Anyone else notice the smell?
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I notice it... sometimes even on the morning commute.
Just like any addictive substance there will be those who take it in moderation and those who have a serious problem (go to Wetherspoons at breakfast time and see how many people are drinking alcohol!). I have the "pleasure" of living next door to a family with three sons in their 20s and 30s who smoke it constantly... I'm not so fussed when it's just them but they smoke it around their young children, which is both exposing the kids to the active substances as well as normalising the activity.
Bit of an aside, but back in the 90s my mum (primary school teacher, now retired) was giving a class of 8 year olds a talk on drugs. She asked "can anyone tell me where drug addicts get their drugs from?". One of the children put up his hand and said "My dad gets his drugs from a man called David."
Just like any addictive substance there will be those who take it in moderation and those who have a serious problem (go to Wetherspoons at breakfast time and see how many people are drinking alcohol!). I have the "pleasure" of living next door to a family with three sons in their 20s and 30s who smoke it constantly... I'm not so fussed when it's just them but they smoke it around their young children, which is both exposing the kids to the active substances as well as normalising the activity.
Bit of an aside, but back in the 90s my mum (primary school teacher, now retired) was giving a class of 8 year olds a talk on drugs. She asked "can anyone tell me where drug addicts get their drugs from?". One of the children put up his hand and said "My dad gets his drugs from a man called David."
DickyC said:
CooperS said:
Not driving but I'm noticing it more and more whilst walking the dog.
Can't say have particularly noticed it while driving, maybe the stink of wet dog and farts in the car has a masking effect.
FiF said:
DickyC said:
CooperS said:
Not driving but I'm noticing it more and more whilst walking the dog.
Can't say have particularly noticed it while driving, maybe the stink of wet dog and farts in the car has a masking effect.
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Yeah, man. Peace and love.5Cylinder said:
If he was doing 56mph how were you following behind him at 70mph? 
Caught up, faster traffic passing to my right, slowed to match his speed so as not to rear end him until safe to overtake.Could smell what he was smoking as I was catching up to him.
That ok, or should I supply dashcam footage and a witness statement?
Edited by Jonny_ on Sunday 8th December 19:23
Yup, I live in a nice area and there is often the smell
I first thought it was vaping, but the smell wouldn’t carry as well and I don’t smell other flavours
Often smell it from transit vans and old knackered estate cars en route to building sort of work
Was a fella in the park behind my house smoking it
Have a foot path up the side of our gaf, work at home and smell it most days, eventually worked out it was the lad who works at our local CO op, he has a smoke on way to work, can often work out his shift pattern based on when I smell it
I first thought it was vaping, but the smell wouldn’t carry as well and I don’t smell other flavours
Often smell it from transit vans and old knackered estate cars en route to building sort of work
Was a fella in the park behind my house smoking it
Have a foot path up the side of our gaf, work at home and smell it most days, eventually worked out it was the lad who works at our local CO op, he has a smoke on way to work, can often work out his shift pattern based on when I smell it
Zedboy said:
Totally agree with OP.... in 35 years of commuting Kent/Surrey/London by motorcycle I’ve gone from occasionally smelling weed in the High St, to getting wafts in traffic every 3-5 minutes. Scares the life out of me and totally reinforces my feelings that my fellow motorists are either out to get me or oblivious to everything and everyone
That^^.It's absolutely everywhere and probably explains a lot of people's apparently oblivious driving.
It's got to the point where it's socially accepted now I think. I know plenty of people who smoke on a day to day basis. I don't think the police bother with it anymore and I don't really expect them too unless there's a clear issue.
I'm not sure how I feel about people driving around smoking weed. Just like alcohol there's people like me who happily and often have a pint and a bag of crisps after a walk and then drive home. And there's people who have 5 pints and drive, putting everyone around them at risk. I would expect the same goes for cannabis. I know people who could and do smoke on their morning commute to work. Where's if I had a joint on my way to work I wouldn't actually get to work. I don't smoke weed at all for the record.
I'm not sure how I feel about people driving around smoking weed. Just like alcohol there's people like me who happily and often have a pint and a bag of crisps after a walk and then drive home. And there's people who have 5 pints and drive, putting everyone around them at risk. I would expect the same goes for cannabis. I know people who could and do smoke on their morning commute to work. Where's if I had a joint on my way to work I wouldn't actually get to work. I don't smoke weed at all for the record.
janesmith1950 said:
rufusgti said:
It's got to the point where it's socially accepted now I think.
No, it really hasn't. Change your friends!Obviously, just as walking down the street swigging a can of lager is not socially acceptable yet alcohol clearly is. The same should be applied to cannabis i suppose.
Edited by rufusgti on Sunday 8th December 21:32
Edited by rufusgti on Sunday 8th December 21:33
Edited by rufusgti on Sunday 8th December 21:34
Can’t say I have noticed that smell where I am, but I seem to be susceptible to the horrid smell of diesel crap, my old Lexus IS250 had a most wonderful feature of an auto re-circulation feature so using a sensor in the front it monitored all that crap and put the A/C into recirculate mode when any diesels were present, which was quite frequently needless to say. Whenever I am in built up areas I just use recirculate, I don’t want to inhale diesel or any other crap thank you. On open roads I use the outside air
Driving under any influence (alcohol or drugs ) is wrong and stupid. I don't understand it, many moons ago when I used to smoke it, good quality stuff as well, I smoked it in social occasions, listened to music, chat and then raid the pantry after. I dont' understand why you need to smoke a joint on your own while driving, I really don't.
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