To think it's my bloody house and garden so I'll have a bbq or bonfire if i want too?

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Just as the title suggests really.

We're already confined to our homes for the most part, why are people now trying to control what we can and cannot do in our own gardens?

Need to find as much joy as possible or I'll join all the other near alcoholics that have evolved at this point.

Yesterday arse hat behind us decided to burn wet cardboard and foam on a bonfire.
Thick billowing stinking smoke, had to shut our windows and go inside.
Wanker

I didn't see the harm in bbqs and bonfires until our local fire service released information about how it could make things so much harder for any neighbours with covid 19 at home and having breathing difficulties.

Is there anything more traditional than barbecued easter bunny at this time of year?

Or an easter bonfire with Jesus on top?

I didn't see the harm in bbqs and bonfires until our local fire service released information about how it could make things so much harder for any neighbours with covid 19 at home and having breathing difficulties.

You needed someone else to tell you that?

Do people really have bonfires this regularly that's it's such a problem? I haven't noticed one in a garden in years and certainly haven't/wouldn't be bothered to the point of rocking in a corner some appear to be. our neighbours have a solid fuel fire and when it's on we can often smell it in the garden or if the windows are open, that's not so differ t surely.

Is the smell of smoke for a short period really that bad? And does this apply to fire pits too?

How selfish to even think about having a bonfire. Hope OP has taken all comments on board and had a rethink.

Live and let live

Except,unfortunately, your bonfire could quite literally be the death of someone. Death stats not quite high enough for you yet?

My local hospital has put out a request to avoid bonfires because the smoke is causing problems for asthma sufferers and those trying to manage COVID-19 at home. As of the NHS didn’t have enough to do.

BBQ I can understand.

Bonfire - how is this essential to anyone's happiness?

@FamilyOfAliens I don't have a garden so don't think alot about bbqs or bonfires as I have never once had one myself. Don't need someone to make me feel thick for pointing out what the OP obviously doesn't realise.

My neighbours have had bonfires the last two nights.
I am now currently on a nebuliser. I have bad asthma that is barely under control.
Im also a nursery nurse so still having to be in contact with small children.

I guess it depends on what your burning and what time you have your bonfire. I love the smell of woodsmoke at dusk but anything that's been treated is not very healthy for anyone, you and yours included and to spoil someone else's enjoyment of their garden during the day is just downright rude and selfish. Our local council have asked residents not to have them as we are in a built up area. I personally don't find a BBQ so invasive if done correctly, the smell just makes me hungry.

It's particularly selfish and stupid to cause annoyance to neighbours at the moment. We are all stuck at home and can't get away from each other.
I still have a CV cough, even a bit of smoke in the air makes it much worse.

Neighbour behind is always lighting bonfires,very frustrating and annoying.Had a couple of neighbours having bbq's but not been overly smoky,have had to have washing in on one occasion but it was dry so not

I had a virus for the past two weeks - burning lungs, struggling to breathe, etc.

Our neighbour lit a bonfire and I could have fucking wept. It made every breath harder.

You sound nice, OP.

Bonfire?

BBQ Yes.
Bonfire - Thick, Ignorant and Very Selfish.

Or an easter bonfire with Jesus on top?

Funnily enough, bonfires are actually part of the Easter tradition in parts of Scandinavia. They don't burn Jesus though: the aim is to scare away witches who might be abroad in the interim between the Saviour's death and the Resurrection.

Never heard of anyone doing one in their garden though.

If people have a garden large enough to have a bonfire, I don't quite see why it wouldn't be large enough to store sawn-up garden waste (in sacks or shopping bags or whatever) until the tips open again. It's not going to be forever and your desire to have a pretty garden doesn't trump somebody else's need to pull through the corona.

You can probably still order a compost bin online for grass and leaves, and even if not there must be some bucket or bag or whatever you can put it in.

Temporary measures. Like the temporary measures we all have to adopt when we can't get to the shops because we might be contagious or the shops have run out of what we normally buy.

Our village seems to be full of arseholes burning heaven knows what most evenings. Smells acrid as fuck and the smell clings to everything. So yeah, bonfires = definite YABU.

I think the OP has lit the bonfire and PyongyangKipperbang has fanned the flames, they're probably toasting their marshmallows and enjoying watching the flare up right now

Barbecue yes but bonfire...hmmm...not right now.

People need access to fresh air and to be able to enjoy their outdoor space like never before. It's extremely selfish to be having non essential bonfires right now. There are best had over winter when people are not outside and don't have their windows open. Even then, it would depend on the size of your garden and the proximity to your neighbours' houses.

www.nelincs.gov.uk/covid-19-please-dont-light-bonfires/

A good summary of what is wrong with this.

I wouldn't have an issue with a BBQ, but find bonfires are selfish to those living nearby especially when the sun is shining and people want to make the most of their gardens. We had an issue yesterday with somebody using a chain saw virtually most of the day. It meant we had to retreat indoors for a couple of hours as the noise was unbearable.

Both are anti-social because of the smell of smoke and BBQ fuel. People who want to go out in a neighbouring garden who may have health conditions shouldn't be subject to this.

I love the smell of the woodsmoke, very evocative and comforting to me.

I love asthma attacks and ambulance journeys in order to add a hint of whimsy to your life.