meirman wrote:
I suspect he's afraid later tenants won't rent if they smell
cigarettes. I have a weak nose in general, but a lot of people can
smell mere traces of smoke.


Both of my parents smoked when I was growing up and air conditioning was rare
back then. Even worse, my mother hated having the windows open in the car
because it would blow her hair.

Now, as an adult, my sinuses shut down within seconds of exposure to cigarette
smoke. I get all stopped up as if I had a bad cold. You better believe I can
smell where cigarettes have been.

My next door neighbor rang my doorbell yesterday while I was doing something and
couldn't break away immediately. When I finally went to the front door, he was
gone but his smoke was still there... or at least its odor. That's how I knew
who it was... and I was right. It was him.

People who smoke have no idea how bad they smell to those who don't. My
neighbor generally smells like a beer hall ashtray.



--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN

VE