Hi some advice please
My next door neighbour who is 71 has moved her daughter and daughters boyfriend into her house to join her in isolation.
They all smoke and sit on a bench by the boundary fence which is 4and a half feet from my back door.. I have asked her if she could sit on her table which is further away but she has ignored it.
Smoke goes into my house and the boyfriend is going out so not isolating at all
Is there anything I can do
Sorry forgot to say... I am 71 years old and have Copd
The only thing to do is keep your back door shut and only go out when they aren't there.
It's harsh but you don't need 3 angsty neighbours at the moment. There's no getting through to thick unhelpful people. Try not to let it get to you
Oh! Honeybee I do feel for you. My neighbours smoke, their daughter visits and she smokes weed. They have barbecues that they start with paraffin. They will start it up without warning even when my husband has a line full of washing hanging out.
Talking to them nicely just causes them to be even more antisocial.
Try talking to your council. We are keeping a diary this year of what they do.
Normally we go out to get away from them. However I'm under house arrest because of my lungs.
Like you I would love to have doors and windows open and enjoy my little bit of garden.
Keep well x
Oh wheezy of i feel for you. i have similar problem and they smoke. No back garden ,modern terraced house , sm oke outside back door and the smoke moves up and along to my balcony . South facing large windows and need windows open to keep cool as well when sun shines
cigarette smoke is bad enough but barbecues are hell. Do let us know if you have success with council . Difficult you can record loud noise nuisance but how do you prove air pollution?
I don't know how we prove the pollution from smoking but I may be able to photograph the black smoke when they start the barbecue.
Perhaps you could try a ‘friendly’ letter wishing them well in this awful time and if they need any help etc, but mention you are worried that if you go outside your own back door you are within 2 yards of them putting you all at risk. Also that you would like to have your door open but the smoke is making you ill as you have a lung illness. ?? Just a thought
Copd 
Never let the cat out of the bag
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