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thespian86 · 01-28-2005, 12:54 PM

I hate the smell of smoke and my roomate smokes. Everything smells like it... EVERYTHING. Any tips about it?

thespian86 · 01-28-2005, 12:54 PM

I hate the smell of smoke and my roomate smokes. Everything smells like it... EVERYTHING. Any tips about getting it out of my clothes/carpet/couch/bed etc?

Thanks in advance
PMF 21

THGL · 01-28-2005, 12:58 PM

Febreze and a little time.

oh, and have your roommate quit smoking inside.

01-28-2005, 01:08 PM

For real, febreze is honestly man's greatest triumph over nature.

Willravel · 01-28-2005, 01:24 PM

I used to smoke cigars (many times the size and smell of ciggies) in my car. I found that the only real way to remove the smell is to actually have it professionally cleaned. Vaccume it, spot clean, and scrub it with furnature shampoo.

The febreze is an excelent short term fix (it'll last a few days to a week), but it'll take the big guns to really solve the problem.

Demeter · 01-28-2005, 02:05 PM

Scrubbing everything & lots of fresh air.

yellowchef · 01-28-2005, 02:08 PM

ask your roomate to stop smoking in the house, then have carpets and furniture cleaned with a steam cleaner. Some oxi-clean in with your laundry should remove the smell from your clothes and linen.

but your roomie has to stop smoking inside, otherwise it wont work.

irseg · 01-28-2005, 02:32 PM

If your roommate won't quit smoking inside, open a window and blow the air out with a fan when he lights up. The stinkiness sets in when the smoke lingers in an enclosed area.

I keep my smoking confined to one room of the house, and it's the only place where you can smell anything. I always open a window or the sunroof when I light up in my car, and it doesn't smell at all.

jstory · 02-02-2005, 06:43 PM

Febreez is awesome. Just buy a case of that stuff.

MSD · 02-02-2005, 08:57 PM

I would suggest that you first tackle the source of the problem. Every time you rrommate lights up, you sohuld be there, super-soaker in hand, and extinguish the rancid flame.

DJMala · 02-03-2005, 11:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrSelfDestruct

I would suggest that you first tackle the source of the problem. Every time you rrommate lights up, you sohuld be there, super-soaker in hand, and extinguish the rancid flame.

Actually, filling the super-soaker with lighter fluid with probably get quicker results.

spived2 · 02-19-2005, 06:04 AM

I would kick your ass if you shot a super soaker at me while I was smoking.

But anyways, first thing is ask him to smoke outside. If he doesn't want to do that, tell him to open a window and turn on the fan when he smokes. Most of the smoke should go outside this way. To get the smell out just use some fabreeze or carpet cleaner on your furniture and floors. Of course, you could always get a new roomate...

maleficent · 02-20-2005, 02:55 PM

If they've been smoking for a while, the smell is also going to be in the carpets and the walls... Repainting or steeam cleaning everything couldn't hurt.

DJ Happy · 02-21-2005, 05:27 AM

When I was living at home, I had a party while my folks were away. They are avid non-smokers and can smell cigarette smoke a mile away. Anyway, I had the party, everyone was smoking indoors as I thought there'd be ample time to get rid of the smoke smell. Plus, one night of smoking couldn't do that much damage, now could it?

How wrong I was. The next morning the house absolutely reeked of smoke. I quickly shat myself, opened all the windows and left the house for a few hours. When I returned, it smelt exactly the same. I thought I was dead.

Then I sprayed Febreze on every piece of fabric I could find, including the carpets. I left the windows open and left the house again. When I returned a few hours later, everything was smelling of roses. The Febreze had removed every single trace of cigarette smoke. When my parents returned a few days later, they were none the wiser.

Febreze saved my life and I will always be grateful to it.

gshibly · 03-15-2005, 08:33 PM

Post pictures around your room of really disfigured people that are close to dying because of smoking. Also lie and tell him one of your family members passed away due to smoking.

Just trying to help!

iccky · 03-16-2005, 09:14 AM

As an ex-smoker, let me just say that harrassing your roommate is not going to accomplish anything. Being an asshole to an asshole doesn't make the smell go away.

You do need to convince your roommate to either go outside or keep it to his room with the window open. If he isn't willing to do that, one of you's probablly gonna have to leave.

Seriously though, I'm sure he/she was a smoker when you moved in together. What did you expect?

superiorrain · 03-16-2005, 09:33 AM

Now i remember about hearing about if you leave a bowel of vinegar out over night then the cigs. smell leaves the room. But i don't know if that really works, but cheap enough to try.

oh and tell you room mate to smoke outside

01-28-2005, 12:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
thespian86 change is hard. Location: the green room.	Getting the smell of cigs out of my... everything I hate the smell of smoke and my roomate smokes. Everything smells like it... EVERYTHING. Any tips about it? __________________ EX: Whats new? ME: I officially love coffee more then you now. EX: uh... ME: So, not much.

01-28-2005, 12:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
thespian86 change is hard. Location: the green room.	Getting the smell of cigs out of my... everything I hate the smell of smoke and my roomate smokes. Everything smells like it... EVERYTHING. Any tips about getting it out of my clothes/carpet/couch/bed etc? Thanks in advance PMF 21 __________________ EX: Whats new? ME: I officially love coffee more then you now. EX: uh... ME: So, not much.

