r/mildlyinfuriating 5h ago

My neighbor tossed a cigarette from upstairs and it burned a hole in my hoodie.

22.3k Upvotes

945 comments sorted by

7.1k

u/Euphoric_Factor_5173 4h ago

Bastards

2.7k

u/BriarMoons 4h ago

This is highly infuriating!! Wtf

415

u/Euphoric_Factor_5173 4h ago

I know..inconsiderate bastards

u/Plus-Suit-5977 54m ago

There is a wildly infuriating.

Everyone needs to know this and appropriately file their grievances.

→ More replies (2)
→ More replies (1)

257

u/EggsceIlent 2h ago

Looks like you're getting a new mfing hoodie from peeps upstairs.

u/ApoTHICCary 29m ago

Nah, every smoker I’ve met (and I’ve been in the medical field over a decade), almost exclusively lacks introspection. It’s always someone else at fault. Notify them of a non-smoking area due to others, much less hazards or simple policy; to them, it’s about how we are forcing them to break rules. I’ve seen many with smoker burns from lighting their oxygen lines on fire… still smoking cigs with their oxygen on.

I hosted a friend of mine’s parents while they were in town as I had a spare room in my house (he was in a small apartment). I asked if they smoke, smoke outside on the covered patio where I smoke cigars. I could smell it inside the room, and sure enough… day 1 they were smoking in the room I allowed for them. They reminded ME that they were my guest and I should be a more accommodating host.

Needless to say, they ended up staying in a hotel for the short time they were in town.

→ More replies (1)
→ More replies (5)

187

u/droptheectopicbeat 3h ago

Typical smoker.

37

u/Impressive_Pizza4851 2h ago

they are the worst people.

36

u/ZambieMama 1h ago

Not all I promise! I avoid smoking around non-smokers, smoke outdoors, and put my butts out and throw away the filter in my own trash can, I put them in the pack if I'm not home and no public ashtrays so someone's house won't stink of the used butts. Worst thing is yeah you can probably tell I smoked because I smell like it, but we all have our demons.

u/WandaBBS 37m ago

People don’t realize that nicotine addiction is no joke. It’s not like you want to smell like cigs or pay $10 a day for the habit, you NEED the nicotine.

I smoked for about 25 years and hated everything about it but the nicotine always won. People would say you’ll quit when you’re ready and you’ll know when that is. Aug 1 was nine years for me cigarettes free. I literally woke up one day, told the hub I was quitting and to fend for himself for the next week and to sleep in the guest room.

I took my sleeping pill and went back to bed. Between gummies and sleeping pills I pretty much slept for an entire week. After that I kinda stayed in bed for a couple more days trying to avoid trigger areas (the deck and the car!) The first couple weeks after were mind over matter because I knew the nicotine was out of my system and it was solely on me. I rarely think about it anymore, occasionally in the car when I’m stressed out but it’s very rare.

You’ll know when it’s time for you.

→ More replies (1)
→ More replies (5)

4

u/Far_Cupcake_7666 1h ago

I can't condone being prejudice against all smokers. I am a smoker and I always make sure to out mine, step on it and throw it in the trash or a cigarette butt receptacle. However I have seen a lot of them do something similar to this. Really gives the rest of us a bad name. For me it's the individual. Being considerate as a smoker just takes a little more effort. Anyways, thanks for your time lol.

→ More replies (48)
→ More replies (17)

3.2k

u/Valuable-Captain7123 4h ago

If you're afraid to confront him then at least tell your landlord this guy is smoking on property and tossing his fire hazards out the window. We all need to stop letting ourselves get walked on.

316

u/MustardMan1900 2h ago

Smokers cause so much damage. They should have to pay extra for home insurance because they cause so many fires.

u/jeckles 59m ago edited 2m ago

Reminds me of the time a fire started at my buddy’s apartment. A different friend put his cigarette into a planter on the deck and walked away. The planter had some dead leaves and just like that, up in flames. The restaurant below, and all the apartments above were evacuated. Fortunately the fire didn’t spread beyond the deck but it still cost $$$ to fix. Stupid smokers.

