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My living room stinks of cigarette smoke. What the hell could it be ?

59 replies

SwissMonsterRavingCheesyParty · 07/05/2010 00:07

And no, I don't smoke

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ShinyAndNew · 07/05/2010 14:02

Do you own a teenager? My money is on them and/or their friends. If you are sure it is cigarettes.

estya · 07/05/2010 14:08

I received a parcel and the delivery driver was smoking at my door. Has made the hall stink. Its so disrespectful.

(Whenever we get a delivery from citylink i get annoyed by something they do - or don't do)

Anyway - have you had a delivery? especially if your front door goes straight into the lounge.

zandy · 07/05/2010 14:15

We had this once and it was an electric blanket smouldering under a quilt. Took an age to locate the problem. Probably not your cause though in this weather. Hope you get it sorted soon.

kittycat68 · 07/05/2010 14:29

phone an electricain pronto! get them out to check it out. its worth the piece of mind if nothing else you wont rest until you solve this .

MaisieBean · 07/05/2010 15:43

Have you burnt any milk recently? I did this the other week and there was definitely a lingering cigarette-type smell afterwards (I used to smoke so I recognise the smell of stale cigarette smoke and this smelt just like it).

It was so reminiscent of cigarette smoke that I felt the need to tell DH what the smell was in case he thought I had been having a crafty fag!

bintofbohemia · 07/05/2010 16:23

My money's on ghost too. Has it gone yet?

Fruitysunshine · 07/05/2010 16:31

We used to get this in a former home and it turned out to be road fumes coming in open windows.

Are you near a main or busy road?

brightyoungthing · 07/05/2010 16:45

I get the whiff of fags in my bedroom if I leave the window open from people walking past and smoking. Tis horrible.
Also the towels at work stink of ciggy smoke sometimes and no-body can ever work out why, it's really annoying.

ProfYaffle · 07/05/2010 16:48

Neighbours have a house guest who smokes?

I used some bug spray on my plants today which smelled of cigarettes. Come to think of it people do soak cigarette ends in water and use the water as a plant spray to kill aphids, do the neighbours like gardening?

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