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To think my neighbour is selfish tw*t for lighting a fire

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Vicksstick · 14/08/2026 22:21

Ok so how many people, after receiving a government alert about wild fires asking them not to have fires in their garden, would then in fact go against that and light a big F off fire in their garden, well that would be my next door neighbour! We all live in close proximity in terraced houses and my neighbour thinks it’s a good idea to light a fire. The fact the fire is (for now) contained in a make shift fire pit makes no difference, I mean it’s twa**ish behaviour right?

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dontmalbeconme · 16/08/2026 14:16

Bunny65 · 16/08/2026 13:47

No one with any common sense or respect for neighbours should be lighting fires or using bbq equipment. Low risk, even very low risk, isn’t no risk. The Fire Service asked for that warning to go out because they are so worried and they are the ones in the front line. It only takes one spark when the ground is this dry.

Also low risk: using a washing machine, using a cooker in your kitchen, charging your phone or laptop, starting your car, using a vape...the list is endless. It is absolutely fine to safely and responsibly use garden BBQ.

Bunny65 · 16/08/2026 14:43

dontmalbeconme · 16/08/2026 14:16

Also low risk: using a washing machine, using a cooker in your kitchen, charging your phone or laptop, starting your car, using a vape...the list is endless. It is absolutely fine to safely and responsibly use garden BBQ.

Are you really that desperate to cook a burger outside? Whether you think it’s safe or not accidents happen and not everyone is that responsible. Other countries ban this sort of thing outright during wildfire season.

dontmalbeconme · 16/08/2026 15:03

Bunny65 · 16/08/2026 14:43

Are you really that desperate to cook a burger outside? Whether you think it’s safe or not accidents happen and not everyone is that responsible. Other countries ban this sort of thing outright during wildfire season.

Oh Good Grief! It's not about being so desperate for a 'burger' (more like butterflied lamb leg here!) It's about not following nonsensical rules that are completely made up by some judgypants that doesn't have the intelligence to understand and interpret the rules and the reasons behind them and has set themselves up as self appointed, uneducated, judgemental Guardians of Garden BBQ Activity.

lilkitten · 16/08/2026 19:34

He is a twat. We went to a garden party yesterday, the fire pit we usually would have was filled with fake candle tealights instead. None of us would have dreamed of wanting flames with all the dry grass around.

Oldwmn · 16/08/2026 19:43

InQuiresandplaceswheretheysing · 14/08/2026 22:35

He’s a twat, but not everyone got the alert. I didn’t.

You'd have to have been living on the moon not to know what the alert was about though even if you didn't get it.

urghhh47 · 16/08/2026 20:14

What a bell end.your neighbour is! Unbelievable!

MerryUmberHedgehog · 16/08/2026 20:15

Id report.

PyongyangKipperbang · 16/08/2026 21:04

MerryUmberHedgehog · 16/08/2026 20:15

Id report.

To whom?

And what do you think would happen?

Are you the person who reported their neighbours for having two walks a day during Covid?!

FalconHonour33 · 16/08/2026 21:35

rainbowunicorn · 15/08/2026 00:56

No, it explicitly says to avoid any activity that could start a fire.

Not true - this was an official BBQ set up and run by the local park we hired for the day. They were still happy to rent it to us despite the warning, so... Plus, it was a good few degrees cooler today anyway...

Summersorcherisjustsummer · 16/08/2026 21:49

Bunny65 · 16/08/2026 14:43

Are you really that desperate to cook a burger outside? Whether you think it’s safe or not accidents happen and not everyone is that responsible. Other countries ban this sort of thing outright during wildfire season.

We should then it's really clear from the outset.

It's only tempory and has a massive impact

Summersorcherisjustsummer · 16/08/2026 21:54

lilkitten · 16/08/2026 19:34

He is a twat. We went to a garden party yesterday, the fire pit we usually would have was filled with fake candle tealights instead. None of us would have dreamed of wanting flames with all the dry grass around.

How sensible and thoughtful .

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