Is this rude, or am I just exaggerating the issue
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You should also consider, if you really did have an asthma attack, that the two likeliest causes of bronchiole constriction in this type of situation are exercise induced asthma and the psychological factors related to smell triggering. There weren't actual smoke particles in the air.
Consider option to manage both. Exercise induced asthma can be managed, as well as the mental triggering. But neither by focusing your anger and angst on a stranger.0 -
Have any vicks vaporub? Stick a smear of it beneath each nostril.0
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Have you ever accidentally smeared some inside a nostril? It will make you excel in all thing.0 -
No, but there was a tiger balm incident that got me off the stuff for life.EvgeniZyntx wrote: »
Have you ever accidentally smeared some inside a nostril? It will make you excel in all thing.
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I do this when I cannot breath through my nose because I am really sick. Usually all I have to do is run it under my nose if I am just a little sick.
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herrspoons wrote: »It annoys me when some weirdo gets on the machine next to you when there are half a dozen free ones available.
So, no. Not overreacting.
Remember, evryone is someone elses weirdo
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I hate when people are all up in my personal space... When I'm in line at the grocery store it always seems someone wants to try to crawl into my back pocket... So I've solved the problem.... I quietly take the divider bar, that you place on the conveyor belt behind your groceries and the next person's, and I lay it on the ground a few feet behind me... They get the message to BACK OFF pretty quickly.0
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Archerychickge wrote: »I hate when people are all up in my personal space... When I'm in line at the grocery store it always seems someone wants to try to crawl into my back pocket... So I've solved the problem.... I quietly take the divider bar, that you place on the conveyor belt behind your groceries and the next person's, and I lay it on the ground a few feet behind me... They get the message to BACK OFF pretty quickly.
I like this.0 -
Annoying, yes. Rude, no. I think there needs to be a distinction there. I've had that experience with someone on the treadmill next to me who smelled like they hadn't showered in a year. Super annoying, but it's not like they did it with the intent being to make me unhappy. He was just a stinky dude. Chalk it up to bad luck and move on.0
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I hear you. I am very sensitive to cigarette smoke, perfume and people who smell strongly of it. Makes my skin itch, lungs burn, eyes water. workout at home only now.
People have their rights, nothing can you do. Move is about your only option. When I have guests to my house we are always clear 'no perfume allowed'. I am a bit of an extreme but in a public place not much you can do. Thankfully in Ontario Canada smoking is now banned on restaurant outdoor patios. this summer will be the fist time I can enjoy a patio in about 10 years0 -
TheBattleAxe wrote: »amazes me that people still smoke, surely everybody knows how bad it is for you. Don't you also think it's a bit old fashioned? Also what's the point in running to get fit and healthy whilst you're still a smoker, defies logic.
As for choosing the machine right next to you when there is plenty of others, maybe you looked like you were running a similar speed to her and she wanted a pace to follow?
There is a good chance she is not a smoker. Maybe lives with a smoker.
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A-FREAKIN-MEN! I am sensitive to that scent too! At my gym it gets pretty crowded when I go but I still try to spread out if I can. If someone gets on next to me I assume it is because no other machines are empty but when I go at night when it isn't as busy and someone gets on next to me I keep my pepper spray close (it's on my keys which I keep with me) or I move/switch machines or leave. That's so rude and creepy when people do that!0
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herrspoons wrote: »It annoys me when some weirdo gets on the machine next to you when there are half a dozen free ones available.
So, no. Not overreacting.
Some people are creatures of habit or have a specific machine they like. At our gym my husband had a specific arc trainer he liked. Sure all the other machines could be empty but he would always go to that particular machine regardless if someone was next to it or not. At the gym I used to go to I had a specific treadmill that I liked (mainly because it was the only one that had an upgrade and actually slowed down to a cool down walk instead of just coming to a dead stop when the workout was done). And yeah, I'd always use that one even if all the other treadmills were open and there was someone on the one next to the TM I preferred.
