during our last cold spell whilst i wuz grilling some pork chops , i noticed that the ol 18 ' wuz looking a little dirty from repeated cooks . this doesn't happen in the summer as i'm always wiping them down to keep em nice and shinny on the outside. so anyway next day i'm thinking to myself , hmmm think i'll wait till she go's to bed then bring it in and give the outside a good wipedown yeaaa !so the time comes , i haul it in ( i had emptied all the ashes earlier) brilliant idea i think , nice and warm in my kitchen !! there look at that lid shine ! now to get started on the top vent and so on and so on . one of the first things i noticed when it came in was the beautiful aroma , ahhhh scents of previous tastebud scores wait a minute how did grease get on the leg ? more cleaning and polishing . soon i notice the very air around me seems to be getting heavier ,wow i think to myself this house is going to smell great tommorow . ohh what that ! rust on the triangle ? more polishing (boy i'm getting tired , jesus where did this headache come from ? ah man got fingerprints on the bowl and lid gotta wipe those off . wtf why is there still a pork chop on the grill ?! how can that be ? go to grab it and the bloody thing rears up on me and shoves the pointy end of its bone straght thru my hand !! i scream in pain grab my cloth and snap that bitch straight into the sink hissing and snorting right out of a stephen king novel where i finally subdue it with a butter knife and tongs ,whew! .ok just kidding bout the porkchop but omg don't bring a seasoned kettle in your house in the winter cuz the fumes will get to you had a headache all next day with burning eyes .(used no chemicals to clean) had no desire to barbque for 2 days ! l . you have been warned .