Interesting that all of you have basically said the same thing about the STINK. I found a new hair stylist last spring, a lovely woman in a small salon. After she applied the color and I had to wait for it to develop, she asked me if I wanted to go outside and have a cigarette with her. "How did you know I smoke? I asked her. She just smiled at me. I still wondered how she knew ... but now after reading all your posts, I KNOW. Also, the doctors. I guess you can lie through your teeth that you don't smoke or that you've "cut back" to almost nothing, but they know. It is very embarrassing to know that people know your secret.
I think back to when my son was dating his girlfriend (now wife of 8 years) and every time he left the house to go pick her up, he would bend his head over in the bathtub and wash his hair with Head & Shoulders shampoo. Now I know ... or at least I'm pretty sure ... that his girlfriend said his hair stunk like MY cigarette smoke. It's no wonder when I hug her now (or recently), she pulls away very quickly. Next time I see her I hope she notices a difference.
I've smoked in my house and in my car for 40+ years ... can't wait for Spring when I can really air out the house.
Happy New Year to everybody.