How can I mask or block the smell of my neighbor's smoke in my closet? [more inside]
posted by peanut_mcgillicuty on Oct 27, 2009 - 20 answers

So... The US has banned clove cigarettes. This is the only type I smoke because I dislike the taste and feel of smoking a tobacco-only cigarette. What options to I have? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 23, 2009 - 27 answers

What the frack is a roor? [more inside]
posted by hal_c_on on Jul 22, 2009 - 19 answers

I'm really looking forward to my upcoming trip to Spain, but I'm afraid that the second-hand smoke is going to drive me crazy. Tips? [more inside]
posted by TurkishGolds on May 10, 2009 - 12 answers

Why does my smoke detector go off after I take a shower? [more inside]
posted by LolaGeek on May 7, 2009 - 11 answers

Does anyone know anything about the back corridors in malls behind the stores? [more inside]
posted by Sully on Mar 15, 2009 - 31 answers

I just discovered lapsang souchong , which might be the greatest drink I've ever encountered. What other smoky things can you recommend? [more inside]
posted by fake on Jan 20, 2009 - 44 answers

Beeping fire alarm. Should I be alarmed? [more inside]
posted by jujube on Jan 16, 2009 - 20 answers

I recently purchased a laptop on ebay, what I failed to notice is that the seller noted (in a separate 'About Me' webpage) that he was a smoker. How can I get rid of the smell of smoke? [more inside]
posted by ibechase on Jan 13, 2009 - 15 answers

When a candle is burnt indoors, what happens to the wax? An amount of smoke equivalent to the mass of the candle is released as it's burnt (?)--does this manage to escape the house, or does most of it stay in the room and coat the walls, floors, ceiling, etc.?
posted by mstillwell on Nov 23, 2008 - 25 answers

My dragon has lost its fire. I have a dragon above my front door. I want to make it blow smoke out the nostrils. And I'm cheap. [more inside]
posted by disclaimer on Oct 30, 2008 - 9 answers

Can I seal the inside surface of an exterior brick wall in my house without trapping moisture in the brick or in the insulation? [more inside]
posted by malp on Oct 20, 2008 - 4 answers

How do I get smoke smells out of men's wool suits--dry cleaning didn't work. [more inside]
posted by midwestguy on Sep 29, 2008 - 15 answers

I need creative ideas for remedying a stale apartment. [more inside]
posted by stormygrey on Aug 13, 2008 - 11 answers

Any tips or advice on how to remove the smell of smoke from an entire apartment? Roommate left a pot of boiling eggs on and forgot about it, am I in the clear if I ask my roommate that caused the problem to pay for it? [more inside]
posted by spacesbetween on Aug 9, 2008 - 9 answers

How do I remove the smell of smoke from DVDs? [more inside]
posted by santaliqueur on Aug 2, 2008 - 5 answers

I saw a girl slice a cigar lengthwise, poke it with what looked like a syringe [more inside]
posted by raildr on Jun 24, 2008 - 10 answers

Smoking hot american mefites! I'll be traveling from MD to MA soon. Which state between here and there has the cheapest cigarettes? [more inside]
posted by frecklefaerie on May 23, 2008 - 15 answers

How can I clean away cigarette odor and tar buildup from a G3 iMac? [more inside]
posted by mattybonez on Apr 28, 2008 - 8 answers

Why did my battery start to smoke in my lovely (but old) car? [more inside]
posted by Holy foxy moxie batman! on Dec 17, 2007 - 10 answers

how do we get the smell of smoke out of a mattress and boxspring? [more inside]
posted by thinkingwoman on Dec 9, 2007 - 12 answers

Aside from cannibas, what herbs, individual and in combination induce the most powerful highs? Thanks.
posted by watercarrier on Nov 27, 2007 - 41 answers

Can anyone recommend a good hookah bar in Manhattan? [more inside]
posted by jewishbuddha on Nov 2, 2007 - 7 answers

Why do cigarettes smell so much better outside? [more inside]
posted by cosmicbandito on Oct 1, 2007 - 20 answers

What's you're (witty?) response to someone who asks you for a cigarette? [more inside]
posted by Oddly on Sep 28, 2007 - 39 answers

I'm at my ropes end, it's been a year since the new neighbors have moved in and the smoking problem is driving me out of my house. The neighbors are a family living next to me in an apartment, we half share a balcony (that is the condo designed these balconies to be half open to the next apartment with a full vertical partition that extends to the middle of the balcony and a horizontal one that goes the remainder about 2 feet from the floor). Here are the problems: [more inside]
posted by Melqart on Aug 26, 2007 - 36 answers

Looking for suggestions and experience with doing cigarette smoke stink abatement for the small common area of a two family house. [more inside]
posted by rmd1023 on Aug 26, 2007 - 4 answers

