What I Found Unusual

[jennyjoan]

Not once this beautiful summer did I smell a barbecue. And where I live they buy anything and everything - yet no gorgeous smell.

Had you a lovely smell

[Minkyme]

Do you drink bottled water? Eat food from plastic packaging?

https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/causes-of-cancer/cancer-controversies/plastic-bottles-and-cling-film

[Mamyalynne]

Is it just the smell you've missed JJ, or any invites?

Trying to get your thread back on track for you.

[Prudie]

I don't think I can recall a single night in the last 6 weeks when I couldn't smell a BBQ, either ours or neighbours.

[Mamyalynne]

Not that many immediately near me as we have balconies, and that can cause problems for others - but it does waft over the water from the gardens opposite.

Usually accompanied by children laughing and a bit of music, nice to hear folk having fun.

[andres]

This is not a post about plastics .
But for your information I never buy bottled water and try to avoid as many plastic wrapped foods as possible.
I wish we could return to the days of paper bags and glass containers but that is never going to happen.

[andy-hughes]

Minkyme - // Bbq’s, the smell of freshly cut grass and fresh sweat …

Barbeques do smell, so does freshly cut grass, but fresh sweat does not smell of anything.

[andres]

My last post to Minkyme^^^^

[237SJ]

We had a few BBQs around here at the beginning of the summer but the summer has gone on so long that I think the novelty has worn off.

[gness]

Hi, Conne......just what I was thinking....not one barbecue here. When we returned from Canada MrG brought with us an all singing all dancing barbecue.....it was a pain....just made him think he could cook when I did it all in the kitchen then he just stood around in a silly apron burning stuff and waving tongs about....... :-)

[New Judge]

Most weekends I've had to close my doors and windows for long periods as my house has been invaded by putrid smoke. The fumes firstly smell of paraffin from firelighters and then are followed up by the stench of burning fat and gristle. Quite why anybody should choose to burn meat in such an unsuitable and antisocial fashion is quite beyond me.

[melv16]

Barbecues are the spawn of the devil. My heart sinks when I get invited to one. Wasp stings with a chance of getting salmonella :-(

[andy-hughes]

I find barbequing to be like caravanning - why would you cook and live like a refugee from a Third World country from choice?

[cashier]

Like Mamyalynne, I love the smell of sun dried laundry.

[Mamyalynne]

Not everyone has the knack of cooking on a barbecue, me for example - happy to leave it to someone else.

[Mamyalynne]

Can't beat that can you?

[andy-hughes]

Mamya - // Not everyone has the knack of cooking on a barbecue, me for example - happy to leave it to someone else. //

Me for example - happy not to attend!!

[Mamyalynne]

Very good, missing you already x

[andy-hughes]

Yoo too - coffee instead?

Indoors of course!!

xx

[Mamyalynne]

I've got a cuppa but thank you.