wow I stunk

[eyerhere]

what a wake up call. started with first clearo on aug.20. I guess I am getting my sense of smell back becouse today someone came into my work area right after his smoke break. Well his breath was horifying. After he left I asked If I smelled that bad when I smoked. Both the women I work with said that yes I always smelled that bad. I always knew that you could smell a smoker but never realized how truly noxious it is untill now! The chance of getting lung cancer never realy bothered me but knowing how bad I smelled scared the crap out of me.Lol. I now know ciggs are gone forever!

 

[DetraMental]

I know! When I'm in a waiting room for an appt. and people come in from smoking it's like "ewww" and I smelled just like them forever before I started vaping. I'm so glad I quit!

 

[DaydreamingRobot]

what a wake up call. started with first clearo on aug.20. I guess I am getting my sense of smell back becouse today someone came into my work area right after his smoke break. Well his breath was horifying. After he left I asked If I smelled that bad when I smoked. Both the women I work with said that yes I always smelled that bad. I always knew that you could smell a smoker but never realized how truly noxious it is untill now! The chance of getting lung cancer never realy bothered me but knowing how bad I smelled scared the crap out of me.Lol. I now know ciggs are gone forever!

Ya right? I know what you mean. I dont really trust vaping 100% but, ill take whatever unkown risks come with it over smelling like that again. I can smell even one cig on anyone who smokes now.

 

[WarHawk-AVG]

Wasn't just you...welcome and Vape On!

 

[CommaHolly]

I know how you feel,,,,,,,

it makes me cringe to think about it!

 

[meanckz]

and walking by a smoking area with ashtrays and all that is also bad....one could wish for this insight years or even decades ago

 

[dragonbone]

Is stunk an American version of stank?

 

[OlDogNewTricks]

It honestly is amazing how bad it smelled. Now, the area that I used to keep my pipe gear smells like fruit and baked goods, lol! Makes me hungry. Good luck and have fun!

 

[Talyon]

Yep, and I can't believe how truly awful it smells, like whoa for that reason alone I'll never smoke again.

It is a truly nasty disgusting smell.

 

[Mark Anthony]

Yeah... smokers do stink and now that we don't smoke and our sense of smell is better we really can pick them out. Our breath.... our clothes.... cars... though I never smoked in mine. Makes you wonder what we ever saw in cigarettes to begin with.......

 

[Danbrooks2k]

Im gonna be honest with you. I have always been into trash broads... strippers, waffle house waitresses, lady rodeo clowns, lady construction workers, lady pirates... you know the type.

I cant kiss a lady that smokes cigarettes now. Now I have to date real classy ladies. I hate it! But its the cross I have to bear...

Totally kidding... kinda... LOL!

 

[diggyb]

As I sit here vaping and checking my mail, etc... I'm waiting on a dryell load containing a few of my sport coats.

 

[KalNoodle]

I'm reminded of the how I used to smell every time I visit my parents. My mom used to smoke in the house until my sister had my niece. (my sister lives at home with my parents because she lost her job) Now a few months after she stopped smoking in the house, when I get back from the visit, my clothes and pillow stink of cigarette smoke. I have to wash my pillowcase because I can't sleep because of the smell. I feel kinda like a snob because I used to live with the smell for over 20 years and never noticed it. Now it makes me nauseous.

 

[AdamB]

I always felt bad getting on the elevators at work, after a smoke break. I knew I smelled like smoke. Had no clue just how bad it was until I starting vaping. Oh lord, we all smelled like an ashtray....litterally. It's awful. Cold air and winter also seemed to make the smell worse. I don't miss it at all.

 

[Rocketpunk]

There are times at work where I literally have to take two to three steps back from someone across the counter. It can be overwhelmingly nauseating. But I cannot judge any further than that, because I, too, stunk. Bad.

 

[robo74]

Im gonna be honest with you. I have always been into trash broads... strippers, waffle house waitresses, lady rodeo clowns, lady construction workers, lady pirates... you know the type.

Im in, lets go find them all!

 

[KalNoodle]

There are times at work where I literally have to take two to three steps back from someone across the counter. It can be overwhelmingly nauseating. But I cannot judge any further than that, because I, too, stunk. Bad.

Oh gosh, people smell so bad now too. I'm not just talking about smokers. I'm talking about BO. You get a lot of strange people coming to the pharmacy and now I can smell them too. 8-o

 

[Amiaji]

I remember the first time someone that smoked walked up to me after I quit. I had the same reaction. I smoked for 30 years and had no idea how bad I smelled.

 

[diggyb]

The worst part for me is that I've quit a few times before (once for 4 years), so I knew exactly how bad I smelled each time I lit a cigarette.

 

[Linden]

I always thought I covered it up really well. Closet smoker. Wore a hat and had a special jacket. I cringe about that now because I now know that there was NO covering it up all the way. I try to be very careful about not being judgmental as I swallow down a gag when near to somebody who just smoked a cigarette, after all...I'm sure I made people have the same reaction and I didn't mean to do that to them!

The strongest reaction I have had was very recent and it wasn't just sensory, it was emotional. I work in a hospital and evaluating a patient who wasn't long for the world...a life-long smoker who's O2 saturations kept plummeting down to about 65%...her brain was starving for air and she was confused. It was just so sad. Her son and daughter in law came in while I was in the room and the smell of them hit me like a brick. To see the son sobbing because he was losing his mother and unable to control his addiction...my compassion for him was immensely powerful. My own mother is dying of cancer and I thought I would be just like him...still smoking when she passed.