Smoking Neighbours
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I thought this was going to be about neighbours smoking weed! :laugh:0
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It's called a fan buy one and stop whining...
Here are a few links to buy from:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Honeywell-Whole-Room-Air-Circulator-Floor-Table-Fan/10980210
http://www.target.com/p/hunter-12-oil-rubbed-bronze-table-fan/-/A-13143557
http://www.target.com/p/lasko-3-speed-box-fan-20/-/A-13437912
http://www.target.com/p/dyson-am01-10-table-fan-blue/-/A-12226522
There are literally thousands of different makes an models....
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It's called a fan buy one and stop whining...
Here are a few links to buy from:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Honeywell-Whole-Room-Air-Circulator-Floor-Table-Fan/10980210
http://www.target.com/p/hunter-12-oil-rubbed-bronze-table-fan/-/A-13143557
http://www.target.com/p/lasko-3-speed-box-fan-20/-/A-13437912
http://www.target.com/p/dyson-am01-10-table-fan-blue/-/A-12226522
There are literally thousands of different makes an models....
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DId you read his original post? He says he has a fan in each window, so that's been tried.
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It's called a fan buy one and stop whining...
Here are a few links to buy from:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Honeywell-Whole-Room-Air-Circulator-Floor-Table-Fan/10980210
http://www.target.com/p/hunter-12-oil-rubbed-bronze-table-fan/-/A-13143557
http://www.target.com/p/lasko-3-speed-box-fan-20/-/A-13437912
http://www.target.com/p/dyson-am01-10-table-fan-blue/-/A-12226522
There are literally thousands of different makes an models....
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DId you read his original post? He says he has a fan in each window, so that's been tried.
maybe she should plug the fans in and turn them on.
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Sorry, you're having this problem, Jean. I have a neighbor who periodically smokes on the patio and it drifts into my place. When it's stuffy in here, I want the patio door open to air it out, but I have to close it temporarily, so I get where you're coming from, although he's at least not a chain smoker, so it's not as bad as your situation. Good thing, since I can't move. I own my townhouse.
I have nothing to suggest, but I hope you can either talk to your neighbor or your landlord can help you to find a resolution. Depending on how your building is laid out, can you tell if the other units that are available are facing the same direction? You might find a similar issue if you move and your apartment is facing the same way (with the usual wind directions). Then you will be worse off because you'll be in an apartment you like less and you'll still have smoke coming in.
It's unfortunate that we can't find these things out before moving in sometimes - I don't care what people say about doing your due diligence first. You can't lurk around a place for hours and days before you rent to watch the habits of neighbors. Often, we can only be shown the inside of a unit in the daytime hours when the neighbors are out at work or at classes. I've been stung on that before where I couldn't tell that there was no sound insulation between units since nobody was home when I saw the place - it was miserable and I had to sublet (at a loss) to someone after only a couple months because I couldn't sleep hearing them walking around upstairs or talking on the phone in a normal voice.
I'm also sorry to see the way you have been treated in this thread. Some people are clearly being antagonistic and then acting all innocent like they're just giving advice. I've heard about this kind of douche baggery on MFP, but this is the first time I've witnessed it myself. I can see why some people don't want to post on the forums. It's a real shame.0 -
WOW, i read just a few of these posts, and what jerks they are!!!! Apparently no one ever taught them manners. If they dont have something positive to help assist you or sympathy for the situation you are currently in, why write on the forum? People are complete a*******, for real.
I had the same problem living in an apartment before. I just had to close my windows 24/7 and light candles like crazy. Air freshners are a girls best friend lol. Soon as my lease was done, I was running out of that place. Im sorry I dont have anything better
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I think you mentioned being a college student (after 9 pages, I might be getting things mixed up, sorry!) ? Does your college have a legal aid office for students? Where I went to school, we could sign up for a free consultation with legal aid through the college. I would get a notebook and log everything about this, including dates you spoke to landlord and your neighbor, and what was said. Maybe worth emailing your landlord for written records if that's an option for you. Include the steps you have taken--buying fans, air purifier, etc., and keep your receipts. Then I would take the log, and your lease into a legal aid office and find out what, if anything, your options are. You may not have any "good" options, other than waiting out the lease, but it would be worth asking.0
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The people on the MFP forums aren't "being jerks", OP. They're actually telling you in a pretty polite way that you're being really self-righteous and ridiculous.
There's no reason for you to be so sensitive to the tiny bit of smoke coming in through your windows from the porch below you. If you really ARE that sensitive, I have no idea how you go outside at all, considering all of the exhaust and other pollutants from vehicles, factories, etc. Do you drive with the windows down? You realize you're inhaling 100x more pollutants from the cars around you than you are from any secondhand smoke from your neighbor, right?