02-19-2005, 06:04 AM	#12 (permalink)
spived2 Desert Rat Location: Arizona	I would kick your ass if you shot a super soaker at me while I was smoking. But anyways, first thing is ask him to smoke outside. If he doesn't want to do that, tell him to open a window and turn on the fan when he smokes. Most of the smoke should go outside this way. To get the smell out just use some fabreeze or carpet cleaner on your furniture and floors. Of course, you could always get a new roomate... __________________ "This visage, no mere veneer of vanity, is it vestige of the vox populi, now vacant, vanished, as the once vital voice of the verisimilitude now venerates what they once vilified. However, this valorous visitation of a by-gone vexation, stands vivified, and has vowed to vanquish these venal and virulent vermin vanguarding vice and vouchsafing the violently vicious and voracious violation of volition. The only verdict is vengeance; a vendetta, held as a votive, not in vain, for the value and veracity of such shall one day vindicate the vigilant and the virtuous. Verily, this vichyssoise of verbiage veers most verbose vis-à-vis an introduction, and so it is my very good honor to meet you and you may call me V." - V

02-20-2005, 02:55 PM	#13 (permalink)
maleficent Junkie Moderator Emeritus Location: Chicago	If they've been smoking for a while, the smell is also going to be in the carpets and the walls... Repainting or steeam cleaning everything couldn't hurt. __________________ Free your heart from hatred. Free your mind from worries. Live simply. Give more. Expect less.

03-16-2005, 09:33 AM	#17 (permalink)
superiorrain Psycho Location: London	Now i remember about hearing about if you leave a bowel of vinegar out over night then the cigs. smell leaves the room. But i don't know if that really works, but cheap enough to try. oh and tell you room mate to smoke outside __________________ "The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible." - Arthur C. Clarke

01-28-2005, 12:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
THGL Psycho Location: Louisville, KY	Febreze and a little time. oh, and have your roommate quit smoking inside.

01-28-2005, 01:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
thinktank Guest	For real, febreze is honestly man's greatest triumph over nature.

01-28-2005, 01:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	I used to smoke cigars (many times the size and smell of ciggies) in my car. I found that the only real way to remove the smell is to actually have it professionally cleaned. Vaccume it, spot clean, and scrub it with furnature shampoo. The febreze is an excelent short term fix (it'll last a few days to a week), but it'll take the big guns to really solve the problem.

01-28-2005, 02:05 PM	#6 (permalink)
Demeter Psycho	Scrubbing everything & lots of fresh air.

01-28-2005, 02:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
yellowchef Addict Location: Shalimar, FL	ask your roomate to stop smoking in the house, then have carpets and furniture cleaned with a steam cleaner. Some oxi-clean in with your laundry should remove the smell from your clothes and linen. but your roomie has to stop smoking inside, otherwise it wont work.

01-28-2005, 02:32 PM	#8 (permalink)
irseg Junkie Location: Florida	If your roommate won't quit smoking inside, open a window and blow the air out with a fan when he lights up. The stinkiness sets in when the smoke lingers in an enclosed area. I keep my smoking confined to one room of the house, and it's the only place where you can smell anything. I always open a window or the sunroof when I light up in my car, and it doesn't smell at all.

02-02-2005, 06:43 PM	#9 (permalink)
jstory Crazy	Febreez is awesome. Just buy a case of that stuff.

02-02-2005, 08:57 PM	#10 (permalink)
MSD The sky calls to us ... Super Moderator Location: CT	I would suggest that you first tackle the source of the problem. Every time you rrommate lights up, you sohuld be there, super-soaker in hand, and extinguish the rancid flame.

02-21-2005, 05:27 AM	#14 (permalink)
DJ Happy Psycho	When I was living at home, I had a party while my folks were away. They are avid non-smokers and can smell cigarette smoke a mile away. Anyway, I had the party, everyone was smoking indoors as I thought there'd be ample time to get rid of the smoke smell. Plus, one night of smoking couldn't do that much damage, now could it? How wrong I was. The next morning the house absolutely reeked of smoke. I quickly shat myself, opened all the windows and left the house for a few hours. When I returned, it smelt exactly the same. I thought I was dead. Then I sprayed Febreze on every piece of fabric I could find, including the carpets. I left the windows open and left the house again. When I returned a few hours later, everything was smelling of roses. The Febreze had removed every single trace of cigarette smoke. When my parents returned a few days later, they were none the wiser. Febreze saved my life and I will always be grateful to it.

03-15-2005, 08:33 PM	#15 (permalink)
gshibly Upright Location: Florida	Post pictures around your room of really disfigured people that are close to dying because of smoking. Also lie and tell him one of your family members passed away due to smoking. Just trying to help!

03-16-2005, 09:14 AM	#16 (permalink)
iccky Psycho Location: Princeton, NJ	As an ex-smoker, let me just say that harrassing your roommate is not going to accomplish anything. Being an asshole to an asshole doesn't make the smell go away. You do need to convince your roommate to either go outside or keep it to his room with the window open. If he isn't willing to do that, one of you's probablly gonna have to leave. Seriously though, I'm sure he/she was a smoker when you moved in together. What did you expect?