Neighbors cigarette smoke is making us sick what would you do?
Neighbors cigarette smoke is making us sick – what would you do?
We just moved to a new house about 3 weeks ago. At the same time, another new family moved in next door. They are chain smokers, and they spend the whole day sitting in their yard at a spot next to our kitchen windows. Our whole house fills up with smoke, it smells like a bar. We have put caulking on all the windows on that side of the house, weatherstripping, sealed the windows with that plastic stuff, and run 2 air purifiers yet still our house reeks from their smoke. My daughter and I have asthma, and we’re home all day (I’m a stay at home mom and she’s 4) and we have to spend our days running for our breathing medications. This is no way to live, I think we should be able to live comfortably in our home without having our lives invaded by someone else’s bad habit. What would you do?
Explain to them that you’re getting sick and ask them if they can pick a new spot to smoke. They might be more than happy to move to the other side of the house or something.
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Explain to them that you’re getting sick and ask them if they can pick a new spot to smoke. They might be more than happy to move to the other side of the house or something.
Start smoking. You wont even notice it then.
Go over there and tell them that you guys don’t like it , and perfer not to do it anymore or a lot less.
If they don’t like what you say…..go to the law ! I have no clue….:(
Take em to court…!
quit crying. I would think you have more important problems, I have asthma and i’m a smoker you’ll be fine. but if worse comes to worse move.
Your homes must be right next to each other. I really don’t think you can do anything about it…they have a right to smoke on their own property. You could ask them to move to another area in their yard……..
they probably dont even realize that they’re doing it so close to your house, or that its even going into your house. you should go over to them and just let them know that their smoke is going into your kitchen and youre concerned for you and your daughters health. ask them if they can switch to the other side of the yard or maybe smoke inside.
it’s the consequence of living in a free society. I know you would like to mandate that they not be allowed to smoke in their own yard. It is called nanny-ism. My advice is that you become a conservative, and adopt a live and let live attitude.
I’m actually allergic to cigarettes. I have lost hearing in my ears because of infections from breathing in smoke. Sounds weird I know, but its true. They have the right to smoke anywhere they please, whenever they please, however, one way I handle the smoke at my college is to tell people that I’m allergic to it, and ask them nicely to not blow it in my face. You may be able to pay them a friendly visit and politely inform them that you and your 4 year old daughter have asthma or are allergic to cigarette smoke, and ask if there is anything that you or they could do to solve the problem of the smoke getting into your house. Sometimes, the appearance of being willing to work out a solution on your end, may keep them from getting defensive, and the two of you can work together to resolve the situation. Good luck!
Too bad you didn’t know this before you moved to your home. I would go over and talk with them in a Friendly manner—explaining your family’s health problems with asthma. Asthma is not to be fooled with.
This is the first time this summer that we have got to raise our windows for the good fresh air. Most of the time the neighbors are moving their grass or some nut in the neighborhood is burning stuff.