Secondary smoke, now I know what that means

[hersch]

I got a first time experience with secondary smoke..I have been smoke free for almost 2 years..I recently went to a funeral which had a smoking lounge..

Upon entering the room to gets some coffee the room was full of cig smoke you could cut it with a knife..After talking for awhile to some people I didnt have the urge to vape any more I was getting sick at my stomach and started coughing, my head started killing me..

So when I returned home later I was so sick I had to lay down and kept coughing...I couldnt figure out what was happening,didnt have an urge to vape just the thought of it made me even sicker..

Will it came to me I was inhaling alot of that smoke at the funeral..I finally started feeling better the next day and gradually started vaping ..I now understand what is meant by secondary smoke... Has any fellow long term vaporers experienced the same situation..

 

[Darrigaaz]

As an ex-smoker myself, I'm constantly amazed at how much the cig smell stinks.

My mother-in-law still smokes, and every time my wife and I go to her parents' house, there is a fog in there from all the smoking that happens. Although I do not particularly like the way everything smells now, I don't feel sick from it.

I do know a couple of people who start to cough violently and look like they are about to throw up whenever they get near somebody who looks like they are smoking. Most of these people are also ex-smokers, but they've quit by going cold turkey.

 

[lujin4]

I do know a couple of people who start to cough violently and look like they are about to throw up whenever they get near somebody who looks like they are smoking. Most of these people are also ex-smokers, but they've quit by going cold turkey.

Imho, if it's near somebody who looks like they are smoking, this is more mental than physical.

 

[Morandir835]

Hersch sir being around my BIL who still smokes know exactly what you mean. Haven't found him the right flavor/hardware combo yet...

 

[plantlvr]

I too have been smoke free over two years and I hate the way people smell when they have been smoking. I don't mind the smell of a lit cig too much. I don't think I would like to be in a room of smokers though, don't know if I would get sick or not.

 

[SnowDragon]

It's crazy how sensitive I have become to detecting cigarette smoke. I can smell it in parking lots from 50 yards away. I have even been able to smell it from the cars in front of me on the highway. My MIL still smokes and has a thing about keeping all the windows at her house closed. Even more incentive not to stay too long when I am in town.

 

[genuinefraud]

I went to a dive bar the other day and was around a lot of smokers. I could barely stand it, the occasinal stinging in the eyes and nose.

 

[Beans]

I have been in a few smoked filled rooms since I quit.(went to a casnio) I try my best to avoid them because of the stench (I can't believe I smelled that bad for so long) But I have noticed that my lung capacity seems to go down after 20-30 minutes, I get weezy and my chest tightens. The next day though is when It's bad, it makes me feel like I had been smoking myself and suffer for the day, cough and all. I get the same feeling with campfires now too. I guess it's my bodies way of reminding me how bad smoking really is.

Remember Kids Smoke Kills......Vaping is GOOD!

 

[Clover~]

I have never not been around smokers. My bf and his friends smoke around me all the time. I totally get ...... when their smoke comes my way though. Get that crap out of my air space. ugh but the worst was last friday I went to a Dead Larry show and got stuck in a smoke box outside for a couple minutes before I had to run out gasping for breathable air. I mean that place was not good for smoking even for the smokers! lol it was bad. no one used that thing again. Good thing it hasnt been snowing lately or else all them smokers would have been freezing. I have also noticed my smoke detecting ability has become very keen. The worst is when someone is smoking and the smell gets on me. I hate that more than anything. I love smelling like my perfume and shampoo!

 

[hersch]

I have my granddaughters husband on vape now..He was using a auto battery and had a hard time in switching over until I gave him an manual battery..

Now he vapes and is hooked on it...My brother in law still smokes I have to put exhaust fan on high when he comes to visit...I cant stand to be near him or in next room he smells like an old dirty ash tray with a greasy burnt pork chop....I never smoked in restaurants I always went out side..After smoking for 40 some years I thought I would ever complain about secondary smoke...

 

[dotma]

It's crazy how sensitive I have become to detecting cigarette smoke. I can smell it in parking lots from 50 yards away. I have even been able to smell it from the cars in front of me on the highway. My MIL still smokes and has a thing about keeping all the windows at her house closed. Even more incentive not to stay too long when I am in town.

Isn't it nuts? I can tell too if somebody in a nearby car is smoking, which is insane! And I can tell a smoker as soon as they walk by, or if im in a restaurant, i can tell if there is a smoker nearby, even if i cannot tell which person exactly it is lol.

