Fire Pits. Horrible anti social stink.

talking about pollution of burning wood is ridiculous when the average car gives our 70% more noxious fumes

shouldn't be any different to a log burner that people have in their homes. they burn wood just the same

YANBU

I have neighbours who smoke cannabis. It bloody stinks and I have to shut windows too on hot sunny days. Some folk are just selfish and inconsiderate.

You're doing it wrong! We've had ours for over 10 years, not massively smoky x

Noise cancelling headphones.

I love to sunbathe or potter in my garden or just lie on a lounger with a good book. I either play music through my own headphones or just wear them to block out the sound, which could be anything from neighbourhood squeaky trampoline going for hours on end; someone who thinks the whole neighbourhood loves IAMDDB, Tupac, Meek Mill and Nicki Minaj as much as they do, the non-stop yapping Pomeranian who's dog owner can no longer hear, the mother who feels she has to be screaming at full capacity at her children all of the time... from an upstairs window. I live in London so it can be very full on. Noise cancelling headphones can be a real game changer.

We had one. In my head it would be cosy to sit around, with the calming glow and warmth in our skins after the sun went down.

The reality is that they produce a lot of smoke, regardless of what smokeless products we bought. It got everywhere and seemed to hit everyone regardless of where you sat. And that smoke clung to your clothes for ages.

After a handful of uses it went to the skip.

at my last house we had very small gardens. Neighbours got one. It was a meter to the right and then directly underneath my bedroom window. The lit it every night. The house stank. A whole summer I couldn’t open windows because the smell cling to curtains.

I am so grateful my new neighbours are more considerate. The odd bbq is of course perfectly normal - but a fire billowing out smoke for hours and hours every night - awful.

If it’s just wood they are burning, I’d find it hard to get stressed about it. Plastic or chemical firelighters would not be ok

@Walkthelakes you do realise that a fire pit isn't a requirement for drinking tea, listening to music and reading?
Some of us manage those things without polluting the air around us

I have a fire pit and use it every night when the weather is nice. Rather than sitting in front of the telly I have a cuppa, listen to music and sit in front of the fire. At the moment we are lucky that it doesn’t impact a soul. They are going to build 16 houses on the field behind my house. I didn’t want them built but I know people have to live somewhere so have come to terms with it. I’m going to still have my fire pit though when the houses are built. It makes me happy

I love the smell of wood smoke. We had one but had a big garden. I live in a terrace in London now and wouldn't have one as much as I love them. Only the odd BBQ round here.

I hate them. Because of how our house is laid out we have to close every window if our neighbour lights his fire which means it's hot and stuffy and the house never gets to cool down in the summer. Our neighbour also barbecues on wood which stinks (I don't have a problem with gas or even charcoal barbecues). It's anti-social and heavily polluting in a built up area. Our council is constantly posting stuff about how to light fires responsibly but it doesn't make any difference if they won't ban it.

Sounds very selfish to send smoky air into your neighbours’ windows all night. I’d contact the council and ask them to send out a letter to a few
houses in the street.

We have a firepit. I hadn't considered how bad the smoke smell is. I'm glad I'm aware now. I'm going to light it tonight and do my best to get the smoke wafting into the neighbours who let their dog out to bark every morning at 6.30. Hope it annoys them.

Log burners need banning too, our neighbours have one, it stinks and when it's first lit the smoke always seems to blow towards our house, I can't have the windows open in the ensuite as it makes it stink of smoke so its a nightmare if you have a hot steamy shower and can't open the window to ventilate. Have considered many times complaining ti council about it as he stacks the logs against our fence and it has mice and rats in it that then burrow into our garden under the fence. We've spoken to them about it but they didn't care very much at all, asked them ti move the logs and not burn wood and use smoke free fuel instead but we are unreasonable apparently

We don’t. There was one across the road from us on Wednesday. People here often have them.

I think they sound awful things if the smell means windows have to be closed. Very selfish but I doubt most people give their neighbours a thought when lighting them up. Barbecues also reek.

Anything that puts smoke stink out, especially in built up areas, should be banned or at the least have use limited.

@BobLemon so he lets it constantly smoke to save money on fuel?
He sounds like a lovely neighbour 🙄

My DH loves his, and I love him, so I’ll never tell him that I fucking hate his fire pit.

He (and so many others) don’t understand fire/air/fuel/heat etc. To try not to run out of fuel he constantly starves his fire, so it doesn’t run hot enough, smokes like a bastard and stinks to high heaven.

I agree they’re really bad for you. I know someone who regularly likes to burn stuff in their garden. 😑

If a bbq went all night, I’d be annoyed too!

@Bloom15 so do the rest of us.

Well most people use their garden obnoxiously these days op it’s shit, if it’s not radio blasting or hot tubs it’s the patio door brigade who make sure none of us can sit in our garden fir a second of peace. Found my dream house ruined by the fact that the neighbours never go out and live their entire life in the garden shouting from patio doors. People aren’t considerate anymore.