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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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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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jbuckets_404 39
Then you may as well smoke on your balcony, no? Just post a sign: "Smoker Watching Prohibited" lol
stephh_1 11
Ugh that must be so annoying!
stephh_1 11
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By the way they are probably millennials...millennials so sensitive.
khaleesi_reyna 15
Honestly I doubt that. Most millennials I know might say something once about it but it would probably be like "that's bad for you" and thatd be the end of it. They wouldn't get pissy about seeing someone smoking (esp if they can't smell it). Baby boomers on the other hand are some of the most entitled, thin-skinned whiners I've ever seen. The neighbors are probably Boomers
hiddenUSERNAME 27
Oops I gave you an accidental thumbs up
allie2590 31
Oh please you look like a millennial yourself
inappropes 31
i dont smoke but have never understood people who are so cunty about it. there are things way worse than the smell in the world.
Demon_of_Light 27
It's not really the smell that people generally take issue with, it's the increased risk of the toxic side effects of second hand smoke, like asthma, heart disease, and cancer. That being said, if you're out of smelling range, you're probably out of range of second hand smoke, so I'm not sure why a visual would be such a problem.
K3719er 9
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Sounds like a them problem to me - and remember, quitters never win. SMOKING IS AMAZING.
anAmericanGuy50505 6
I don't care who smokes and who doesn't, but saying that smoking is good for you is just retarded. I agree, it may feel good, but it isn't worth it.
K3719er 9
I didnt say it was good for you - I just said it was amazing. I agree, smoking is bad for you - but life is 100% fatal anyway, so live it up, and please, stop confusing internet wit and sarcasm for sound medical advice :P
supertacowaffle 41
I'd just smoke on the balcony then if they're gonna be that petty
KILLJOY1945 7
Not with their eyes maybe, but they can still smell you with their nose when you come back smelling like ashtray..
ChristianH39 30
They're his neighbors, not his roommates. If they don't like the way he smells then they can go **** themselves, he's being more than courteous enough
Lobby_Bee 18
Similar situation happened to me. I just kept doing what I was doing and they went to complain to management. Management told them I have every right to smoke and because I was smoking far away from the walkways and front lobby doors, they can't do anything to me. There will always be people that think the world revolves around them.
adjwejaelwkdc 21
I would not be surprised to find out that they're ex-smokers themselves -- ex-smokers are more likely to be uber-offended by smoke than anyone else. I've not smoked in about ten years now, and I try to be extra-understanding around smokers in open places precisely because of how rude and unreasonable people could be to me when I was a smoker. I had a neighbor who once complained to me when I smoked outside. He claimed that there must be "some freak thing with the wind" (his words exactly) that carried the smoke down the building, around the corner, past his bedroom window, and into his living room window. Even though I had no legal obligation to do so, I started smoking farther away from the building, where I noticed that the people who lived in the building next door would lean out their window to smoke, right next to his living room window. I pointed this out to him. He lied and said that he never said he could smell the smoke in his living room, and that it was the kitchen he had mentioned. He also let it slip that he was an ex-smoker, and couldn't stand the smell of smoke because it made him want a cigarette. I wanted to say, "The difference between you and me is that I can quit smoking and take away what it is that you don't like about me. But I'm pretty sure I'll always not like you, because you'll always be an asshole."
BrotherPhil 35
If he could smell it in the living room, then he was probably smelling the stale smoke on your clothes. You could always do what the Victorians did: smoking jackets weren't just a fashion thing; they were worn to protect the clothes underneath from smelling if stale smoke. Try putting aside one jacket that you don't mind smelling of smoke, and putting it on when you smoke so that you can take the smell off with the jacket.
Chad D. Nelson 8
then smoke some weed and they'll REALLY smell it. **** them
britren 18
lololol watch it be the opposite way with weed
superboredd 21
Smoke if you want to smoke. Everyone has their habits.