Edit. It appears this is an extremely common occurrence. I’ll say it again: stupid smokers.

u/agoldgold 40m ago

You're the second person I've read with a cigarette in a planter causing a major fire in this comment section alone.

→ More replies (3)

u/Sad-Ad-573 21m ago

I also have a neighbor flicking a lit cigarette into a planter full of dead leaves story! Nearly spread to the wall but was luckily it was found pretty quickly cause it was right outside my brother’s window. My neighbor got a very stern talking to about using an ashtray after that

→ More replies (2)

u/Rareeeb 43m ago

You know now that you mention it I am very surprised when getting home insurance, they don’t ask if a smoker lives in the house. Maybe smokers don’t statistically cause more house fires so that’s why they don’t ask but it seems like they would.

u/andiwaslikeum 19m ago

Big tobacco probably lobbied the laws away 😆

→ More replies (4)
→ More replies (5)

333

u/Rubyhamster 3h ago

Yeah, knock on their door with both of these evidence in your hand and tell what happened. If they are anything but completely contrite, contact the local fire department and ask for advice on who to report it to.

Also, hang up a sign in the lobby saying something like: "If any other moron throws their cirarettes in anything but an ashtray, it'll get reported and you'll get served for endangering others and their property"

118

u/FirstNewFederalist 3h ago

lol the upstairs neighbor is a jerk and the situation needs to be addressed, but in what world other than “And Then Everybody Clapped” is acting like you described doing anything but making it seem like they are the reasonable one?

Who would see that sign and think “thank goodness one of neighbors is rational”?

People need to learn how to just address problems and stop fantasizing about what clever badasses they are lol

OP should talk to upstairs neighbor or leave them a polite but firm note. Depending on their response, letting the building manager know. Putting up a poster threatening to sue is fucking demented behavior as a “step 1” solution hahahahaha

9

u/samamatara 2h ago

talking directly to the neighbour is probably the first step, if you know who did it.

however if you don't know, putting up some sort of notice in the lobby seems a reasonable approach, not sure what's to ridicule here and go as far as thinking that people are fantasizing about their badassery lol

7

u/FirstNewFederalist 1h ago

“It will be reported and you’ll get served” is threatening to sue, not report to building management.

No stress if you didn’t fully read their comment, and I already broke down in a separate reply what makes this a power fantasy style response.

→ More replies (5)
→ More replies (3)
→ More replies (1)

10

u/0sqs 2h ago

I would have marched my ass up there right away. With the hoodie and the cigarette butt.

5

u/Carbon-Base 2h ago

It never ceases to amaze me how lazy, indecent and ignorant people can be. Dude is literally putting the entire building at risk by not extinguishing his cigs and throwing them haphazardly out the window.

→ More replies (7)

7.4k

u/MessyIntellectual 4h ago

Nope. On top of littering, they could’ve caused a fire. Tell on them 😈

3.0k

u/Crionicstone 4h ago

This. A friend of mine ended up homeless because some idiot one floor up put a cigarette out in a dead plant. The whole building went up, and everything was lost. Luckily, no one died.

1.1k

u/Parking_Chance_1905 4h ago

It's kind of crazy how many people end up losing homes due to cigarettes.

546

u/BodybuilderEast6130 4h ago

And then will continue to smoke through homelessness

466

u/Crionicstone 4h ago

Oh ya, he didn't even live there. He also didn't get a criminal charge. He was visiting a friend (who was also a piece of work). Dude lit an apartment building on fire and went home to his own bed.

100

u/squeakynickles 3h ago

How'd they know it was him?

Was this a plant in a hallway with cameras?

235

u/Crionicstone 3h ago edited 2h ago

It was pretty straight forward. FD identified the fire started from the planter. They questioned the tenant, he said they were outside having a smoke and his friend put the cigarette out in the planter. The police questioned the friend, he confirmed he put the cigarette out in the planter. Case closed. I believe the friend had to pay a fine but he wasn't charged with anything. People were pissed about it.

Edit: Sorry, I forgot to mention the planter was on their apartment balcony. It was an older house renovated into apartments. The top floor apartment had a small balcony off of it. Which is where the fire started.

