Neighbors ever complain about smoke???

[ndwildbill]

 
Far from a Saint Jimmy and all those gripes are over a 26 year period, so its not as bad as it sounds and I left out the Beer theft from my garage, house being robbed and vandalized by the neighbors sons friends, pot smoking, fireworks out the window at 2am with a 2 year old crying all night, but I complained about them with a baseball bat and could of ended up in jail. Also didn't mention the rotweiller that almost took my arm off, so I started carrying a G#N (think this word is against forum policy) in the yard when my kids were playing, I used to mark the cats with a paintball G#N so the neighbors would confront me because they new I played outlaw paintball. I have calmed down a bit over the years.

My main point is, "take care of the neighbors that take care of you", when the shit hits the fan...so to speak (no I'm not a prepper), they'll be the first to screw you.

I see a lot of folks think playing nice works and no offense to those that feel this way, but a pissed off hornet is a pissed off hornet nothing you can do to change his mind.

I learned a long time ago after my buddy was diagnosed with MS, that we don't have much time together so spend what little time we have with those we want to spend time with...there's no time left for @$$hole neighbors.

So the next time someone feels the urge to appease an a-hole neighbor with some fine "Q" that you spent a lot of money, time and love whipping up, TAKE THAT "Q" TO A GOOD NEIGHBOR INSTEAD, because the GOOD NEIGHBOR   will be there for you when you need them!!!! Where will the bad neighbor be?????

I've gotten a lot of good advice from this forum, but Squibb, your last three paragraphs is some of the best advice you could give anyone...applies to many situations, not just smokin'!

 

[ndwildbill]

Sorry I spelled your name wrong!

 

[bluewhisper]

At my first apartment, a neighbor had a pickup truck old enough to have a carburetor. It also had a remote starter. He would fire it up from inside and it would run for 15 minutes with the choke closed. On a calm morning it would make the whole area REEK of carbon monoxide.

 

[lovethemeats]

Never thought about it. Most everyone around me does BBQ. Couple people have smokers. My neighbor on one side of me has my smoke blowing right at his yard. He never once said anything about it except how good it smells. I've shown him pics of the foods i have done. I know he walks away hungry.

 

[gary s]

Here is a story you will like. I live in a regular neighborhood and smoke probably at least once a week.

A few month back, my next door neighbor knocked on my door, when I answered he said "I was just checking on you", "You OK ?"

I said Yeeeah, I'm OK. He said "I haven't smelled smoke in several days and wanted to make sure you were OK.  

Now that's a good neighbor.

Gary

 

[Rings Я Us]

:ROTF

That's funny.
If you have people around you with asthma or on oxygen, the smoke could affect them. They would have to shut their Windows and doors.

 

[stickyfingers]

 
Here is a story you will like. I live in a regular neighborhood and smoke probably at least once a week.

A few month back, my next door neighbor knocked on my door, when I answered he said "I was just checking on you", "You OK ?"

I said Yeeeah, I'm OK. He said "I haven't smelled smoke in several days and wanted to make sure you were OK.  

Now that's a good neighbor.

Gary

That's funny!! Also deserves a plate next time.

 

[gary s]

 
That's funny!! Also deserves a plate next time.

Every so often I'll cook for about 4 or 5 of the neighbors . Last time was chickens

Gary

 

[lovethemeats]

There are more harmful toxins in ones house then some smoke coming from someones back yard. The 4th of july my street is so filled with smoke from the fireworks that it would take a smoker the size of my house to create enough smoke to fill the block with that much smoke. That stuff is way more toxic than wood. So do we all ban fireworks?
The billion cars spewing more than just carbon monoxide into the air. Do we ban cars? Glad I don't have neighbors like some who wrote in. Mine are nice like
Gary's. We respect each other and keep our place looking nice. Last time I smoked. I did two pork butts. One for me and one for my neighbor and his family. They were surprised. When his kids come out and I'm smoking something. They don't cough hack wheeze but smell the air and turn to their dad and say I'm hungry.
Before criticizing someone who smokes meat. People need to look at all the toxins that are in your house that are way more hazardous to your health then some smoke coming out of a smoker.

 

[Rings Я Us]

People with asthma can get attacks triggered by a bunch of things. I'm sure they pretty much eliminate the things in their homes that will.
My apartment is not sealed well I know. When the air conditioning is running it sucks in smoke from my smoker outside. [emoji]128521[/emoji]

 

[gary s]

There are more harmful toxins in ones house then some smoke coming from someones back yard. The 4th of july my street is so filled with smoke from the fireworks that it would take a smoker the size of my house to create enough smoke to fill the block with that much smoke. That stuff is way more toxic than wood. So do we all ban fireworks?
The billion cars spewing more than just carbon monoxide into the air. Do we ban cars? Glad I don't have neighbors like some who wrote in. Mine are nice like
Gary's. We respect each other and keep our place looking nice. Last time I smoked. I did two pork butts. One for me and one for my neighbor and his family. They were surprised. When his kids come out and I'm smoking something. They don't cough hack wheeze but smell the air and turn to their dad and say I'm hungry.

