To have a BBQ on Sunday - Yes or No?

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Yes I'm unreasonable for lighting a BBQ and cooking food or no I am not unreasonable?

Just in a garden, no grass just hard standing.

They’re used a lot (and rentable) in Australia but that’s on hard standings at beaches, in designated areas.

South west.

Seems to be anything from ridiculous to ask to absolutely not.

We've cancelled ours. Frustrating, but I don't want to find myself responsible for causing damage elsewhere.

I wouldn’t. East mIds and our local fire service have been asking people not to.

If it's on hard standing and you've bbq'd before, I don't see why not. A lot of these fires are caused when people are heavy drinking and men who like to make a show out of starting the fire. It's portable BBQs that the fire service want banning.

Our council is almost begging people not to have BBQs at the moment.

I noticed that our neighbours who have one nearly every Friday evening didn't last night.

I don't think I will ever understand the UK. People keep going on about a drought and how dreadful it is - but you don't have fire restrictions????

Don't
There will be plenty of other times to have one
Anyway, hope you have a lovely day regardless

Are people really not having bbq's because it's been a bit dry? It's too hot to cook inside!

Follow the advice of the Fire Service. They are asking people not to do this.

They have enough to deal with and don't need people who could wait to do this until next weekend to add to the crisis...

I really wouldn't. Maybe if you have a large patio area with no plants.

Why do you/does anyone want to eat hot, burnt meat when it is this boiling?

“A bit dry” FFS

@SmellyStinkyPong I'm not being thick. You're very rude though.

After seeing how quickly a fire caught in an open area near us this week, where the fire was so close to a mobile home park, the people living there were so very lucky. It took fire brigade over 3 hours and 3 fire engines to put out, there’s no way I would be having a bbq in garden at the moment. Don’t gas bbq’s still have flames.

A friend’s husband is a retained fireman. He is constantly busy at the moment as everything is tinder dry. Don’t potentially add to their work

If you aren't super dry then I think it's fine.

We are crunchy and have a thatched roof so if anyone smokes near us at the moment I glare at them!

I love the smell of bbqs though and don't understand the neighbour issue. Surely everyone loves the smell?

Thank you, everyone. DH was hell-bent on having a barbecue on Sunday, I've just managed to persuade him against it using this thread.

Not if you’re in one of the dry areas. My garden and the fields around us would go up so easily right now.

If you’re in an area that’s still green and had rain then it’s probably ok.

I thought it was only disposable bbqs that were risky? If it’s a proper one, waist height off the ground then it’s ok surely?

They still spark, and sparks float – potentially floating beyond the OP’s paving and into neighbours’ tinder-dry gardens.

As an adult you should be able to make this decision yourself not ask an Internet forum

Good point. Maybe if there's
any doubt don't have one

Also it's a bit hot to do any cooking