Smoking in the Home

[edger]

I smoke virginias for the most part. I smoke indoors and on the screened porch when it's nice out. My wife likes the occasional ciggie. I think second hand smoke nazis are nazis and most of their science is bullshit. Grow some spheroids, pipe smokers!
I like my house to smell like pipes at all times. If you don't like it don't come here. It's our damn house!!

 

[ray47]

I only smoke in my home (in the den) and I use an air filter. My wife only complains if I'm smoking a particularly strong blend and then I'll go outside if the weather is nice. If the weather is bad I won't smoke those blends I know bother her. Cigars are definitely smoked outside.

 

[solideogloria86]

I smoke in the house. Average one bowl in the evening. My wife doesn't mind the smell. She says latakia smells like campfire. The only blend she's ever said stunk was dreams of kadath. If I smoked more than a bowl a day, I'd probably have to take it outside.

 

[condorlover1]

My office stinks of all the sh*t I smoke. The only stuff people object to strangely is the smell of Black XX twist smoked straight.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I get a kick when someone tries to get rid of a nasty smell by adding incense to it. "Ooooo, now it smells like shit and anguishing hippie!"

 

[Jaylotw]

Outside for me, sometimes in the garage in winter. I’d like to be able to smoke inside but my girlfriend doesn’t like it. She smokes cigarettes, I smoke my pipe out on our little smoking area on the porch.

when she’s out of town I sneak a couple bowls inside, usually in my recliner, pulled up next to an aquarium, and that’s really nice. She’s never noticed, so the smell must dissipate quickly.

 

[crawdad]

The Boss will not tolerate smoking inside the house save for a corner of the basement I reserve for winter.

 

[edger]

Outside for me, sometimes in the garage in winter. I’d like to be able to smoke inside but my girlfriend doesn’t like it. She smokes cigarettes, I smoke my pipe out on our little smoking area on the porch.

when she’s out of town I sneak a couple bowls inside, usually in my recliner, pulled up next to an aquarium, and that’s really nice. She’s never noticed, so the smell must dissipate quickly.

Declare yourself a VICTIM! In today's society they always win. It's not your fault you smoke, it's Big Tobacco! She'll have to cave and you can smoke indoors!!

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I feel sorry for the factions of pipesmokers all huddled around kerosene heaters in an uninsulated shed, garage, or basement. It's sad. You should all band together and rise up to fight for your rights... especially if you pay the mortgage.

 

[edger]

The Boss will not tolerate smoking inside the house save for a corner of the basement I reserve for winter.

Why not establish a nice cozy corner of the basement for the Boss?

 

[pantsBoots]

We like our house to smell like house plus don't want to unduly impact our childrens' (or our) health, so outside only. Fortunately, I'm in the southeast, formerly the northern Midwest, so what passes for 'cold' here isn't exactly 'cold' as I know it.

 

[edger]

I feel sorry for the factions of pipesmokers all huddled around kerosene heaters in an uninsulated shed, garage, or basement. It's sad. You should all band together and rise up to fight for your rights... especially if you pay the mortgage.

Oh God, could there be an inverse relationship between the largeness of the pipe and the smallness of the balls? No wonder I like dunhill #2 bowls and I can smoke in the house.

 

[Pallidan]

Trying to convince my wife to let me smoke in the office if I get an air filter

 

[Sloopjohnbee]

Sadly, and with great displeasure outside- I'd love to smoke indoors but household members have complained- I grew up in smoke filled homes without a problem-

 

[Rockyrepose]

I don't mind the garage in the winter. I have a Big Buddy heater and an inexpensive electric throw blanket for the chair.
Having been out there for several winters I wouldn't move into the house if it were an option.

 

[edger]

I smoke where my food, drink,books and music are. In my home with my wife. End of story.

 

[Mr.Pink]

I smoke in the house. I use the Blueair. I think it works well, but Then again I like pipe smoke

 

[cosmicfolklore]

We added a bathroom with a really nice big hot tub. Mrs. Cosmic told me that I couldn't smoke in there. So, I nodded, and just ignored the room. She started asking me to check on this or that in there, and I just nodded and avoided the room. She finally got all mad and asked me if I was going to do any of the repairs.
I pointed out that she had said that I can't smoke in there.
She was all, but you're always smoking.
I said "exactly" and walked away.

Needless to say I am writing you all from the hot tub while smoking my pipe.
Sometimes you have to let them think they are in charge for at least long enough to prove that they aren't.

 

[Road To Pines]

As temperatures head below freezing I'll be trying out an air purifier, to see if it's possible to smoke a pipe indoors without making the place into a virtual ashtray.

The plan is to have my armchair a few feet from an opened window, with a small fan drawing smoke out, and have the air purifier running right next to the chair. I suspect that quickly disposing of the ash and cleaning the pipe might also be significant in terms of odor control.

I also have in mind those sprays that are supposed to neutralize burning/smoking odors. Maybe in combination with the air purifier it'll work out, but if it doesn't, I won't want to infuse my living space, clothing, and possessions with tobacco smoke. It would be like living in the smell of my own attachment; things could spiral downwards. I require at least the option of fresh air. It's one of the basics of life, like clean water. And maybe like a clean canvas for a painter or a fresh page for a writer.

If the air purifier scheme doesn't pan out, I'd rather wait until the seasons turn a favorable hand to the pipe, and maybe I'll occasionally brave the cold and huddle up by a tree or in an empty church doorway.

 

[Road To Pines]

All year round in the conservatory with the doors and windows open, no matter what the temperature is.

"Professor Plum, in the Conservatory, with the Pipe."