Would You Buy a House with a BBQ Next Door?

benjus

I find it really bizarre the things that people get concerned about.

There are BBQ users who are considerate neighbours, non-BBQ owners who are considerate neighbours, BBQ owners who are inconsiderate neighboursand non-BBQ owners who are inconsiderate neighbours.

I rather doubt there's any correlation between BBQ ownership and how considerate people are as neighbours.

Personally I love a good BBQ, preferably South American style.

RupertTheCat

Now BBQs I don't mind that much despite it being a vegetarian but washing lines... aagh! Dratted things should not be allowed to be on visible view, especially when you have a neighbour like mine with appalling taste in clothes and dingy smalls.:D

Running_Horse

How about a trampoline?

What does that tell us about the owner?

benjus

What about a 100 ft bronze colossus of Michael Flatley?

AndyT678

Having thought a bit more about this I've decided (and I know it'll be controversial) that the most annoying thing any of my neighbours has ever had is a cat.

I imagine that I'm about to get a flurry of rebuttals from a vast hoard of outraged, cat owning, denizens of the interweb but I'll justify my position by saying that I've never stepped in BBQ poo or had a trampoline dig up my plants.

ben-dover

AndyT678 wrote: »

Having thought a bit more about this I've decided (and I know it'll be controversial) that the most annoying thing any of my neighbours has ever had is a cat.

I imagine that I'm about to get a flurry of rebuttals from a vast hoard of outraged, cat owning, denizens of the interweb but I'll justify my position by saying that I've never stepped in BBQ poo or had a trampoline dig up my plants.

I own a cat and agree with you 100%

da_rule

One thing that does seem to be missing in this discussion is the chance of being 'neighbourly' with someone with a BBQ and scoring some free food.

suziqqq

I imagine there are many reasons that put people off buying a house but to go all NIMBY about a brick built barbecue is bizarre. Would they be put off if the BBQ was in the garden of the house they wanted to buy, for fear it may have upset their new neighbours already. A house in the middle of nowhere may be more suitable

GavChap

There I was thinking of building an outside kitchen complete with BBQ and fire pit when I get my new house, might have to rethink it now incase the neighbours think I'm lower class.

maas

GavChap wrote: »

There I was thinking of building an outside kitchen complete with BBQ and fire pit when I get my new house, might have to rethink it now incase the neighbours think I'm lower class.

You'll get a letter posted through your door

"Can you kindly F$&£ off with your BBQ, we dont want your kind around here"