BBQ Burners Bite Back

We are nothing if not adventurous at Flatchat Towers and a couple of weeks ago we dared to suggest that barbecues and balconies may not be a good mix. As we expected, this prompted a sensible and reasonable discussion of the subject. “What a f***ng joke…no bbqs in aus!!!!!” said the multi exclamating DM.  No, mate, we said no barbies on balconies.  If you can’t be considerate to your neighbours go and live in a house. 

You may recall the original letter was sent by a couple whose downstairs neighbour fired up the barbie directly under where their baby slept and played, despite there being a communal barbecue only a few yards away. The baby got no sympathy here. “What a load of rubbish! I suppose because this poor reader has decided to have a young child then the people that live around them must suddenly be responsible for its happiness and wellbeing?” says an incensed Peter.  

“The neighbour doesn’t care if the baby is on the deck or not.  Why should he?  “What this person is essentially saying here is that their needs are just a little more important than everyone else’s,” he continues. “For goodness sake, stop whinging and meddling in other people’s enjoyment … IT IS ONLY A BBQ!! 

“Oh well, strap ourselves in for the self-interested selfish ride that society is becoming.” Needs?  The need to char-grill meat takes precedence over the need for clean air? And, of course, filling your neighbours homes with smoke when you burn off last week’s fat is in no way selfish.  Grow up, folks. 

At least one reader managed not to get overheated in their response.  “In our apartment block we receive a solid dose of stinking cigarette smoke wafting in from surrounding apartment dwellers,” says Anthony. “Thank goodness we can still fire up the barbie on our balconies. We prefer the sweet smell of our neighbours cooking over the former.” 

You could snuff out the smokers too, if it really bothered you that much.  CORRECTION: On another matter entirely, I recently gave the wrong information about calling Extraordinary General Meetings.  You need a majority of votes from your Executive Committee members, not just one as I suggested.  Sorry. 

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