To think 2pm on a Sunday is an anti-social time to barbeque?

[BumpowderSneezeonAndSnot]

One of my sets of neighbours are an obnoxious couple in the early throes of retirement. They have children my age and grandchildren who are toddlers. This time of the year until October now they will be barbequeing almost daily and twice daily on a weekend with the kids and grandkids noisily "enjoying" The garden.

We work full time. The only time we can feasibly peg out washing is the weekends but with this good weather every weekend from 1pm 2pmish their barbeque is fired up and doesn't go off until dinner.

I freely admit I don't like them as it is but this just tips the balance. Do tell me I'm being unreasonable...ill just ignore you keep seething while they stink my washing out.

[Buggered]

Don't worry OP. All those burgers, sausages and red meat means they will soon be at the centre of the crematorium barbecue.

[TheMonkeysAreMine]

[Youvealwaysbeenthecaretaker]

Log it with 101.

[happypoobum]

I am bewildered.

Why can you only peg your washing out at the weekend? Can you please explain this?

I set mine to come on before I get up and peg it out before I leave for work - or just put it on a short wash cycle when I get up and then peg it out.

The rest of it - neighbours having BBQ mid afternoon sounds totally standard. Do you fall out with lots of people OP?

[Bombardier25966]

It would do my head in, but I'm unreasonable in this respect too!

[nolongerblue]

I think your post title was unfortunate. 2pm on a sunday is not an unreasonable time to BBQ.

HOWEVER, I do think having a BBQ every day, every weekend, and some days twice a day is a bit much, and pretty inconsiderate of your neighbours.

So no, YANBU.
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[Cornettoninja]

Yabu but I feel your pain. I'm a proper mardyarse about other people impacting on my space even if it's socially acceptable to most.

Barbecues and fireworks are on a par in my head. Fine if you've got a large garden but bloody annoying if your hemmed in like chickens.

[MiggeldyHiggins]

how are bbq's anything like fireworks?

[StewPots]

Yabu. I spent last Monday delaying my BBQ on my day of annual leave because my neighbour returned from holiday and was intent on hanging out all her washing. I was considerate enough to give her the morning and early afternoon, but come 3pm I wanted to get on with it.

My mum and my kids were all looking forward to it, so we lit it. Most of the washing looked dry and she came out immediately and bought it in.

It's all about consideration and we don't have many days where we can BBQ as it is. I'm not giving them up for washing that can be hung out the front or elsewhere. I do it with mine as well, and therefore get my washing out early morning so if it needs bringing in early it's dry.

How do you cope when it rains??

[AllMYSmellySocks]

I actually think YANBU. I mean it's fine to BBQ on a Sunday but the obnoxious part is that they're CONSTANTLY doing it and always being noisy in their garden. If you make a lot of noise it's fair to give your neighbours a bit of a break so they can enjoy their garden too.

[CurlyhairedAssassin]

“A BBQ is an unpleasant thing to smell”

Do your neighbours cook poo burgers or something?

Am I the only one not getting the idea that BBQs are an unpleasant smell?! they always remind me of holidays and fun and I’m not veggie so like the smell of meat cooking (unless I’m hungry and then it just makes my mouth water)

[MiggeldyHiggins]

I only find them unpleasant when they make me hungry and I don't get any!
But we have huge gardens so you can't smell the neighbours anyway.

[DialsMavis]

We work full time but still manage to hang our washing out in the week. Either before we go to bed (divisive statement on here I know) or before we leave for work, it takes 5 mins.

Your neighbours sound awful, but not for bbqing

[BritInUS1]

😂 yabu

[BiggerBoat1]

YABU. And a bit mad. You know that now right?

[FASH84]

If you were my neighbour I'd light the BBQ daily just to piss you off. You sound very sour. If you want acres of land and privacy, pay for it.

[ilovesooty]

You're being utterly ridiculous. That's a perfectly normal time to have a family barbecue.

[TheBlackMadonna]

It’s not an unreasonable time to have a bbq. The other behaviour you describe sounds shitty though so perhaps this feels like the last straw.
My DF has neighbours whose bbqs went on till around midnight and usually ended with an al fresco very loud blazing rows between the hosts once the guests had gone. Now that was antisocial imo.

[BuntyII]

Everyone knows good BBQ etiquette is to light it at 3am so you don't disturb the neighbours washing. It's only polite

[AnnieAnoniMouser]

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Yes, 2pm on a Sunday, it’s a terribly anti social time to BBQ 🤓


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Clothes don’t retain the smell of BBQ anyway, so stop your fussing.

[FASH84]

@MiggeldyHiggins me too! Went out to do some weeding earlier, could smell a BBQ, just made me peckish....

[9amTrain]

Unless you mean 2am, YABVU.

[PanPanPanPing]

"I only find them unpleasant when they make me hungry and I don't get any!" Me too!

And as long as the neighbours aren't setting fire to the fence, then I don't care! And we're in London-postage-stamp-gardens!!

[CurlyhairedAssassin]

“I spent last Monday delaying my BBQ on my day of annual leave because my neighbour returned from holiday and was intent on hanging out all her washing. I was considerate enough to give her the morning and early afternoon, but come 3pm I wanted to get on with it. “

You’re nuts, just bbq at the time that you need to! Being considerate is one thing, you can move the bbq the furthest away from the neighbours washing, but changing all your plans because your neighbour wants to use her washing line is a bit daft. I’m not bothered about someone bbqing in their garden If I have washing out and judging by this thread, I’m sure lots of people think the same. Maybe you just have a fussy neighbour! You get worse smells on clothes that are drying inside when you’ve been cooking a curry or something.

[ShellyBoobs]

The bastards haven't been cutting the grass, too, have they?