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AIBU to think heatwave barbecue reactions are starting to feel a bit Covid?

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PatioDwellers · 15/08/2026 08:53

To think the bbq/fires in the heatwave responses have the air of Covid about them …

’my neighbour is having a bbq what should I do’, Ring 101, call the fire brigade, take photos, people will die!

tinfoil bbqs in the countryside, tossers and rightly banned.

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Americanstyle · 15/08/2026 08:59

friedaklein · 15/08/2026 08:57

Bbqs are not essential.
Read the room.

Agree - ridiculous post OP!

Springtimeinsunshine · 15/08/2026 08:58

It depends though, doesn't it? A gas fired barbecue on a patio is a lot safer than one lit with loose coals. It also depends if the latter is being tended by thirty, very drunk, end of term students vs two parents entertaining granny and grandad.

Idk, right now I think anyone using a naked flame outside is an absolute twat and should be shot at dawn.

saveforthat · 15/08/2026 08:58

Only disposable bbqs are banned.

friedaklein · 15/08/2026 08:57

Bbqs are not essential.
Read the room.

Mixerfixer · 15/08/2026 08:56

How does it feel like covid? Nobody needs to have a BBQ, just wait until we've had some rain

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