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In reply to the discussion: Report: Boehner's inauguration smoke joke had first lady's eyes rolling [View all]Hekate
(90,683 posts)You get used to it, that's all. But once you either move away (as I did from my parents) or someone quits (as my ex did) the nonsmoker's nose clears, the environment clears, and then you really lose your tolerance for the odor. Smokers who visit me (like my daughter) simply take it outside.
My brother has been a pack a day (or more) smoker since he was a young teen; and now in his mid-60s he not only has emphysema, he reeks. Like the alcohol he takes in, it literally comes off his skin, not just his breath. I love him and am sorry about this, but I am glad I don't live with him.
Landlords have no-smoking rules now because cigarette smoke stains the walls and ceiling and the smell gets in the carpets and drapery and can't really be cleaned out.