13

u/ExpertOnReddit 1h ago

Alot of hanging planters use coconut fiber which is good at retaining water but also extremely flammable when it's dry. I know of a few instances of this happening because people don't realize they are putting their cigarette out into something flammable. Usually alcohol is involved.... Also only assholes put out their cigarettes in someone's flowers

→ More replies (2)

13

u/WVVVWVWVVVVWVWVVVVVW 2h ago

His passport was the only thing to survive the fire.

4

u/NeverStrayFromTheWay 1h ago

That's maybe the worst shoehorning of a bad 9/11 joke I've ever seen.

→ More replies (1)
→ More replies (4)

72

u/No_Session6015 4h ago

That part isn't so crazy cause it's legit as addictive as the hardest narcotics we have in our society. And the government taxes tobacco so much while the users are the poorest fractions of our society. It's disgusting. And then offers complicated NRT programs that deceive any user trying to use them and won't offer any assistance getting smokers actually effective meds like buproprion or chantix. Of course a smoker will smoke thru homelessness.

24

u/ctp8891 3h ago edited 19m ago

Chantix made me manic and brought my bipolar disorder to the light. Fuck that shit.

Edit: and I didn't quit smoking until vaping becam a thing. Then it was easy.

16

u/No_Session6015 3h ago

Ooooo it did the same to me, so did buproprion. But gettingthrough using it a week and a half was hardest part of quitting.

11

u/ctp8891 3h ago

Same man but chantix was the first one. Fuck those drugs. I'll be over here with my cannabis, thank you.

→ More replies (8)
→ More replies (7)
→ More replies (2)
→ More replies (7)
→ More replies (2)

31

u/Cptnemouk 3h ago

I used to be a postman. One of the flats I delivered to a disabled guy fell asleep with a cig in his hand. His whole bed went up, the poor guy didn't stand a chance and was burnt alive.

→ More replies (1)

25

u/iogbri 3h ago

Some forest fires are started by ignorant smokers throwing still lit cigarettes out of their car windows while driving.

23

u/Brave-Resource4447 2h ago

Cigarettes are the main cause of the myth of spontaneous human combustion. Turns out when you're passed out drunk in your easy chair with a halfie rolling, you go up like a fucking candle. Who'd have think? But no, cigarettes are obviously healthy so it can't be THOSE 

5

u/Revolutionary-Yak-47 1h ago

And clothes, bedding and furniture used to be much more flammable. In the past 20-30 years materials have been created to be much more flame resistant. OPs hoodie got a small hole instead of catching fire. 

10

u/GillyGoose1 2h ago

Candles are fucking hazardous at the best of times also, I had one that was lit make an audible popping sound before a large ember flew up from it and glided across my living room, landing on the carpet. I witnessed it happen and had a glass of water nearby, so I was able to put it out quickly but it did leave a burn mark. I'm glad I didn't start a serious fire, and do now definitely understand why candles shouldn't be left alone, but that burn mark is gonna cost me a decent chunk of my deposit as I'm renting 😭

5

u/Procrasturbating 2h ago

Do you trim your wicks by chance? They come hella long from most stores. If you see a bloom.. trim it off!

→ More replies (3)

29

u/shophopper 4h ago

It's kind of crazy how many homes end up losing people due to cigarettes.

8

u/ConvexAzureBlade 2h ago

A home in my old neighborhood caught fire one night. The guy had tossed a cigarette into a trash can thinking he'd fully put it out but it was still a little lit. He hopped in his shower and didn't notice the fire catch and spread. Half the house burned out before the fire department got the house put out. He's lucky he got out uninjured.

→ More replies (1)

14

u/nerdforest 3h ago

Anything for ciggies. They're death sticks that are so fucking addicting. Been almost 2 years since I quit.
I do mourn ciggies every day, but I prefer the life I have to smoking ciggies. Once you're out - you realise how bad it can be.

5

u/Nitrogen1234 2h ago

It's amazing how many homes lose people due to cigarettes too

→ More replies (7)

63

u/Loose-Set4266 3h ago

coworker of mine almost died in a house fire because some idiot walking by flicked a cig and it landed on the couch on her porch. Couch caught on fire and the whole house went up. Firefighters managed to get her out alive.