In all honestly I've never stopped to even think that someone should be using a different machine.
Let me ask you this OP: What do you do in social situations, like crowds and the like where people are all over you? How do you handle standing in line at the store where there will be people all around you invading your personal space? When you go to a bar do you also get annoyed when someone sits down next to you?0 -
There's a lady in my Zumba class who, despite the room being roomy and almost empty, chooses to stand right next to people to the point where shoulders almost touch. Some people just don't understand the personal space concept and those people are quite irritating0
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I do not think it was rude of her. However, I do not have an issue with personal space like other people do. I will say that I have noticed that a lot of people seem to be upset when anyone else gets anywhere near them when the other person had the option of not being there. So based on that you wanting to move machines and being upset that she was next to you seems to be normal.0
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You underreacted. I would have sprayed her with the sanitizer bottle like a cat on the couch. "No! Bad smoker. NO!"0
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mojohowitz wrote: »You underreacted. I would have sprayed her with the sanitizer bottle like a cat on the couch. "No! Bad smoker. NO!"
YES.0 -
EvgeniZyntx wrote: »
Have you ever accidentally smeared some inside a nostril? It will make you excel in all thing.
Cocaine?0 -
I just quit smoking last week. I'm so glad because I've always had an over-sensitive sense of smell and was brushing my teeth and washing my hands 3-10 extra times a day (after each cigarette). Unfortunately, that just meant I smelled like toothpaste, soap AND cigarettes. There's no getting it out of hair or clothes without washing them, no matter how light a smoker a person is. And the heavier smokers sweat it out. It's an unpleasant smell and many smokers are not oblivious. They're just addicted so they deal with it.
But it's equally as disgusting an odor as someone burping up their lunch while running or wearing too much perfume (noxious!) or obviously re-wearing yesterday's sweaty workout gear or having smelly feet. Yeah, we can smell your nasty feet; wash your damn shoes.
Basically, what I'm getting at is: if it bothers you, move. Or get home gym equipment. Or work out outside away from others. People emit all kinds of nasty odors. Not just smoke. You can either waste time and effort being all butthurt by it or avoid it.0 -
Archerychickge wrote: »I hate when people are all up in my personal space... When I'm in line at the grocery store it always seems someone wants to try to crawl into my back pocket... So I've solved the problem.... I quietly take the divider bar, that you place on the conveyor belt behind your groceries and the next person's, and I lay it on the ground a few feet behind me... They get the message to BACK OFF pretty quickly.
I like this.
...for it's ridiculousness.
Would ignore.0 -
Archerychickge wrote: »I hate when people are all up in my personal space... When I'm in line at the grocery store it always seems someone wants to try to crawl into my back pocket... So I've solved the problem.... I quietly take the divider bar, that you place on the conveyor belt behind your groceries and the next person's, and I lay it on the ground a few feet behind me... They get the message to BACK OFF pretty quickly.
that may be the single most crazy thing i've heard all day.0 -
goddessofawesome wrote: »ourtruelovewillneverdie wrote: »I personally would avoid using a machine next to someone if another one was open. As a smoker and an adult it is my decision to smoke, just like some people choose to overload on spray and that God awful Axe stuff. I'm not oblivious to the fact I smell like a smoker, but it's my choice, so in public I could really give two *kitten* whether someone is bothered or not. I've quit every time I was pregnant and nursing but I always start back up because I want to. I know all the risks and have seen the negative effects of smoking due to the complications my grandfather had from being a life long smoker. I worked in the healthcare field for eight years and I've done my research. It's something that I enjoy and when I stop enjoying it I'll quit. I'm not one to get in someone's personal space anyway if I don't have to. I choose not to smoke in my house and I also am respectful of other's rules on smoking. I don't smoke in public places unless it is a designated zone. Not all smokers are horrible people, they just smell like smokers, which obviously offends tons of people on here. I hate the smell of alcohol and beer and I choose not to drink anymore but I don't chastise anyone who smells like it. God forbid an adult makes their own decisions that doesn't agree with everyone.
