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I have lived here for 16 years with decent enough neigbours but when a quiet middle aged couple moved in, who are very nice on face value i did not realise one of them is a smoker. This basicly means my garden which is directly adjacent and small gets the smoke coming over every few minutes the person comes outside and lights up. They never seem to go out at weekends so in summer the person sits out all day and smokes. The other partner isnt a smoker thankfully but this is bad enough to spoil my gardening quality. I just have to keep going indoors everytime it happens. Smoking is my number one hate so this is the worst thing. This also meams we cant have any meals outside ever! So sad as i have spent so much time getting the garden how i want it with a wildlife friendly ethos. I cant really say anything as they have a small back garden and have nowhere else to go. I dont want to resent them but it is hard not to. Obviously the person does not think of the effect the filthy toxic smell it had on neighbours. Gutted :-(
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Can you cope with lighting a citronella candle to mask the smell?
Not nice for you ...I sympathise."Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple
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No, i dont want to mask it. I can still smell it. We can also smell dog mess in their garden on hot days. And then there are other neighbours dogs barking........ Dont get me started on dogs. People ! I just want to be as far away from them as possible and just have wildlife.Comment
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There's nothing I could think of short term to help you out I'm afraid and nothing at all that couldn't cost a fortune. A bigger wall or fence or plant a hedge is all I can think of but that would be long term, a little drastic expensive and may not suit if your garden is very small.Comment
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Comments like that really stick in my throat.............Originally posted by Marb67 View Post
..........Yes, I'm a smoker. I was banned from smoking in public places & rightly so. Now when smokers go outside, there are grumbles that because it's a nice sunny evening they can't sit outside because of the smokers. You can't have it both ways, I don't here of any complaints during cold wet weather. I don't like the smell of a lot of things but it's life. I bet you don't mind BBQ smoke. It'll be vehicle fumes next.........stop moaning & live with it.....................Yes, it's a rant.
sigpic“Gorillas are very intelligent, but they don't have to be as delicate as chimps -- they can just smash open the termite nest,”
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Nah- don't go down the way of being vindictive
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I bet he doesn't even know it's causing you a problem. He is doing the right thing by going outside, especially if he has kids.............it's a case of you can't do right for doing wrong.Originally posted by Marb67 View Postsigpic“Gorillas are very intelligent, but they don't have to be as delicate as chimps -- they can just smash open the termite nest,”
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Even wildlife can be noisy, smelly and unneighbourly when they live in your garden.Originally posted by Marb67 View PostComment
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May I ask, is there anything that has pleased you over the last 6 months cos my mental state has not been at it's best...............Check your threads.sigpic“Gorillas are very intelligent, but they don't have to be as delicate as chimps -- they can just smash open the termite nest,”
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I smoked up until my heart attack but have no problems with others who do. We are all entitled to opinion and to use our gardens to relax as we feel fit, including smoking. I along with so many over people hate BBQs and bonfires but people still have them.Originally posted by Bigmallly View PostComment
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Please, let's not turn this into a Ban Smoking thread - or it will Closed.Originally posted by teakdesk
We all have things that we consider unneighbourly but you can't ban everything. One should be able to do whatever you wish in your own home and garden - as long as its not illegal or causing a public nuisance.Comment
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My problem is the smell of kippers wafting through my open kitchen door on weekend mornings - drives the dog and cat crazy and it fills my kitchen. I could keep the door shut but the animals need to go out.Whooops - now what are the dogs getting up to?Comment
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The Health Act 2006 had nothing to do with banning smoking in public places, it was designed to protect workers within them.Comment
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Originally posted by teakdeskYou've lost me here. Next door's garden is not a public placeOriginally posted by teakdesk
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We all have irritating habits...personally I would prefer to smell cigarette smoke ( hate it) than have noisy neighbours with loud music/shouting/banging/parties all hours of the day and night.
Lesser of several evils- it's something we have to put up with when living in close proximity to others.
Yes- and consideration does come into it of course
...but who has the priority??...family? neighbour? etc etc.
We can't all walk on eggshells all the time for fear of upsetting someone.Last edited by Nicos; 11-08-2014, 12:12 PM."Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple
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