 

[krazie_Kid]

My brother in law still smokes I have to put exhaust fan on high when he comes to visit...I cant stand to be near him or in next room he smells like an old dirty ash tray with a greasy burnt pork chop.

I see a few people saying something like this and I always get boggled by this, and here is why I get confused.

It is your house, ask him to smoke outside. Now I know it is cold, but if they do not want to respect that wish, then they should not smoke. If they complain that it is too cold, ask them to go in their car.

My mom used to smoke in the basement, and the WHOLE house smells like it, my dad got sick of it, and honestly I did too, so he told her she has to go outside now cause of the horrid smell.

My girlfriend does smoke, but it is menthols, and I LOVE the smell of a menthol, I even take one once in a while from her. My mom smokes crappy reservation cigarettes that smell like cow manure and I get sick from them.

Hersch I just quoted you because you were the one that I found here that said there is a smoker in their house. I did not mean to pick on you and I hope you did not take it that way.

 

[hersch]

Thats alright to tell me its my house,everybody else in family that dont smoke tells me the same thing,its your house tell him not to smoke...I just remember when I smoked I never smoked in anybodys house or when eating out...He is getting the hint when I leave the room.

My mother bliss her heart just passed away a few weeks ago..She had COPD in a very bad way...
She quit smoking 15 years ago...Doctor told me if she hadnt quit back then she would of died 13 years earlier...

 

[Desertfremen]

Wow! I guess I'm one of the few: second hand smoke doesn't bother me at all. I do notice that I can smell it again but I don't mind it. Now I can tell that the new FSC cigs do smell a bit different than the cigs of old. For as badly as the FSCs affected me when I was smoking them it doesn't bother me at all to be around it.

The only thing I do differently now is the ashtrays. I don't keep them out anymore. When I was a smoker an ashtray smelled bad but now that I'm not they smell horrid. I can smell them from across the room. I have to keep them in the basement and only bring them up when company is over.

 

[HarmonyPB]

I am so torn about this! I do think it smells horrible, and being in bars that allow smoking do make my eyes sting. But I used to smell like that, so I don't feel right complaining about it. Poor DH, I make him wash off that smell or at least cover it up before getting too close to me. Yuck!

The main issue, and I haven't had to face it yet but I know it's coming, is going over to see my MIL. They ALL smoke, inside, with no windows open. I don't know how I'm going to handle that! Maybe I'll just hang out outside with my FIL, I usually do that anyway.

 

[ThankU4Vaping]

It's crazy how sensitive I have become to detecting cigarette smoke. I can smell it in parking lots from 50 yards away. I have even been able to smell it from the cars in front of me on the highway. My MIL still smokes and has a thing about keeping all the windows at her house closed. Even more incentive not to stay too long when I am in town.

Isn't it nuts? I can tell too if somebody in a nearby car is smoking, which is insane! And I can tell a smoker as soon as they walk by, or if im in a restaurant, i can tell if there is a smoker nearby, even if i cannot tell which person exactly it is lol.

Oh yeah, I can smell smoking from cars ahead of me, too. I couldn't smell them when I was a smoker, though. I guess I just couldn't smell period!

 

[Mmc]

After almost a year of being smoke free, I still like the smell of a fresh lit cig, as long as I'm outside. Can't stand the smell of stale smoke on someone's cloths or car. Took more than a month to get the smell of cigs out of my house and even had my house painted this fall. Very few of my friends smoke and they just go outside now

 

[Whistles]

My dad smokes in the house... but thanks to my super clean addict mom... I don't smell the smoke much... she has atleast two air purifiers in each room "the ones you plug in and cycles the air through a hepa filter" If I am in the car with him though I go crazy!

 

[waylonjessi4ever]

My husband is the ex smoker nazi ! dang .He can smell it in cars around him and complains all the time .
It truly doesn't bother me in the least .Yeah i can smell it but i can also smell the perfume and after shave/cologne dumped on people from a mile away and it kills my allergies .But when it comes to my house ,we smoked outside for years before i quit and NO ONE is smoking in our house .I would also like the people who smoke something illegal to know that their clothes reek from miles to us non smokers .....

 

[hersch]

Will my brother in law came for christmas dinner..He started to light up I ask him if he would not light up in the house he kinda didnt like it just shugged his shoulders and said OK..He went out side and smoked..

He came back in later realizing he was the only smoker there..My brother in law is a good guy do anything for you...So now he said he respected our wishes not to smoke in our house any more..My grand daughter and her husband were vaping along with me..Brother in law tried vaping but doesnt do anything for him...I told him If I can quit reg. cigs anybody can do it..