My whole apartment smells like cigarette smoke again from the apartment upstairs. There is probably nothing I can do about it short of buying an expensive air filter, right?
You all gonna be here when I wake up?
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sj - Jan 02, 2007 8:53:42 am PST #8434 of 10004
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
beekaytee - Jan 02, 2007 8:59:01 am PST #8435 of 10004
Compassionately intolerant
sj, when I lived in the smokehouse of doom (my apartment previous to this one), my landlady living downstairs smoked like a stack. Which meant I did too. It was hor-eee-blay. I ended up buying a Hunter air filter from overstockdotcom for less than half price and it worked fairly well...but only in one room.
I even bought my landlady one of those 'smokeless' ashtrays...but I'm not sure she used it.
Good luck!
sj - Jan 02, 2007 9:02:03 am PST #8436 of 10004
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Thanks, Beej. The smell is filling up my whole apartment, but it seems to originate in the bathroom, so maybe if I put a filter in there it would work. My asthma isn't going to be able to take this every day.
Megan E. - Jan 02, 2007 9:02:19 am PST #8437 of 10004
Toto = cute!
Steph L. - Jan 02, 2007 9:05:01 am PST #8438 of 10004
I look more rad than Lutheranism
My asthma isn't going to be able to take this every day.
If it's a health issue, I would think that your landlord would be required to do something about it. And if he/she won't do anything about it, you should contact the Board of Health.
Hell, someone in my building contacted the Board of Health because they thought that their apartment was *too cold* (and this was 6 weeks AFTER the heat had been turned on, so it wasn't me).
Asthma is an even more serious issue.
vw bug - Jan 02, 2007 9:06:14 am PST #8439 of 10004
Mostly lurking...
Asthma is an even more serious issue.
Yes. This. They need something about it. It falls under quiet and enjoyable living conditions, if nothing else.
sj - Jan 02, 2007 9:07:40 am PST #8440 of 10004
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
If it's a health issue, I would think that your landlord would be required to do something about it. And if he/she won't do anything about it, you should contact the Board of Health.
The problem is my landlord isn't their landlord, so I am not sure if she could do anything. Each floor of this house is owned separately and there is no real condo association to speak of. I am going to mention it to my landlord because no smoking is in our rental agreement, so I want them to know that any smoke smell is not from us, but I don't expect anything to be done about it.
Steph L. - Jan 02, 2007 9:10:35 am PST #8441 of 10004
I look more rad than Lutheranism
The problem is my landlord isn't their landlord, so I am not sure if she could do anything. Each floor of this house is owned separately and there is no real condo association to speak of.
Ah. Board of Health, then. I'm serious.
sj - Jan 02, 2007 9:15:25 am PST #8442 of 10004
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Ah. Board of Health, then. I'm serious.
I'll talk with TCG about it when he gets home. All of this would be much easier if they would just respect the fact that I am the only one who is allowed to be home all day. I think they work at night, because they're never home in the evenings.
Fay - Jan 02, 2007 9:42:50 am PST #8443 of 10004
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
vw, that is stunningly cute.
And I'm a cat person. But - BLESS.
JZ - sounds like a pretty good plan to me wrt grandpa-wrangling. Hope it might prove suitable?