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  MidgePhotoPhoto55@mastodon.social

  Jul 26, 2026, 8:49 PM

  @shiraz
  The Queenslanders sidestepped it by providing electric griddles etc at suitable points by beaches, rivers, etc.
  Do that, then ban the redundant flammables.

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  James Tweedie :yes_scotland: :noai:MyricaGale@mastodon.scot

  Jul 26, 2026, 9:39 PM

  @Photo55 @shiraz This is already done in parts of Scotland (and possibly England). But the determined idiots carry the lightweight single use instant BBQs and then use them direct on grass wherever they see fit. Either totally unaware of, or couldn't care less about, the risks.

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  sortius :bisexual:sortius@beige.party

  Jul 26, 2026, 8:57 PM

  @shiraz we have disposable barbecues here in Australia, they don't start fires because we have fire laws and education. Banning them won't stop the fires.

  Stopping climate change will in the future, and decent fire laws, will

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  🔶Mark Nicoll 3.5%🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇳duckwhistle@mastodon.org.uk

  Jul 28, 2026, 1:05 PM

  @sortius @shiraz
  I'm generally not in favour of bans, and expect a ban on disposable BBQs to just result in people setting campfires in inappropriate places without them. Many of them will be made using bags of easylight charcoal, and once you ban the bags you have to ban firelighters, and eventually all accelerants. But you still wont stop reckless people starting fires

  I'd like to see it made compulsory for the top of them to be one big fire hazzard safety warning label though.

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