If it's really a problem, close your window. I would NOT suggest going downstairs and talking to your neighbor, seeing how you post here. If I was your neighbor and someone like you came downstairs to tell me to smoke somewhere else, I'd purposely blow smoke in the direction of your apartment. And have all of my friends do it, too.
As a former smoker, dealing with people like you pissed me off to no end. Some lady came up to me when I was standing in a parking lot, away from any cars or people...came right up to me and told me that people shouldn't be allowed to smoke outside, swearing and cursing up and down. I was like "Seriously...? You just made an effort to walk across this parking lot like a lunatic and put yourself in my face, where my secondhand smoke actually is, to tell me that I'm polluting everyone else's lungs? Really?"
Edit: After reading the entire thread (and not just the first three pages) , as per your repeated suggestion, OP, I've come to the conclusion that your attitude is so foul that you deserve whatever sort of uncomfortable situation you find yourself in. This is the internet, and there are going to be people who come into your sympathy thread and disagree with you.
You say you want people to say something constructive, and a lot of people have. Getting air purifiers seems like a constructive suggestion. So does "close your window" and "more fans" and your own solution of speaking to your landlord. But you STILL insist on crying for a "constructive answer". Since people HAVE done this, my only conclusion is that you don't actually want any advice at all, but more replies along the lines of an out-pouring of sympathy for your very first-world problem.0 -
WOW, i read just a few of these posts, and what jerks they are!!!! Apparently no one ever taught them manners. If they dont have something positive to help assist you or sympathy for the situation you are currently in, why write on the forum? People are complete a*******, for real.
I had the same problem living in an apartment before. I just had to close my windows 24/7 and light candles like crazy. Air freshners are a girls best friend lol. Soon as my lease was done, I was running out of that place. Im sorry I dont have anything better
sometimes people need to be told the straight truth.0 -
Opt for getting a downstairs unit next time.. Until then close your windows or incense works well to cover up smoke however its smoking itself lol or just knock on his door and shoot him in the face haha I kid I kid0
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He was living there first. There are steps she can take to prevent the smoke from entering. She should have done her due diligence.
I realize that in the land of the "free," everyone is allowed to walk all over everyone else, and "first come-first serve" is how things work, but up here, where everyone has equal rights, it doesn't matter if the guy smoking were the pope, I still have the right to live in a comfortable environment, windows open or closed.
Man your such a whiner , I bet you will be a real joy to work with one day. If you don't like smoke getting in your apartment when you hear him go out on his patio or w/e get off your *kitten* and close the window and leave it shut until he is done the smoke is gone.0 -
WOW, i read just a few of these posts, and what jerks they are!!!! Apparently no one ever taught them manners. If they dont have something positive to help assist you or sympathy for the situation you are currently in, why write on the forum? People are complete a*******, for real.
I had the same problem living in an apartment before. I just had to close my windows 24/7 and light candles like crazy. Air freshners are a girls best friend lol. Soon as my lease was done, I was running out of that place. Im sorry I dont have anything better
sometimes people need to be told the straight truth.
sometimes people need to be assisted not bashed for asking for assistance
heres a thought.. if you dont have anything to help in the situation, remove yourself from it or better yet.. dont say anything at all.0 -
So we have the evil jerky meanieheads and the fuzzy bunnies about equal now and nearly everyone has given their advice. OP, have you had any acceptable answers?0
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Can you sublet your apartment and move to a smoke free community? That sounds like your best option if air filters won't work. I used to live in Montana, and we had bad forrest fires every summer, so air filters were a necessary part of life.0
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WOW, i read just a few of these posts, and what jerks they are!!!! Apparently no one ever taught them manners. If they dont have something positive to help assist you or sympathy for the situation you are currently in, why write on the forum? People are complete a*******, for real.
I had the same problem living in an apartment before. I just had to close my windows 24/7 and light candles like crazy. Air freshners are a girls best friend lol. Soon as my lease was done, I was running out of that place. Im sorry I dont have anything better
The irony of this post made me laugh.0 -
omg, this whole time i thought the OP was a woman!! I don't mean that to be offensive in any way, but i should apologize for using the wrong pronoun.0
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I think you're overreacting.
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shoot him in the throat.0
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omg, this whole time i thought the OP was a woman!! I don't mean that to be offensive in any way, but i should apologize for using the wrong pronoun.
