wow I stunk

[diggyb]

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.

Ya - I did the layers too...and border-line OCD hand/face washing and tooth brushing. There is no avoiding the stench - the best you can hope for is to mitigate it.

Sorry about your mother.

 

[Uma]

I cant stand the smell of stale smoke, or the smell of certain cigs burning, but whenever someone is in the act of smoking a Winston, Salem, Benson & Hedges, or L&M, i love it.
After talking with non-smokers, i understand why. Those are the brands my loved ones smoked, who have crossed over.
I cant stand my old brand, marlboros & camels. Gross


tapatypo

 

[patkin]

Its subjective like taste. Some smell it, some don't. Hubby doesn't smoke and after I started vaping I asked if I had a bad smoker's smell all these years and he said no. He's a blunt, candid, guy. I haven't smelled anything bad on smokers either since I started vaping. Reading here I expected to but haven't. Of course we never know who will or won't smell something bad. Reminds me of years ago when I took an instant dislike for someone I had just met. I couldn't understand it as I couldn't think of any reason to dislike her. Then I took an art appreciation course where our sensitivities were developed or we learned to notice subtle physical sensitivities. I discovered it was her odor I didn't like... very primitive reaction I had. Since then I've experienced the same thing with other people. BTW, none of this had to do with smoking or the usual "body odor" problems involving hygiene. I guess they emitted some kind of odor I, personally, found objectionable.... trying to say here it could happen with any fragrance detected... even some soap, lotion, hair spray, cologne, etc mixed with a person's body chemistry. Channel No 5, for instance, smells like sewage on me.

 

[Mohamed]

Is stunk an American version of stank?

Verb conjugations of stink.
http://conjugator.reverso.net/conjugation-english-verb-stink.html

Both are acceptable depending on meaning. Been a while since proper English was taught to me...so someone else will have to figure out if OP's usage is correct but we all got the meaning

I would say yes as stunk is the past tense of stink. Stank is Preterite form which I'm not sure what that means...but from the examples it looks like past tense to me as well...so I would say both or correct. May need to get English Major in here though.

 

[Mohamed]

Preterite definition
adjective: expressing a past action or state.
noun: a simple past tense or form.

so I think Stunk and Stank are equivalent.

 

[angstless]

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!

Even I, a smoker, could not stay in the smoking car it was DISGUSTING...so I spent my time in the bar car which also allowed smoking..and I got to meet a bunch of nice folk.

 

[nicetucu]

It was even worse during winter if you wore the same jacket or coat. I never thought I smelled that bad until I quit as well.

Walked past some people in the store the other day and could smell them right away, actually before they even walked by. My sense of smell is so good now, I could work at the airport hee hee wink wink... well you know.

 

[Tbaggerr]

I used to smoke in my house all night watching movies and playing games. I don't even want to think about how bad I stunk. I'm glad I moved just after I quit or I wouldn't be able to stand it in my house!

 

[jdrewry]

I took my apartment apart with all the cleaning I did, once I truly realized how bad that smoke smell really was.