I find it interesting that all along, everyone harped on the fact that he was told not to pursue TM. However, listening to the tapes right now, in all his interviews he states that he was going for an address, and didn't even see TM...
BGE does use less coal, if you smoke at lower temps. If you cook, say chicken, at 350 for an hour, it will use more. Also gotta make sure gasket/seal is good, or it takes longer to extinguish the fire.
I have a couple of these. From what I remember about shipping is the hold up is not with the shipping, it's whether or not it gets hung up in customs. IIRC, I received mine in less than 2 weeks.
When I was in high school in the '80s, we had 2 janitors. One was a black man that I guess was in his late 50's/early '60s. He was one of only a few to escape Jonestown. http://www.iberianet.com/news/local-who-survived-jonestown-dies/article_765e1ca3-30e3-5ede-b2c6-08fa36eb1b25.html
The other...
You can use cheese trimmings or bait blocks. The blocks are compressed soybeans/cheese. Shoot me a PM and I can give you some more info when I get time to type it up.
here's another on Facebook. Baton Rouge area
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=549747288379448&set=o.536662703017642&type=1&relevant_count=2&ref=nf