No need to apologize OP is a woman.0 -
I hate apt living-because of this reason. Smokers are a**holes all around. Rent a house!!! Second hand smoke kills people and you are NOT over reacting!
Good Luck!
now come on, that's not cool to say.0 -
I dont think any smoker has the right to impinge upon my clean air. If I am in their home or on their lawn that is one thing, but when the smoke from a cigarette invades my home then we have a problem.0
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omg, this whole time i thought the OP was a woman!! I don't mean that to be offensive in any way, but i should apologize for using the wrong pronoun.
No need to apologize OP is a woman.
oh.. a duping in the foto....0 -
omg, this whole time i thought the OP was a woman!! I don't mean that to be offensive in any way, but i should apologize for using the wrong pronoun.
No need to apologize OP is a woman.
oh.. a duping in the foto....
the profile reads male now, but not to stereotype, i've never heard men complain in this fashion. it's usually more straight-forward with men... but maybe this really is a troll and i've been double duped!0 -
I have family members who are allergic to the smoke, so I can understand where you are coming from in terms of what seems to be an allergy to smoke. I read back and saw that you spoke to him and he didn't listen or take it into consideration after the talk was over.
Get one of your fans, put in on the balcony and point it down at him so the smoke goes back on him! Yes, he has a right to smoke, but he could try to make it a little less of a burden on others. Stay on managment, read your lease and any attachments that may have community rules. You just might find something that will help... Hope the situation improves. 0 -
I dont think any smoker has the right to impinge upon my clean air. If I am in their home or on their lawn that is one thing, but when the smoke from a cigarette invades my home then we have a problem.
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ditch the apartment and buy a house in the country. do it the Dave Ramsey way, the smart way google him if you dont know. 0
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I'm all for property rights, but when something you do on your property AFFECTS ME ON MY PROPERTY, you have crossed the line. Especially if you put my health at risk!!!
The cigarette smoker is in the wrong, and should have to either find a different place to smoke or pay for some type of filtration or ventilation system. I'm not sure if it's the same up in Canada, but you may be able to take him to court for damages if he continues to fill your property with toxic fumes. I almost had to take a neighbor to court once because he kept filling up my house with diesel exhaust from his RV generator. You may be able to get him to change his behavior by simply asking him, but if that doesn't work, talk to an attorney and see what you can do.0 -
Move to that town in California that banned smoking completely. Then you can just complain about smog and other air pollutants.
Belmont is the name of one in my area.
As for the rest of this thread, I am a smoker and am considerate of others when I smoke. So I don't want to get pulled into this thread because it'll just irritate me.0 -
^This.Move to that town in California that banned smoking completely. Then you can just complain about smog and other air pollutants.
Belmont is the name of one in my area.
As for the rest of this thread, I am a smoker and am considerate of others when I smoke. So I don't want to get pulled into this thread because it'll just irritate me.
I'm incredibly considerate of the non smokers in my life, going out of my way to make sure they don't catch any of my second hand smoke, so I take incredible exception to being called an "*kitten*". FYI, your "clean" air, isn't so clean, peach.0 -
About 3 months ago, I moved into this wonderful apartment. It's bright, spacious, has an amazing view, nice balcony, small building, and there's a little parkette right outside my door. I'm absolutely loving it, except for one reason:
The guy, 2 floors below me, is a chain smoker.
The location of the building is absolutely perfect for a light breeze to pick up the smoke, and as it raises up to the level I live on, blow it right into my apartment where it then can stay for hours!
Tonight is a particularly bad night. When he went out for his regular smoke, it was so bad, I opted for leave and go for a nice walk, thinking by the time I come back, my apartment should be aired out (I have fans in the windows of both rooms). Boy was I wrong. As soon as I open the door, it was like walking into the wall of this invisible, chemical-filled stench. 10 minutes later, my throat is all scratchy, my eyes are drying out, and I now have a killer headache! It's been over 30 minutes since I got home, and the place still stinks!
I've spoken to the landlord multiple times about it, and he finally said that he would talk to the management about my situation. They don't normally let people move to another unit, unless they're going to a larger apartment. He will try to explain my case, in an attempt get them to let me move. However, the two choices I have are really ****ty compared to the one I have now. I don't even know if those two are relatively smoke-free.
Have any of you had a similar experience to this? What did you do about it? I *can* move, but by which time, it would be winter. I'm also from the country, so I hate living with my windows closed all the time...
I was in the exact same situation with my apartment in Southern California. Our city was one of the few that did not have smoking ordinances. The only reason they eventually let us move was because I was pregnant and had a threatened miscarriage.0
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