Neighbours BBQ

[boilingchub]

We got new neighbours a few months ago. On the whole I find them mildly irritating, waving at me when I'm sat in my living room, talking to through the missing slats in the fence they were meant to replace, building work at 10pm, ect. All minor stuff but I just want to be left alone when I'm in my own home.

They are fans of BBQing and use theres regularly. Never had a problem with this ever but they have put their charcoal BBQ (I wouldn't have a problem if it was a gas BBQ) within a meter of the house (and my patio door). They have just lit up, leaving me with no option than to close all of my back windows and doors in this roasting hot weather!

AIBU to think that anyone with any consideration would put this further down the garden!?

A gas barb cue is ta. A revue at all it's onoutside grill. Also, they tend to need to be near the house for convenience of cooking. If your patio door is near theirs the issue us inevitable. Barbecues Only smoke for a bit so I think closing all your lira and windows might not be strictly necessary. Most of the other irritating stuff isn't bad either - I think you St or be suited to living in a street.

Might not be suited. Stupid iPad.

Was just thinking it looked like great bbq weather. And only charcoal is a real bbq...

I couldn't agree more. Just not a meter away from my living room

But if that's where their patio is, what do you expect?

Is the rest of the garden paved? They can't stick it on grass. Watch out or they'll ask you round to join them, you'd hate that!

Sorry cardibach I could make sense of your first post?

My only problem is that it's pushed up to our partitioning fence and against the house wall. So literally couldn't be any closer to my house if they tried.

I'm not saying they shouldn't have it on there patio. But that extends a lot further away from the house.

BBQs go at the bottom of the garden, I don't care how inconvenient that is for the BBQers, their desire to have a BBQ shouldn't mean their neighbours having to close all their windows and doors and take their washing in. We used to have neighbours who BBQd every time there was a ray of sunshine, right outside their back door which meant pretty much right outside ours (and under our bedroom window, and right beside the washing line). 70 foot garden at their disposal but no, they can't be expected to walk to the end of it, but I am expected to put my washing through again and close all my windows on a hot day. Fuck that for a game of soldiers.

But you'll never get the BBQing massive to understand how antisocial their desire for singed meat is OP, so I'd give up now, pour yourself a stiff drink and hope for a rainy summer!

OP you need to hose your garden don't you? All those plants just by the missing fence slats.

I love the smell of a barbecue.

Yanbu if I had a barbecue I would put it in the place that irritated my neighbours the least. It's just so thoughtless to put it against your fence if it can be further away.

So what did they say when you popped round and politely explained the situation?

I love the smell of a barbecue

I detest it (vegetarian).

I can see my first post has a couple of autocorrect nightmares in it, one of which I corrected. I don't believe you can't work it out, but here you go.
A gas barb cue isn't a barbecue at all it's an outside grill. Also, they tend to need to be near the house for convenience of cooking. If your patio door is near theirs the issue is inevitable. Barbecues only smoke for a bit so I think closing all your doors and windows might not be strictly necessary. Most of the other irritating stuff isn't bad either - I think you might not be suited to living in a street
OK?
There are some really anti social people on MN, including some of the posters on this thread.

Blankface we've just had a very pleasant veggie barbecue.

I like the smell of BBQ more than actually eating it.
Do you think they realise it OP? Could you maybe have a word?

I don't believe you can't work it out, but here you go

I really struggled, and I ❤️ BBQs.