To cross the road when I see a smoker?

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I really dislike smoking and find I'm extremely sensitive to the smell, so have always been very aware of smokers and will notice a smoker earlier than others do if I'm walking around a town centre etc.

Now I have a 7mo I'm particularly conscious I don't want him exposed to the smoke so I make a point of crossing the road and getting as far away as possible when I see a smoker.

Well MIL was pushing the pram earlier as I was looking after my toddler nephew and when I asked her to cross the road she refused, telling me "it doesn't even occur to anyone else so you'll be fine, stop being so anxious". Said smoker then took a huge puff just as we walked past, so we walked through a cloud of fresh smoke.

AIBU to do this / ask this?

Walking through someone's fag smoke, outside and you can still smell it?? No. No you can't

It's gross. I cross the road when I see someone smoking coming closer and everyone I know pretty much steers clear of smoking. It makes me want to heave. Even when I smell it on someone's clothes.

@AllThingsServeTheBeam

Walking through someone's fag smoke, outside and you can still smell it?? No. No you can't

Yes you can. And taste it.

It’s not pleasant.

@AllThingsServeTheBeam

Walking through someone's fag smoke, outside and you can still smell it?? No. No you can't

You absolutely can. Every damn time.

On my coat / hair / pram etc

What a load of bollocks!

Do you not wash your hair then?

@BurntToastAgain yes as you walk through it. It's not on their pissing clothes for days. Utter bullshit

It's a failed quote. It doesn't stay on the ops clothes and hair for days.

@user1498572889

Why don’t you wear perfume or deodorant since covid??

Working from home / not going out as much meant I felt able to try it

Why would you want to try not wearing deodorant

I'd avoid someone not using deodorant !

I wouldn't cross the road because of the danger of smoke exposure, but I would do it for the smell. So gross. But these days, so few people actually so smoke, it's much less of an issue than it ever used to be.

I do the same. It’s a massive migraine trigger and so bloody selfish.

[quote AllThingsServeTheBeam]@BurntToastAgain yes as you walk through it. It's not on their pissing clothes for days. Utter bullshit [/quote]
I guess that might depend on someone’s sensitivity.

I wouldn’t smell it says later. But I’d still much prefer not to have to walk through it at all.

Probably OTT and I wouldn't go to those lengths but I'm with you on the vile vile smell. I'm quite sensitive to the smell of smoke too, it's just the grossest thing.

Why would that make you unreasonable? Overly anxious perhaps, and I doubt very much if you pass a smoker your smelling it on your clothes hair and pram for days, wash your hair, wash your clothes and wipe down the pram

@WheelieBinPrincess

Why would you want to try not wearing deodorant

Because not everyone needs deodorant? I do. DP doesn't.