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Post by Arlis on Aug 5, 2005 11:38:50 GMT 7
I've never smoked in my dorm because I don't like smelling the cigarette smoke 24/7. It's getting a bit hard to find a place to smoke however as it's damn hot and sticky outside. There's also nothing to look at outside and the sheer amount of students tutting in my direction is off-putting.
Unfortunately of course, Cigarette smoke tends to linger and is rather hard to clear away. It seems to creep into unknown place and hibernate, multiply, or just plain hide out of sight (but not out of sniffing range).
Anyways, just before I *do* start smoking in my room, does anyone know of surefire ways to clear that damn smoke away? Not just the smoke, but the fragrance as well.
ps. The poll is for fun and what you think about the smoke. Feel free to input on it.
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Post by Raoul Duke on Aug 5, 2005 11:40:15 GMT 7
The world is my ashtray.
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Post by Seth on Aug 5, 2005 11:51:01 GMT 7
At first I tried to do the polite thing and not smoke indoors. But then I realized that Chinese people smoke anywhere and everywhere. Plus, living in polluted central China, everywhere smelled like burning plastic so I figured cigarette smoke was an improvement.
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Post by con's fly is open on Aug 5, 2005 11:56:20 GMT 7
There's a huge campaign in Canada involving an easy to remember anagram: SSD- second-hand smoking diseases. So I go outside. If it's raining, I hide in the kitchen; if the cook's there, I stand at the end of the hall where people stow their bikes.
In my room I go nuts. If folks don't like it, GOOD. It's the only place I have completely to myself.
My open smoking out front is a two-edged sword: yes, I'm setting a terrible example for the kids, but I am also in position to lay "Hello!" "Good morning!" or "Sally! Good afternoon!" on the students as they arrive.
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Post by LJ on Aug 5, 2005 12:14:35 GMT 7
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Post by Mr Nobody on Aug 5, 2005 20:17:51 GMT 7
Smokers are evil, and will be struck down by God! The bible, in Intrusions Chapter 24 verses 21-28 saith "those that smoke will be struck down by plague, and by rains of fire from the heavens, and the great beast shall arise, and eat them whole after smiting them to gobbets of quivering flesh.
and there, upon the rock titanic, they shall be left in smouldering ashes for the doom upon mankind for all eternity."
Oh, that's right, I am an atheist. OK, smoke away, I don't care.
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Post by hankuh on Aug 6, 2005 5:43:09 GMT 7
Yeesh! I hate smoking; the very habit is downright disgusting and does serious harm to one's health. Yeah I know: no poo!
In China, well damn, it's a smoker's paradise! If you smoke, god you can smoke any damn place, and that in itself leads to all kinds of increases in your daily smoking rate. If you smoke and I certainly do, there is also the incredible amount of gift-giving: it's easy to get a pack of smokes just as a gift by the Chinese; many occasions I have received cartons of smokes.
However, my wife despises the habit, and will bitch incessantly about me smoking. I smoke inside my apartment, and take the punishment of her bitching.
I plan to stop smoking; it sucks. Now that I am back in the US, I am smoking AMERICAN cigarettes, and by golly, they are infinitely better than the Chinese brands. I gotta stop smoking. Smoking kills--dammit to hell. The sooner I can quit smoking, the sooner I can live longer.
Thus ends my pathetic self-serving rant. That's all. Thank you.
I have to light up now--outside my brother's house in the US because he won't allow me to smoke inside his house--he's an insensitive bastard.
I'm dreading the 17 m'kaying hour flight back to China!
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Post by Dragonsaver on Aug 6, 2005 6:42:22 GMT 7
I don't smoke, drink or run around with women  Ok, well I just had a beer  but, two out of three ain't bad eh  People aren't allowed to smoke in my house either. I got gassed (literally) in a couple of labs and my lungs can't take the poison  ( I was a chem tech before I was an engineer which will also be a before soon. Next career is speaking, writing, reading and otherwise conveying knowledge to those who want to listen/learn.  |
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Post by gengrant on Aug 6, 2005 9:22:32 GMT 7
My mom just died of lung cancer due to 43 years of chain smoking...so I am against it...at least for me and my immediate family...what you do is your business...I can leave...  <under my breath>go ahead, suck on the death stick...  |
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Post by Raoul Duke on Aug 6, 2005 15:52:07 GMT 7
THA, pick up a box of Nicorette gum before you fly out. Bring enough for the next trip back stateside, too. It's still not a cigarette, but it can at least help keep the Twitching Awfuls away until you are liberated from the airliner cabin.
GG, I realize this must be a sensitive subject for you and I'm sorry...
I don't seem to have an exceptionally strong fear of death. What I really fear is death without a cigarette first.