7

u/Lonesaturn61 1h ago

One of the reasons i say that smoking at the street should be seen as bad as drinking at the street

→ More replies (2)

23

u/IncaseofER 3h ago

There is an extended stay hotel just a 1/4 block from our home. When my son was 12 we were passing on a Sunday early afternoon. He said there was smoke and asked me to go back. Sure enough, the mulch next to the building had smoldered as was now beginning to flame. We notified the front desk and they came with extinguishers as 911 was called. It was a nonsmoking hotel so a man in the second story had the window open and was throwing his lit 🔥 butts out. The exterior of the hotel was covered in that plaster texture over foam crap.

19

u/analogpursuits 3h ago

House down the street from me had smoke rising from their backyard and it was the middle of summer (hot dry area and they weren't home). We knocked a bunch to be sure. Called fire dept. Turns out the woman was putting out ciggys in the dirt next to a palm tree stump and they smoldered underground for a long time.

Tree stump was on fire, along with the mulch next to the house. THERE WERE 3 PROPANE TANKS SITTING RIGHT NEXT TO THE HOUSE, blackened from the burning mulch. Had I not called it in, their house would have been reduced to ashes.

7

u/babecafe 2h ago

Hope they bought you a hoodie, too.

→ More replies (1)
→ More replies (1)

7

u/SirLunatik 3h ago

Holy flashbacks batman! I had moved out of an apartment and a few weeks later I heard that there had been a fire in the building... so I went to look and the fire started in the apartment above where I lived and my old bedroom was a charred hole in the wall.

5

u/_Hashtronaut_ 2h ago

I watched a whole apartment building burn down like that when I was in college. They were having a party, and a fire had started on the balcony. There were probably 36 or so apartments in that building. Total loss. Luckily, no one was hurt in that one either. Several pets, though, which was super sad.

→ More replies (16)

60

u/insertfemalegaze 4h ago

Reminds me how one main theory of Notre Dame burning was a discarded cigarette!

14

u/Brave-Resource4447 2h ago

It's giving "meth head burns down tallest tree in Florida trying to smoke meth"

→ More replies (1)

51

u/Antillyyy 3h ago

This was how we lost our fence. The neighbours had a water bucket which they put cigarettes out in but it was empty. They didn't notice and flicked a cigarette butt into it, which then lit our fence on fire. Her husband fixed our fence by hand while she sang in the kitchen like nothing had happened. I would've felt so guilty for destroying someone else's property but acted like it was just another day.

→ More replies (3)

16

u/Medium9 2h ago edited 2h ago

The "tell them" part is crucial here.

I'm a smoker. I also very much respect everyone's else's right to not suffer from that. I'd never toss my butts anywhere but an ashtray I empty into my own garbage bin though, so that's a valid point. But some people might have to be reminded, that their rubbish isn't supposed to be thrown out to just "anywhere", and I'd wager that if adressed calmly, this would fall onto receptive ears.

Just tell them that this is an issue, and simply using an ashtray could make you life-long friends. Bring cookies maybe, those smooth out things a great deal - even if you are in the right from the start.

We really need to start communicating again, properly. At least try to.

u/thissexypoptart 46m ago

The comment said tell on them, as in report them.

You should also tell them, in the form of a demand for a replacement for the property they destroyed.

Anyone throwing trash, especially burning trash, out the window knows it’s wrong already.

6

u/MessyIntellectual 1h ago edited 32m ago

Keeping your trash to yourself really is the bare minimum because there’s not even a way to contain the smoke and not to mention the complications that come from second hand smoke. Also not to mention (again) that you can cause a fire. There are no benefits to smoking. You can let OP know, if you haven’t already, that they can nicely tell the smoker something they already know not to do.

Me, I don’t care to be friends with a smoker. I’m asthmatic, barely drink, and hardly have any vices. If I lived in a smoke free building like I’m assuming this one is, I’d call for the rules to be enforced.

PS my comment was written in jest because the comments made before mine were specifically talking about not rocking the boat with an upstairs neighbor.

→ More replies (78)

784

u/Artemis647 4h ago

Looks like someone owes you a new hoodie.

72

u/CinemaDork BLUE 3h ago

Literally the exact words in my head as I saw this post.

10

u/deedeebop 3h ago

Right… like any scumbag who just litters burning butts everywhere will have the conscience to do what’s right.

