Secondary smoke, now I know what that means

[Sallyem]

I have been vaping for almost two years now. I don't mind being around smokers....I seldom smell it on people. I have been in smokey casinos with no problem. I used to despise the "non-smoking nazis" and always believed they were over-doing their reactions to my smoking. I don't want to be like them. My daughter and son-in-law still smoke (darn it), and it doesn't bother me to be with them or in their house. It worries me a little that it doesn't bother me....because sometimes I come SO CLOSE to stopping at a 7-11 for a pack.

After 50 years of smoking, I guess every fibre of my being is just used to smoke.

 

[waylonjessi4ever]

yeah no smoke will keep me out of the casinos ...and i cant go to the non smoking sections and try to vape ....
But i love the nitelife and watching my fav bands ,not to mention roulette but i cant afford that right now lol

 

[TheScootness]

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

Exactly this for me. I don't mind the smell at all unless it's the nasty stale smell of it. It doesn't give me cravings or make me sick in any way. And like others have said, I can actually smell it in cars in front of me on the highway!

 

[Lisa66]

Smoke bothers me now but it's mainly because I don't want to smell like it too.

I have to admit that once in a while I get a whiff of a freshly lit analog and it makes me want to have one. Most of the time it's just, "oh, someone's smoking".

 

[katann23]

I swore I would never become one of "those" ex-smokers, but dang if the smell of smoke drives me nuts now.

 

[HarmonyPB]

I swore I would never become one of "those" ex-smokers, but dang if the smell of smoke drives me nuts now.

I know what you mean!

 

[VapingRulz]

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...

When I have visitors in my home who are smokers, I bring out the ashtrays because I want them to feel welcome. I used to HATE it when people would invite me over knowing that I smoked, but I had to go outside. Honestly, I think it's very rude. If you don't want smokers in your home, don't invite them over.

I've always found smokers to be the most interesting people and I enjoy their company even though I no longer smoke, so I keep ashtrays on hand at all times.

Edited to add: When you have a non-smoking home and your visitor(s) smoke, it doesn't take long to air the place out after they leave. It's a very small inconvenience, in my opinioin.

 

[Lisa66]

VapingRuiz, I get what you are saying. I take my shoes off when I come in the house but I don't expect or even want my guests to do so. I never let anyone smoke in my house, though, including myself. I don't want my house to smell like smoke. I always went outside or to the garage...... I guess I never thought of it that way - it is an inconvenience for the smokers. I suppose the only way to avoid inconveniencing smokers is to politely request ahead of a visit that they smoke outside....then let them decide if that's ok.

 

[waylonjessi4ever]

Well....you can look at it that way or that if they really want to smoke that bad indoors then i really don't need em in my life .
I smoked outside for years at friends and relatives ,no prob. If they smoke in my house my hubby would kill em lol ..it does stick on walls .wallpaper ,and in upholstered furniture ....blech .Not to mention any valuable artwork ...but that what makes america .....you can dictate your own house rules .Non of my friends mind going outside .

 

[VapingRulz]

I really do understand all of the reasons why you wouldn't want smoking in your house after you quit, and that's certainly your right. I also love living in a non-smoking environment - I just refuse to ban occasional smoking in my home when a few open windows and a container of Febreze will set it right fairly quickly after they leave.

I guess it's worth noting that in my case, the smoking visitors are most often my elderly aunts and I would not dream of asking them to go outside.

 

[waylonjessi4ever]

I get that .... totally get that .

 

[HarmonyPB]

When I have visitors in my home who are smokers, I bring out the ashtrays because I want them to feel welcome. I used to HATE it when people would invite me over knowing that I smoked, but I had to go outside. Honestly, I think it's very rude. If you don't want smokers in your home, don't invite them over.

I've always found smokers to be the most interesting people and I enjoy their company even though I no longer smoke, so I keep ashtrays on hand at all times.

Edited to add: When you have a non-smoking home and your visitor(s) smoke, it doesn't take long to air the place out after they leave. It's a very small inconvenience, in my opinioin.

Wow! Really? I would have never thought of it that way. I would never thought someone was being rude for asking me to go outside. I didn't grow up in the era where it was ok to smoke anywhere, that might have something to do with it.
Although my in-laws did have a problem with one person asking her elderly grandmother to go outside of her house to smoke and it almost caused a family feud.

 

[EleanorR]

Wow! Really? I would have never thought of it that way. I would never thought someone was being rude for asking me to go outside. I didn't grow up in the era where it was ok to smoke anywhere, that might have something to do with it.
Although my in-laws did have a problem with one person asking her elderly grandmother to go outside of her house to smoke and it almost caused a family feud.

Bingo. Us more "seasoned" folks still recall when it would have been unthinkably inhospitable to ask a guest or family member to go outside (even in the nastiest weather) to do something as utterly normal as having a cigarette.

 

[VapingRulz]

I never realized that it may be a generational issue but that makes perfect sense! I am indeed 'seasoned!'

 

[arkywolf]

Growing up around my mom and all her family smoking. I was really against the smell when I was a kid. Any ways after nearly 20 years. And not smoking any more. The after smell that a smoker has, makes my stomach turn . The burning cig seems not so bad. But as soon as it is exhaled is when it bothers me.

 

[jeffree]

I agree absolutely, hersch. Funny that I used to be a discrete smoker, thinking that most people had no idea that I craved cigs in private. Nowadays, when a smoker walks into the room or stands near me in a line, I realize that I didn't fool anyone except myself. And nowadays, the worst people can say about me is that I smell of black tea or mint.

 

[krazie_Kid]

Wow! Really? I would have never thought of it that way. I would never thought someone was being rude for asking me to go outside. I didn't grow up in the era where it was ok to smoke anywhere, that might have something to do with it.
Although my in-laws did have a problem with one person asking her elderly grandmother to go outside of her house to smoke and it almost caused a family feud.

An ex friend of mine (finally not mad at him anymore) his gf, and all our friends smoke, and he does not allow anyone, and he doesn't smoke in his house at all. Now a day's people want their house to smell nice, the paint not to be yellow, and the windows to be clean. I told my gf that she will have to smoke outside when we first started dating, now she uses her e cig like me in my room.

Bingo. Us more "seasoned" folks still recall when it would have been unthinkably inhospitable to ask a guest or family member to go outside (even in the nastiest weather) to do something as utterly normal as having a cigarette.

See growing up, it was a habit that if someone smoked they either went into the basement or outside to smoke, no one was allowed to smoke in my house, even in the freezing snow.

 

[HarmonyPB]

An ex friend of mine (finally not mad at him anymore) his gf, and all our friends smoke, and he does not allow anyone, and he doesn't smoke in his house at all. Now a day's people want their house to smell nice, the paint not to be yellow, and the windows to be clean. I told my gf that she will have to smoke outside when we first started dating, now she uses her e cig like me in my room.



See growing up, it was a habit that if someone smoked they either went into the basement or outside to smoke, no one was allowed to smoke in my house, even in the freezing snow.

Dude!! You want to talk about yellow walls. My parents inherited this guys house. He smoked in this house probably for 30+ years. I'm talking chain smoking with all the windows closed. We scrubbed that house and everything in it for months. Everything had yellow-brown film all over it. You spray something and it just dripped off of it. Some things we thought were just that color were a completely different color after we washed it. I'm talking EVERYTHING!! We scrubbed walls, light fixtures, tables, knick-knacks, etc. It was so gross! That is the reason I've never like smoking indoors.