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Post by acjade on Aug 6, 2005 18:07:34 GMT 7
I smoke.
None of my sons smoke except for the adopted one. I wasn't his role model but I sure contribute to the image. I hate that. I really, really hate it.
But I still love smoking. In fact one of the things I love about being here is that I can come home from work, pop a tinnie, light up and have the computer all to myself. I can wake up at whatever hour in the morning and have a ciggie without anyone jumping down my throat.
My Dad's mother smoked until she was ninety seven. She died after falling down a flight of stairs.
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Post by con's fly is open on Aug 6, 2005 20:49:40 GMT 7
My father's side all die from smoking.
Or bowel cancer. Quit tobacco and up my fibre intake.
Par-day.
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Post by Arlis on Aug 7, 2005 22:04:13 GMT 7
Anyone got any suggestions on CLEARING up smoke from inside the house? Does an open box of baking soda work?
Wait... do they even have baking soda here?
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Post by con's fly is open on Aug 7, 2005 22:11:40 GMT 7
i read this is a home remedy book once- it worked! Once ain't proof, but...
A big bowl of water in the room will remove the smoke from the air. Don't ask me how. And bear in mind we're only talking about the AIR. How to get the stink out of the upholstery is another story.
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Post by Raoul Duke on Aug 7, 2005 22:28:26 GMT 7
A big bowl of water?!?  If you're serious about this, look into getting an electrostatic air purifier (aka negative ion generator). You can buy them at the bigger department stores, although you may have a bugger of a time explaining to your interpreter exactly what it is you want. This is not just a flow-through air filter, which is probably what most people helping you will assume you want. This thing uses electrically-charged ions to quickly suck things like smoke, dust, and pollen out of the air. They're not cheap (1500-2000?) but they're extremely effective and they should last for years. When you first turn it on your house will likely have a strong ozone smell for a while. This will clear away as the air is cleaned. If you have small children, a person of delicate health, allergies, etc. these things are highly recommended... |
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Post by Raoul Duke on Aug 7, 2005 22:29:36 GMT 7
BTW, baking soda is not common but can be found...bigger supermarkets and those frequented by foreigners.
It won't help much with tobacco smoke in the air, though.
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Post by LJ on Aug 7, 2005 22:30:30 GMT 7
later.....sleepy....bye
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Post by Hamish on Aug 7, 2005 22:36:51 GMT 7
This thing uses electrically-charged ions... As opposed to "criminally charged" ions? JESUS! |
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Post by gengrant on Aug 7, 2005 22:43:45 GMT 7
believe it or not, a small bowl of instant coffee (unbrewed) in the offending room will not only clear up the smoke, but also the smell as well...
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Post by Arlis on Aug 7, 2005 22:44:10 GMT 7
Uggh! Forgot about the upholstery!
Will probably look into the purifier option. Does the purifier help lessen that constant ashy dust that covers everything in my room? I'm not talking about just regular dust either, it only takes a week without dusting and everything is covered in this grey dust.
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Post by Raoul Duke on Aug 7, 2005 22:46:29 GMT 7
Right. The criminal ions will just encourage you to smoke more.
I realize that I was redundant (ions, by their very definition, are electrically charged) but also thinking that we may have readers who don't use the word "ion" all that often...
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Post by Arlis on Aug 7, 2005 22:46:52 GMT 7
Unbrewed instant coffee?  Have you tested it? What about the upholstery? I've got a leather couch and fabric chairs, does it clear it up before it gets in there? |
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Post by Raoul Duke on Aug 7, 2005 22:51:05 GMT 7
Yes, ion generators will get smoke, dust, ash, pollen...all kinds of particulates.
I'm skeptical of the coffee thing too but will try and stay open-minded...
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Post by Mr Nobody on Aug 7, 2005 23:12:33 GMT 7
Yeah, they work by the electrostatic charge making them clump so they don't remain suspended in the air, thus fall to the ground. It is how they work, they don't really do anything else, to my knowledge.
I reckon, although I haven't tried this, that there should be a simply way to turn a cheese grater into one. All you need is a bunch of points (charges collect at points, which is why lightning rods are pointy not round) and an ion source. Gotta be an invention in there - probably need one of the thingies in a car, can't remember the name. Oh, possibly a small computer sized fan too. Could be cheap.
Jeez, I haven't thought of this for ages.
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Post by Hamish on Aug 7, 2005 23:18:48 GMT 7
I realize that I was redundant (ions, by their very definition, are electrically charged) but also thinking that we may have readers who don't use the word "ion" all that often... WHAT? A troll! Trying to bait us into defending the educational level of our members. I won't fall for that old trick. |
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