Fucking barbecues...

[Hellbentwellwent]

The weather is gorgeous where we are, it’s been beautiful all week, perfect for line drying washing... except it’s not. Every last bastard on our road has decided to have a barbecue, pretty much Midday straight through to the evening there’s a bbq going somewhere. It’s driving me mad having to tumble dry our washing in this weather! I thought we were in luck earlier and put out my sheets... I’ve just had to go out to retrieve them as there’s at least two bbqs on the go now and my sheets now honk

Does anyone else think bbqs are antisocial or is it just me?

what's the point of that? It won't dry...

Yes, it will. The wind still blows at night. I despise mornings so put mine out at night. It's nice and dry when I bother to go out at noon.

Bonfires here too are a massive problem. I have spent a fortune doing our garden for our dd to play in whilst we are all at home.Every day for th e past 2 weeks has some ignorant cunt or another had a bonfire. Lines of washing ruined ..smoke blinding us and unable to open ur windows. Its been a fking nightmare. BBqs not so bad as the smell doesnt seem to linger and they are often done at dinner time so people can be out enjoying their garden all day ish.

Yabu to be surprised by BBQs being held on a sunny bank holiday weekend.

I washed and dried 3 loads before I started my BBQ, which was a little smokey to start I'll admit as the charcoal caught. But then Korean style sticky bbq port and chinese spiced potatoes. Plus roastedonions, broccoli salad and veggie option.

And baked bananas to finish. As is traditional

Washing and bbq can coexist

I would report repeated bonfires. People burn all kinds of shit on it and THAT is not acceptable.

Can't do either today - it's been raining on and off all day!

@Powerbunting tell me more about these potatos

I agree with you OP. They're revolting, the fumes make my eyes water and the smell makes me sick.

We’re having our 3rd bbq of the week shortly.

I grew up in South Africa so braai is a must when the sun comes out. I’ll confess that I have a gas one as we live in a mid terrace and the gardens are close together so smoke could be a consideration,but I can smell other people’s and it doesn’t bother me in the slightest. I can also smell my neighbour’s stir-fry,they are chinese and regularly cook chinese food) and it smells bloody delicious.

YABU we are in lock down and one of our few pleasures is to enjoy this beautiful weather and fire up the BBQ.
However we are mindful of our one neighbour and don't start until at least 4pm and always ask if it's ok/check if they have washing out.
Unclench OP

I agree with you, OP. I hate barbecues, barbecued food and everything to do with them. The smoke hurts your eyes, the food is either burnt or not cooked, and the smell clings to you. Horrible - I do like eating outside though, and often cook indoors and take the food outside.

I love the smell of other people's barbecues, food cooked outside tastes so much better and it just reminds me of happiness - anyone remember that?

Y'all need to learn how to bbq
There shouldn't be any smoke to hurt your eyes, nor should there be mess and hassle or burned food or undercooked chicken🤷🏻

and it just reminds me of happiness - anyone remember that?

How very dare you mention happiness! Soon you’ll be saying the ‘F’ word... Fun.

How very dare you mention happiness! Soon you’ll be saying the ‘F’ word... Fun

LOL sorry! Forgot myself for a moment. Lockdown wont work if we have fun!

@LovePoppy newkidonthewok.com/2016/04/21/xian-spicy-fried-potatoes/

But instead of frying them (and I skipped the salty water step), I tossed in oil and put in a cast iron dish in the bbq with the lid closed for 15 minutes

My DH is the king of BBQ - he resembles a neandotol anyways so fire & meat comes naturally (and tasty) to him 🍗🥩🥓

God, no, Alexis, happiness?! OMG, your BBQ smoke is choking me all the way over here, and you've just ruined all my washing for the month! You've also given me asthma, COPD and emphysema from your damn BBQ and destroyed the world's environment! SO inconsiderate and anti-social! You should have asked the entire world's permission on Twitter first and not had it without all 7bn peoples' permission.

This is a really sorry state of affairs. You honestly think people are being unreasonable for having a barbecue on a sunny bank holiday weekend during lockdown because you had plans for your sheets to be outside all day long. You honestly think your sheets being outside is more important than people being outside in their own gardens. Get a life.

I've managed to do two loads of towels on the washing line and have a BBQ today. The second load is still on there... But we took it down when starting the BBQ to let the smoke dissipate.

I can currently hear someone practicing the bagpipes... They aren't bad, but they mist be a couple of hundred metres away based on the direction of the noise.

Just because some people are crap at barbecuing, that doesn't mean barbecues are crap! If the food is black or undercooked, they are doing it wrong. You might just as well say that roast dinners are rubbish because some people overcook the meat or are bad at making gravy!

@TinRoofRusty

My reign of terror just gets worse and worse doesnt it?

hangs head

Why not just do it in the morning? Get it out of the way. I did all the bedding when we were up at 7, and got it hung out by 9. Brought in well before dinner time. (According to fitbit I burned 74 calories in a 'recognised workout' putting it all back on !!) I also set my washing line up over front driveway bit away from peoples gardens for this reason, and so the kids can't splash it from their paddling pool (drove me INSANE in my last house having to take it in all the time, so I do know how you feel!)

Just you

Lol. I would say the absolute definition of antisocial is expecting the entire street to change their cooking methods just so you can hang your washing out in the afternoon.

Its also a bit irrelevent if some posters hate bbq food. Its a bit like me judging my neighbour for eating curry because I hate it. (I dont but you get the idea) part of living next to people is dealing with their loves as well.

Ive just had the most delicious bbq ever, sitting outside in the sun with a bottle of wine and DP, having a great time. If thats not your thing fine. But personally i think if you dislike the smell thats your problem, judging by the smell of my town most people love them!

Put your washing out in the morning, problem solved. No one lights a BBQ at 10am.