I love cooking for neighbors and friends, nothing like it.   "Share the Goodness"

Gary

 

[Bearcarver]

The only neighbor I have within "Smelling Distance" is my Son, and He never complains!! 

Bear

 

[pc farmer]

Do you realize the health hazards that wood smoke causes?  If you do a little internet research you will see that wood smoke has scientifically been proven to be more toxic than cigarette smoke.  Closing windows does not help because the small particle pollutants and carbon monoxide can leak into even a well-sealed home, much less older homes with poor window and door seals.  Unfortunately when you are smoking your meat you are jeopardizing not only your health  but also your neighbors.  You can bribe them with barbecue if you want, but when their kid gets asthma, or the older neighbor gets COPD, you can think about how you may well have contributed to that.  Some people love the smell of barbecue cooking, but that smell is a sure sign you are being poisoned.  People loved cigarettes back in the day.  Some still do.  It's one thing to jeopardize your own health, another to jeopardize the health of those around you - pregnant women, children, and elders in particular.   Use propane.  Its clean.  

Your saying use propane with no wood chunks???? Just propane?

 

[wimpy69]

While your doing your "internet research" read how a byproduct of propane is carbon monoxide let alone the Mercaptan for odor being combusted and released. Dispels that solution.

 

[agonolin]

I live in a small City and have had issues with my neighbor's before I started smoking. Last week when I fired up the smoker and 20 minutes later I heard the sirens go off and the fire trucks I knew exactly where they were coming. They called 911 and reported a structure fire because they thought they could get me in some trouble. Cops and fireman rolled up asked how I was doing and I told them great and to come back at 7 when the pork butt was going to be done and they went on their way. You can't tell someone they can't do something perfectly legal on their own property. I'll probably call the fire department from now on to warm them so they don't have to come out every time I fire up the smoker.

 

[Rings Я Us]

I live in a small City and have had issues with my neighbor's before I started smoking. Last week when I fired up the smoker and 20 minutes later I heard the sirens go off and the fire trucks I knew exactly where they were coming. They called 911 and reported a structure fire because they thought they could get me in some trouble. Cops and fireman rolled up asked how I was doing and I told them great and to come back at 7 when the pork butt was going to be done and they went on their way. You can't tell someone they can't do something perfectly legal on their own property. I'll probably call the fire department from now on to warm them so they don't have to come out every time I fire up the smoker.

Sounds like harassment. We had neighbors that would park in front of their house on the street just so nobody else could. Always leaving the driveway empty. [emoji]129300[/emoji]

 

[phatbac]

Whoa buddy! watch out for that Internet Research if you aren't careful you stumble across facts that dispel your already arrived at conclusion!

For everyone else....

Happy Smoking,

phatbac (Aaron)

 

[sir porkalot]

It may be legal but that doesn't make it right.  You are poisoning your neighbors.  Look it up.  Sad but true.  

Yes but what a way to go!

Drop by anytime, there is always a wood fire going in my yard. If it is not the smoker, it will be the fire pit.
Come sit by the fire, we will drink a beer and discuss it.

 

[sqwib]

 
Yes.  Why not?  barbecuing with propane is how it was done before the "wood smoke" fad.  Wood may flavor the meat differently, and it tastes great, but again the health risks have to be weighed in.  Also meat smoked long hours retains carcinogens that are a by-product of burning wood (of any kind).  If you look up hazards of wood smoke on the internet, and also hazards of eating smoked meats, you will see the scientific evidence.  We need to get educated about this.  

BS

Barbecue was cooked indirectly using hardwood coals WAY BEFORE  PROPANE WAS EVEN AN OPTION.

Tell all the folks using wood to heat their homes to stop it and use natural gas, because we all know that smoke is bad.

Why are you hear? to argue? You made your point now let it rest, your on the wrong forum for this argument.

Man... I really wanted to stay clear of this but got sucked in.

however I found the Smoke scrubber idea interesting.

 

[HalfSmoked]

Not with you on this one likestobreath I grew up with wood stoves and coal stoves (probably worst then the wood stoves) open fire pit was the way of cooking even when butchering hogs lard and scrapple were done outside. Then came the charcoal pits for outdoor cooking the propane that you speak of is not completely safe either look it up lot of warnings about propane. I live in a very small town 75 houses end of street dairy farm across the street from my house end of back yards dairy farm main street behind back yards farm. Yes we have city folks move here and complain but it was all here when you bough their house so if you don't like it then move back where you came from.

I don't have a dinner bell in my back yard just the smoke from my smoker calls my neighbors for dinner on a regular bases.

HalfSmoked