available parking, the event is virtual Gold Mine for local businesses. Since we A) sell food at the restaurant, and B) are willing to deliver it, we've had a pretty busy weekend.
Today is the last day of "Arts Fest"; we anticipate a great deal of business. Afterward, we intend to become comatose for a few days!

My plan---which I'm just now getting around to describing---is to put the Brinkmann Smoker/Grill to use as an actual grill. When it's set up as a smoker, the "firebox" is at the bottom, the water pan is in the center, and the grill grate is on top. That way, most of the heat from the fire is diffused through the water.
But it can be set up as a regular grill just as easily: the water pan is removed entirely, and the firebox is moved up to where the water pan usually sits (the grill grate remains at the top, of course). This way, it will function as an old-fashioned charcoal grill.
I still have about half of a 20-pound bag of charcoal, which might not be enough for smoking a large cut of meat. But it's an ample amount for direct grilling!
I haven't yet decided what to grill; that decision will be made when I stop at the grocery store. But I'll be sure to catch you up on things!