Today, I found out that my neighbours are mad at me because I smoke. I don't smoke on the balcony, I walk away from the apartment complex so that they won't be affected by my bad habit. They're still mad at me because they can still see me. Didn't know that you could smell with your eyes. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I found out that my shower area is in direct view from my neighbours' balcony. I realised this when I caught my neighbour and his wife watching me while I was getting dressed. I've been living here for 7 years. FML
Today, I walked past a few of my coworkers sitting outside smoking. As I got a whiff of the smoke, I coughed. They immediately started to defend their habit, and I was told to "mind my own fucking business." I wasn't trying to be rude; I'm actually allergic to cigarette smoke. FML
Today, I stepped outside for a smoke. It was 1 a.m. Thinking no one was around, I let out a series of loud, nasty-sounding farts. I looked over to my left to see the neighbor, whom I've never met, also smoking, and staring at me. That was his first impression of me. FML
Today, I was standing on a balcony smoking a cigarette when I noticed a woman giving me strange looks. When I put the cigarette out and went to walk inside she said "You shouldn't smoke while you're pregnant." I'm not pregnant. FML
Today, I now know why my next-door neighbour can't look me in the eye without smirking. He can hear every grunt, groan, fart and strain that happens in my bathroom from his bathroom. FML
Today, my boyfriend and I were visiting his parents. When we got there, I hugged his mother, and she glared at me. Later that day, I heard her telling her son that he should leave me because I smell like cigarettes, and she hates smokers. I don't smoke, my boyfriend does. He did all the way there. FML
Today, I was sent to the front office for having blood shot eyes and smelling like smoke. I just didn't get enough sleep and had trouble putting my contacts in, and I always smell like smoke because of my parents' excessive smoking. They didn't believe me. My parents had to come in to back me up. FML
Today, I was standing on the patio when one of my upstairs neighbors threw a cigarette butt over the balcony. It landed on my head and burned some of my hair. FML
Today, I had to call the cops at 10:30 at night because of the meth smoke from my neighbor burning my nostrils, with a heavy waft of cigarette covering it up. They never smoke cigarettes, except as a less-than-average way to cover up the drugs that I can pinpoint after being at two different shelters in Denver and Boulder. FML
Today, I quit smoking. It seems that when you don't smoke for almost 24 hours, your sense of smell comes back. I then noticed how disgusting my apartment smells. Great. FML
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jbuckets_404 39
Then you may as well smoke on your balcony, no? Just post a sign: "Smoker Watching Prohibited" lol
supertacowaffle 41
I'd just smoke on the balcony then if they're gonna be that petty
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tutu96 1
Depending on how the wind carries,OP the wind could be blowing the smell/smoke onto the balcony/in the building. Also may try taking a few more steps away from the building, you may be desensitized to the smell.
RichardPencil 32
They might have synesthesia.
BiGTiMeNeRD 29
Were you smoking meth? If so, YDI
Kurliez408 32
They probably don't mind the vision of you smoking as much as the constant smell of cigarettes which lingers on you. I'm not a smoker nor do I support it, but they should really mind their own business.
stormy0307 16
It's unsightly. Several people go stand next to my car to smoke at my apartment because my assigned stall happens to be the legal distance away from my building to smoke in public places. Half the time it seems they can't be bothered to throw their used cigarettes into the designated disposal can and instead just throw them on the ground. So my car is surrounded by used cigarettes.
Tierra Stokes 3
Why even go through this much trouble? You pay your dues just like them. I say F them ?
tolkien897 15
I'm stuck between "**** your life" and "you deserve it." I'm glad your nice enough to go away from the apartment building, but for your health, you should quit smoking.
GhostFox 34
Sounds like they're ex-smokers and the sight makes them crave to smoke. That, or someone has been leaving cigarette butts around, and since they only see OP smoking, they blame them. Cigarette smoke does cling to clothes, but unless they're sticking their entire face against OP when they go to get inside heir apartment, it really shouldn't be too much of a problem, unless one of them has a very sensitive anaphylactic allergy to cigarette smoke.
Fatboy007 9
Smoke inside from now on. When you talk to them light up & blow the smoke in their faces! You can't please everyone