What causes false Alarms in hardwired smoke detectors? [more inside]
posted by morallybass on Aug 24, 2007 - 14 answers

Health Advocates Need Not Apply: Is there an American equivalent to Silk Cut cigarettes? [more inside]
posted by MasonDixon on Aug 23, 2007 - 9 answers

I got ripped off on my car repairs. Help me stop this from happening again! [more inside]
posted by PinkButterfly on Jul 30, 2007 - 18 answers

Can anyone point me to a reference of how long the average person would last before succumbing to smoke inhalation in a burning building? (By succumbing I mean passing out). 2 scenarios: making a run for the exit, and making a crawl for the exit. [more inside]
posted by GleepGlop on Feb 3, 2007 - 9 answers

Ok, I'm a cigar smoker (no cigarettes), so I'm at a bar, got a girl in my eye, she's looking toward me--I wanna show off--so how do I shoot off a smoke ring? [more inside]
posted by uncballzer on Dec 15, 2006 - 23 answers

Do you recognize this painting ? If not, can you tell me how to clean the soot off of it? [more inside]
posted by Ariadne on Dec 5, 2006 - 11 answers

Is it OK for me to smoke marijuana every day? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 12, 2006 - 59 answers

Have fun and hilarity at my expense! So I tried to pan fry a hamburger in a wok and my apartment is now full of smoke... [more inside]
posted by ztdavis on Sep 21, 2006 - 15 answers

An occasional-to-frequent puff of smoke when starting up a Saab 9-3, and the engine seems to threaten to stall out... [more inside]
posted by Blazecock Pileon on Sep 8, 2006 - 11 answers

i have several wooden figurines from my grandmother that actually smoke small incense cigarettes. any ideas where to find the cigarettes? [more inside]
posted by Hat Maui on Aug 14, 2006 - 6 answers

A friend is moving into a year-old apartment. Everything's great except that the previous tenant was a smoker and stale cigarette smoke has permeated the place. Any suggestions for getting rid of this smell?
posted by Neiltupper on Aug 2, 2006 - 21 answers

Is it possible to create a steam-based fake fire , like the one seen here, at home using a steamer and lighting? [more inside]
posted by destro on Jul 3, 2006 - 5 answers

Help me get the nasty smoke smell out of my house after a cooking accident! [more inside]
posted by AaronRaphael on Jun 4, 2006 - 7 answers

I believe that another tenant has place an air "freshener" in the hallway out side of our apartments in violation of their lease. I want it removed. What should I do? [more inside]
posted by Fat Guy on May 21, 2006 - 44 answers

I give up. I've been searching for months for a remix of the song Underwater Love by Smoke City. The version I'm looking for was on an electronic/dance compilation a friend had bought in Spain in the late 90s. I'm not even sure if this version was done by Smoke City. The original song is slow and lovely, but I want the fast danceable version. Any info or leads would be appreciated.
posted by Constant Reader on Apr 23, 2006 - 7 answers

How do you remove the smell of Cigarette Smoke from a Game Controller? I bought a new unopened controller on ebay, but it stinks! Google says to soak it in Vinegar, but it's an electronic? [more inside]
posted by ejhdigdug on Mar 9, 2006 - 13 answers

I live on the second floor of an old turn of the century mansion and the first floor party-hardy dwellers are serious chain smokers. Their noxious, secondhand smoke is so pervasive (they entertain smoker friends by the droves) that it seeps through my hardwood floors and walls and stinks up my apartment something awful. Sometimes it seems like I'm living above a nightclub it is so bad. [more inside]
posted by pranalaxmi on Jan 3, 2006 - 17 answers

How does one smoke a pipe? Just talking about proper pipes and proper tobacco - nothing wacky
posted by Svea on Aug 6, 2005 - 7 answers

One of my roommates put a pot of chicken on the stove and went downstairs to make some phone calls and answer email and while we were drinking beer on the porch we heard a strange, high-pitched, shrieking whine. [more inside]
posted by fandango_matt on May 26, 2005 - 17 answers

AirFilter: I have a 92 Camry XLE with a dirty air filter. I bought a new one hoping it would help with the tobacco smoke smells, but I can't see where to install it... [more inside]
posted by icetaco on Apr 13, 2005 - 11 answers

Cigarette Smoke Filter.
I am currently working at 305 Broadway, a building full of lawyers, (inlcuding me) in lower Manhattan. On the adjacent floor below, someone, or some set of people is smoking, and [more inside]
posted by ParisParamus on Oct 18, 2004 - 18 answers

Diesel engine cold starting problems... { mi } [more inside]
posted by derbs on Oct 7, 2004 - 8 answers

I love having fires in my fireplace. But I hate the fact that it makes my apartment smell like smoke for weeks afterwards. [mi] [more inside]
posted by SpecialK on Sep 22, 2004 - 11 answers