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-=TimeTraveler=- · 10-25-2007, 01:44 PM

I'm an insomniac; if I want to sleep on a regular cycle, I must use an OTC sleep aid. if I don't, I'm up all night. My husband sleeps soundly every night, from 11 PM til 7 AM.

I began to notice when I was doing one of my 'all nighters', that I'd smell cigarette smoke rather strongly in my living/dining room (where I'd sit with my laptop on the sofa). This area is 18 feet down a hallway from the master bedroom. The bedroom door is always closed when my husband sleeps.

The cigarette smoke smell is strong, doesn't linger too long, but is absolutely unmistakable, and it comes from a certain area by my dining table.

No matter where I am in the house when the smoke arrives, if I get up and walk to the dining table, the smell intensifies there. There is no window in this area, so I don't think the smoke is seeping in from outside. I thought that might be the case when the weather was warm, and windows were open at night; but it happens when the [central] air conditioning is on and all windows are closed. It happens when the furnace is running and all the windows are closed. It happens when nothing is 'running' and all the windows are closed.

My husband is never awake when the smoke 'arrives', so I'm certain it's not from him in any way. He has never smoked in the house.

I live in a house in a semi-rural area. there is an 80 foot wide empty lot on one side, between us and the next house to the west. I don't think anyone smokes in that house. To the east is our large garage, and the woman who lives in the house beyond that I know doesn't smoke. To the north of us, beyond our backyard is a large soybean field and no houses for a mile to the north. To the south of us is a a 50' hill to a single lane road, and the house opposite is empty for the winter season. The area is dotted with oak, hickory and pine trees and lots of grass.

I've lived here a couple of months, with my husband, who is a smoker, but he only smokes outside of the house. I'm very sensitive to tobacco smoke, as I have never smoked, outside of trying it once or twice when I was a teenager, decades ago.

The smoke 'comes' and 'goes' quickly. But it is obvious and strong enough to be very noticeable and to tick me off.

A friend of mine suggested I tell 'whomever' is smoking to simply stop. I'll have to remember to do that during the next all-nighter. It happened again, around 6 AM this morning.

10-25-2007, 01:44 PM	#77 (permalink)
-=TimeTraveler=- Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1	I'm an insomniac; if I want to sleep on a regular cycle, I must use an OTC sleep aid. if I don't, I'm up all night. My husband sleeps soundly every night, from 11 PM til 7 AM. I began to notice when I was doing one of my 'all nighters', that I'd smell cigarette smoke rather strongly in my living/dining room (where I'd sit with my laptop on the sofa). This area is 18 feet down a hallway from the master bedroom. The bedroom door is always closed when my husband sleeps. The cigarette smoke smell is strong, doesn't linger too long, but is absolutely unmistakable, and it comes from a certain area by my dining table. No matter where I am in the house when the smoke arrives, if I get up and walk to the dining table, the smell intensifies there. There is no window in this area, so I don't think the smoke is seeping in from outside. I thought that might be the case when the weather was warm, and windows were open at night; but it happens when the [central] air conditioning is on and all windows are closed. It happens when the furnace is running and all the windows are closed. It happens when nothing is 'running' and all the windows are closed. My husband is never awake when the smoke 'arrives', so I'm certain it's not from him in any way. He has never smoked in the house. I live in a house in a semi-rural area. there is an 80 foot wide empty lot on one side, between us and the next house to the west. I don't think anyone smokes in that house. To the east is our large garage, and the woman who lives in the house beyond that I know doesn't smoke. To the north of us, beyond our backyard is a large soybean field and no houses for a mile to the north. To the south of us is a a 50' hill to a single lane road, and the house opposite is empty for the winter season. The area is dotted with oak, hickory and pine trees and lots of grass. I've lived here a couple of months, with my husband, who is a smoker, but he only smokes outside of the house. I'm very sensitive to tobacco smoke, as I have never smoked, outside of trying it once or twice when I was a teenager, decades ago. The smoke 'comes' and 'goes' quickly. But it is obvious and strong enough to be very noticeable and to tick me off. A friend of mine suggested I tell 'whomever' is smoking to simply stop. I'll have to remember to do that during the next all-nighter. It happened again, around 6 AM this morning.