BBQ lockdown

I know- stupid Boris, just letting it all stream out of his mouth, about being ok to bbq, use the toilets, pass through house to get to gardens, etc. whilst the scientist geek stood there looking more & more panic-stricken with every word! He tried to save it by adding "but if you do any of that you must disinfect everything & wash your hands"! But it was too late- Boris had already given the green light to all the idiots across Britain! I guess its to cover their own arses- we can guess what Boris & Dominic cummings are going to be doing- bbq!

I'm with BlueBelle on this ...

I really enjoy a BBQ. We have had one on three days last week. Ours has lid and does not smoke and our food smells delicious.

I think BBQs are awful at the best of times but a really bad idea at the moment .

I don’t have a problem with people having a few family members or friends round in the back garden but a picnic would be so much better, with everyone bringing their own food.

There are so many utensils with BBQs which are handled by everyone so the chances of spreading the virus is increased.

I would like to be sitting in the garden, I cant because next door but one have a smoke filled BQ, so I am in the sitting room with the windows closed.
The BQ smoke was heavy, and there was one guest there whose voice boomed over at least 10 gardens. Like I said I gave up and come in.

We can’t police our neighbours and friends

Yes you can. OP you can alert the police through their 101 number and I believe there is an online form you can fill in if your neighbours are breaching the rules.

I have to ask the question, why would anyone want a BBQ ? It is the invention of the devil. Smoke, smell and possibly dangerously undercooked food.
People that invite others into their garden clearly do not care one jot about the health of others.

It wasn't at the bottom of the garden it's at the top at the back door practically. That's why my windows are shut.

The horrible acrid and greasy stench of neighbours bbqs has been wafting round our gardens for over a week now. Every damned evening. The smell knocks me sick and I have to go indoors.

Well of course it was at the bottom of their garden!!
Don’t want smoke in their house do they grrrrrr

Sorry Nandarin in answer to you post No you are Not being unreasonable. You have every right to feel angry but it won’t make any difference to their behaviour.

Just shut your windows and swelter whilst your neighbours do as they please. Monday was BBQ day but they don’t give a flying fig really do they. If The instruction was 8 people they would invite 10. I’m angry too btw

Exactly my feelings too and the BBQ is at the top of the garden not far from my back door and I can't open my windows.

At the start of lockdown our council along with fire service advised people not to light fires or have BBQ or fire pits. This was as a curtesy to those people who were having respiratory problems and trouble sleeping in the warm weather so they could keep their windows open.

A gentleman in our area died at home of CV and his family were quite rightly furious at the amount of fires being lit . She has in fact taken to local media and forums to express her disgust at her neighbours.

After a few false starts most people have complied with this.

Hey ho Boris appears on his podium Thursday night and endorses BBQs.

Scientists say wash your hands, bring your own utensils .......not a word about the dangers of smoke inhalation on already compromised people.

TBH this to me was shameful

Scientists and some in the medical profession are also concerned that lockdown has been eased too soon.

I think some people may think it is fine now to carry on as normal when the infection rates are still very high.

Nanderin. I understand why you are annoyed as those people are putting the rest of us and the NHS at risk.

We can’t police our neighbours and friends all we can do is make sure we re doing what’s right for us And we can’t be counting how many people are in others gardens