Fucking barbecues

[Polodriversclub]

I live in a quiet part of a street, and we're mid terrace. Every neighbour has decided to have a fucking barbecue, every day. Don't get me wrong, it's up too them in their own gardens but does no one have any common courtesy anymore to knock or shout over the fence as say 'oh we're having a barbecue, you might want to take your washing in!' I'm getting so sick of it. We can't have a out back doors open because the smell is so strong and the smoke so intense it just smothers everything. I used to really love summer and now thanks to people who really don't give a shit, it gets ruined. Can't sit in the garden as you other get smoked out of some twat kicks a fucking ball over the fence, or even worse at your fence. Roll on a lottery win so I can move to a house in a big field!

@moynomore

*Do you use a gas-fired grill or just coals?

I'm in the USA and we have both but for our daily meal in summer we mainly use the gas grill - it hardly ever smokes unless husband someone didn't clean the fat off properly from the pork products.*

True. Fair enough, we use "patio gas" or propane. Doesn't really smoke. We have a lovely Weber. In a small terrace though.

Really? A terraced street like in the UK - I always imagine Canada is like the USA - big town houses or single family homes?

Also - how many of your immediate neighbours hang out their washing on a washing line?

We are on a farm so I'm allowed to where we live (although everyone thinks it looks hippy and weird) but it's actually forbidden in some of the local housing estates (hanging washing out, not BBQs.)

I've never seen a bbq smoking so much it affected washing on the line. What are they using for fuel? Loud music, screaming kids and bonfires are seriously intrusive and anti social.

Love the smell of bbq's - always make me feel hungry.

What is the attitude of Aussies on here?

it is because so many people here have no idea how to actually do it

Despite not having a problem with barbecues, I don't do them myself so I've got to ask: how do you get them wrong? Isn't it just light them up, wait for flames to die down and bung stuff over the hot coal?

Fuck there are so many moany kill joys about.

To be honest I think BBQ smells are great. I can understand it's annoying with the washing but there's lots of other times in the week you can wash clothes - pop a load on with a timer so it finishes first thing and peg it out in the morning before work. Or if you smell the BBQ just bring it in, it won't smell terrible after just a few minutes.

YABU

My washing sticks of cow shit because of muck spreading (semi rural) not of sausages.

Ha, would never occur to me to be upset by people having a BBQ! The cooking lasts a few hours. I’d just hang my washing out at 9am when people probably aren’t BBQing if I was that bothered..

We have such short summers in the UK, if people want a bbq for a few days then so be it. It is not as though it is happening every weekend.

All spring and autumn people are always burning all their green waste round here and they don't worry if it's wet. We're in the country side but I swear I've never lived anywhere with more air pollution even when I lived in London. The people just across the road had a rough bit of ground that they strimmed and burned the whole of over several days with all the smoke blowing straight into our garden. They have no thought for anyone though as they also had a cockerel that would start crowing at 5am.

I agree with a PP who said the best place to live is surrounded by pensioners.

@dementedma

Think I'm one of the few people who.just doesn't get the BBQ love. So.much faff and hassle lugging everything outside, and then back in again. We might have one a year if I can be arsed.

It's amazing. 1 big tray where staff which goes on a grill go. Meat, veg, anything. Then when everything is on the grill, one of us washes the tray. When stuff is cooked it goes back onto (now clean) tray and is put on a table. Salad, sauce, plates. Dinner done.

I am not sure what that faff many people keep mentioning on bbq threads is. If anything I have less cleaning than if I cook everything inside😁

It seems no one can ever just sit and appreciate their garden these days.So many gimmicks needed. I often go and sit in my pretty front garden as a lot quiter.

@Moonface123

It seems no one can ever just sit and appreciate their garden these days.So many gimmicks needed. I often go and sit in my pretty front garden as a lot quiter.

Bbq certainly isn't something new and having a bbq doesn't mean people can't appreciate their gardens the rest of the time (or even while grilling)😂

My garden is connected to 5 gardens. Wouldn't occur to me to knock on all their doors every time I bbq. And I'd find it so annoying if they were knocking on mine too.

Quieter, yes l do enjoy peace and quiet and to listen to the birds singing. Give me that anyone over people talking utter shit and inflicting it on me.

Oh I love the smell of bbq and just makes me envious!

Wow, you are a delight

@DrSbaitso - when we were bbq-ing we lit the coals, let them die down and then cooked the food over the embers. Over here I see people who burn stuff that make loads of smoke - which never happened to us - use really smelly chemicals to help it burn - which stink - and try to cook the food over leaping flames so the outside is charred and the inside is raw.

It is not rocket science, but it is amazing how many people just dont seem to get how to do it.

We bought a George foreman bbq. It's great. Cleans really quickly no more fucking about.

It doesn't smell either. Just the meat like Normal cooking smells.

Jeez, yet another post moaning about people enjoying themselves doing normal summer stuff!

@cabingirl I'm from Canada, but in the UK now and in a terrace. But, actually, I'm from a Toronto and grew up in a semi detached house. City dwelling is quite close. But everyone still bbqs. But with gas.

Hurrah- 8 16 year olds just left next door! It' now 9.15- they've been shouting for 5 hours!

I’ve been having a BBQ today.
My own washing was out just next to it. It’s absolutely fine.

And no I’m not telling NDN. And neither do they when they have their own BBQ

Oh, and very few people hang out washing (in Toronto anyway).

The thing about living in a big house in a field is that they're very often surrounded by farmland. If you think bbq's stink, wait till you encounter a muck spreader on a lovely day...