to contemplate tipping water over neighbour's fire?

[ItsAPileOfBalls]

The land next door to our house belongs to the chap across the road and he uses it as a plot to grow veg. On monday morning he started burning a huge pile of rubbish but he is doing it in such a way so it's very very slow burning and it's still smoking now (and stinks).

Assuming it's still puffing away tomorrow would I be unreasonable to douse the thing with water?

He's a bit erm eccentric so please don't ask me to go to his house and ask him to put it out.

Is he allowed to have a fire on the land? I am most likely wrong but I thought that larger fires are supposed to be okayed by the local fire fighters?

I don't know what the legal position is but I do know I'm fed up of not being able to open the windows or hang out any washing or just sit outside and enjoy my own garden!

He's a bit erm eccentric so please don't ask me to go to his house and ask him to put it out

I still don't understand why you wouldn't simply knock and ask?

Environmental Health :)

Yanbu do it.

WorralLiberty he's not someone I want to go out of my way to engage with. He's getting on a bit and is known locally as being a bit of a fantasist. He has in the past strode into out garden without invitation to have a chat and take photos of the views we have.

That probably reads a bit unkind but I know if I were to knock on his door I'd probably never get away and he'd convince me that the slow smouldering bloody fire was a necessity [wimp emoticon]

Do it on the middle of the night, and if asked, feign surprise that he didn't hear the 'freak 5 minute downpour' at 3am.

WelshMaenad I'm liking your thinking

have a look on your council's website for "bonfires"

our council's website says they're not a nuisance unless they're constant and all the time

might he be making charcoal?

Do it. Our neighbours behind keep burning all sorts of shit in the garden. Completely fed up of having to lock our house up tight in the heat because they want to have a bonfire raging!! Gonna report if it carries on

The stuff he's burning is vegetation (wilting rhubard, bits of wood, general garden waste) it's all stuff that could go in the recycling bin. Does stuff like this make charcoal if burned and if so what would he do with it

I will look on the council website though so thanks for the tip nhickelbarapasaurus.

cherrypieplum that's pants and I am on your behalf!

Let's report the sods!

I have log burner and would hate it if I was filling the street with smoke! Like these idiots I always make sure my wood is dry and chimney swept. It's so anti social otherwise!