To have not told neighbour we were having a BBQ?

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Some nice weather = BBQ's for lots.

AIBU to have not told neighbours we were having one? Not to invite, just inform.

We have a neighbour two doors down who is a bit "one of them". Keeps an eye on everything (not a horrendous trait for safety tbf and you can have a friendly chat with him if you have hrs) but will have a words if he's feeling disgruntled, sometimes it is pretty petty stuff though.

Anyway said neighbour complained to us about the BBQ as he had washing out and windows open. He has in the past, so we tell him if we can see him. But he wasn't about yesterday.

Is informing neighbours the fine thing though?

No there aren't by laws.

Depends on the barbecue- some stink the place out and some don't.

I did not enjoy having to re-wash a full load of school uniform because it absolutely stank. It was nearly dry as well. If I'd been warned, I could have taken it in and let it finish off drying inside.

I always tend to let neighbours know as it was something my mum always did (i.e send me round to tell them!). If they are out, then there is nothing you can do. I think its just a polite thing to do x

Our neighbours have never told us when they're having a bbq and I wouldn't expect them to, especially if 2 doors down. We occasionally have a bbq and it would take quite a while to walk around and tell everyone! Our garden borders 5 others, none are big gardens, but I've never noticed smoky washing when I've left it out either. However if the bbq was right by the fence/wall and the washing was just the other side I would probably mention it.

Unfortunately if I told my neighbours I was planning a bbq they'd probably tell me not it. It's there go to response for pretty much everything. Every time I try I regret speaking to them, as I'm then left with a choice between directly going against what they've said or not doing anything at all.
If I had "normal" neighbours that you could talk to and they had washing out I'd tell them. If we were close friends and out, and it was dry, I'd take it fold it and take it in (ditto if rain).

One side of my neighbours are assholes. I wouldn't tell them!

When living cheek by jowl with strangers there has to be a certain amount of give and take and common courtesy. But basically everything you do can impact your neighbours. I can often smell food cooking from neighbours even though they aren't even barbequeing, just leaving the back door open! I have a tiny charcoal BBQ and did feel bad when starting it off I managed to create a sort of smoke generator! But have got the hang now, and it really doesn't make an anti social amount of smoke. And I don't think it is sufficient to have to warn the neighbours. And if it does annoy them, well they more than return the annoyance with their pet pigeons galloping all over my roof at all hours, falling down my chimneys, getting themselves slaughtered by birds of prey all over my lawn etc!!

Depends on the layout of the houses but it's not as though it's hard to send a text to let your neighbours know. We BBQ a lot throughout the year but our houses are set up so its not that close to neighbours. I bbq fast and furious so it's not as though the smell is going on for ages. I would tell my neighbours if their washing was out.

Oh god, i don't think i've ever told the neighbours when we were having a bbq and they've certainly never told us!

No, but then we also have the smell of muck spreading. Other things are more irritating; right now the cows have joined in with the dawn chorus.

I've never once been told by a neighbour when they're going to have a BBQ (nor have I expected to be told) and I've never told anybody either. If your washing's out on a nice day you expect to keep an eye out for changing weather or other problems such as smoke. I think it'd be overkill to let everyone know in advance