Wow. You read way too much into the entire post.
Oh, and just because you're not in ones "personal space" doesn't mean that stale smell of smoke that is emanating from you goes away. Also, I don't think that the smell of smoke offends "tons of people on here. Pretty sure it offends a lot of people.
Who cares if it offends someone? I'm an adult making a legal choice. If someone is offended it is their problem, not mine.
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yourradimradletshug wrote: »A-FREAKIN-MEN! I am sensitive to that scent too! At my gym it gets pretty crowded when I go but I still try to spread out if I can. If someone gets on next to me I assume it is because no other machines are empty but when I go at night when it isn't as busy and someone gets on next to me I keep my pepper spray close (it's on my keys which I keep with me) or I move/switch machines or leave. That's so rude and creepy when people do that!
You carry pepper spray with you in a gym on a treadmill? I don't sense sarcasm, but I'm really hoping this is sarcasm.
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lolz. careful, guys, we've got an internet badass here who makes LEGAL CHOICES! woah! total tuff gai!0
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I thought this website was a place people came to find encouragement and support others. So instead of empathetic to someone with a health issue that is in a GYM trying to improve themselves you decided it was better to judge her then come to a forum to further degrade this woman. I guess it is true that hurt people hurt people. I guess all those times people looked at your fat rolls with disgust gives you the right look down on others. How dare you and others call people WEIRD and to hell with your social etiquette. I hate cigarette smoke just like most non smokers but that does not give me a license treat others as less than myself. Check your ego because your little 4 miles on treadmill isn't *kitten*!!! Fatties Vs. Smokers how ridiculous.0
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Wronkletoad wrote: »lolz. careful, guys, we've got an internet badass here who makes LEGAL CHOICES! woah! total tuff gai!
If you're referring to me, I never claimed to be a bad *kitten*. I just don't give a *kitten* about what people who mean nothing to me think. There is a significant difference.0 -
ourtruelovewillneverdie wrote: »Wronkletoad wrote: »lolz. careful, guys, we've got an internet badass here who makes LEGAL CHOICES! woah! total tuff gai!
If you're referring to me, I never claimed to be a bad *kitten*. I just don't give a *kitten* about what people who mean nothing to me think. There is a significant difference.
Ok, but what about those people who mean something to you? What would you say if a family member of yours stopped inviting you over because they couldn't take the way you smell any more or if they asked you to please not smoke before coming over and if you did to please change your clothes before hand? Or asked you to not smoke at all while you were visiting? Would you care about that?
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goddessofawesome wrote: »ourtruelovewillneverdie wrote: »Wronkletoad wrote: »lolz. careful, guys, we've got an internet badass here who makes LEGAL CHOICES! woah! total tuff gai!
If you're referring to me, I never claimed to be a bad *kitten*. I just don't give a *kitten* about what people who mean nothing to me think. There is a significant difference.
Ok, but what about those people who mean something to you? What would you say if a family member of yours stopped inviting you over because they couldn't take the way you smell any more or if they asked you to please not smoke before coming over and if you did to please change your clothes before hand? Or asked you to not smoke at all while you were visiting? Would you care about that?
My Dad, (a former smoker) tells me to quit every time I smoke because he watched what happened to his own father. I tell him I'll quit when I'm ready and since I'm an adult he respects that. If someone doesn't like smoke or doesn't allow smoking I don't do it. I have a friend who is asthmatic and I make a point to not smoke before heading to see her or smoking while I'm there. As soon as I leave I will smoke. Same goes for my best friend who recently stopped smoking due to getting pregnant. I realized that smoking is hard for some people to stop doing and I do not want to make it any harder on her. I choose to respect others that matter because I want to be respected in return. The general public I just don't care. It's really a simple concept.0
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