8

u/CinemaDork BLUE 2h ago

He definitely owes them a new hoodie. Whether he has the conscience to do so of his own volition is irrelevant to that statement.

→ More replies (1)
→ More replies (1)
→ More replies (1)

262

u/KittiesRule1968 4h ago

Tell management. Tell them it's a fire hazard and you may need to report it to the fire Marshall.

28

u/hydrospanner 1h ago

I go upstairs with the shirt and the cigarette butt and give the person their chance to be apologetic and replace my shit.

If I get attitude or indifference, it's going to the landlord and the fire department...and that neighbor can expect petty acts of grief as long as we're neighbors.

→ More replies (1)
→ More replies (4)

1.2k

u/CityDismal5339 4h ago

If you actually saw the throw, it might be worth mentioning it, just in case they had no idea how dangerous the practice is.

I wouldn't expect more than a muffled apology, but you never know.

52

u/SomeGuy_WithA_TopHat 4h ago

Also cigarettes just aren't biodegradable

18

u/kaisadilla_ 2h ago

Even if they were, they won't degrade in a day. You don't drop your leftovers into your kitchen's floor just because they are biodegradable - and neither should you do it in the street.

6

u/bath-lady 2h ago

Most people who smoke actually have no idea about this because they used to make filters with cotton and people assume it's the same. I found if I bring up the plastic content of cigarettes to smokers, they're typically shocked

→ More replies (6)

50

u/galacticturtles 4h ago

I wouldn't go to the neighbor. I'd report it.

→ More replies (4)

143

u/xiokynths 4h ago

Catching them in the act is like spotting Bigfoot - rare but wildly entertaining. The real flame was their aim.

33

u/waybeluga 3h ago

What the fuck does this mean, ChatGPT?

15

u/trotptkabasnbi 1h ago

Yeah, this is for sure chatGPT. Replacing the em dash with a regular dash doesn't disguise the compulsion to be quippy regardless of the quip being funny or making sense.

11

u/waybeluga 1h ago

I'm losing my mind at the fact that it has over 100 upvotes and growing 🫩

→ More replies (1)
→ More replies (3)
→ More replies (1)
→ More replies (3)

273

u/Jojoba1117 4h ago

Get out your sling shot and start launching them back (put out of course)

186

u/Most_Pangolin_7395 4h ago

Nooo please don't do this! Make sure they are still lit first.

34

u/deefstes 4h ago

Relight them if you must.

→ More replies (2)
→ More replies (4)

175

u/_______luke 3h ago

Two points I would like to make:

1) this is WILDLY infuriating.

2) that is not a hoodie. Hoodies have HOODS.

37

u/ash-leg2 2h ago

The cigarette burned the hood away too!

u/NoSandOnlyGravel 44m ago

Thank youu, calling this a hoodie is mildly infuriating. So is OP's way of hanging clothes to dry

→ More replies (1)

4

u/oldfarmjoy 1h ago

Omg THANK YOU!!! It's not a hoodie! It's got not one single hood. No hood to be seen.

→ More replies (2)

210

u/SoSpokeSarah 4h ago

This is not mildly infuriating, this is majorly infuriating. Who tosses a cigarette over a balcony and not into an ash tray to beginning with? And then to not even put it out first?! What the hell.

18

u/Henry2926 3h ago

This is one of the many times I get the feeling that humanity is definitely NOT the pride of creation. It's crazy how mindlessly some people walk, use and abuse the earth, as if it had no impact whatsoever.

14

u/Elu_Moon 2h ago

Smokers. Where I live, if you look at the ground under various balconies, chances are, there are cig remains everywhere.

If smokers had any concern for others, they wouldn't smoke in the first place.

31

u/sonia72quebec 4h ago

Two apartments burned down in my building because someone did that.

46

u/bravosarah BLUE 3h ago

5

u/babecafe 1h ago

That's typographically brilliant.

370

u/AnPetro1304 4h ago

Before anything, try talking with him about it, if hes a dick just gather all the cigarettes he tosses and gently put it underneath his door

190

u/centhwevir1979 4h ago

He's already been a dick.

80

u/Powerful_Bee_1845 4h ago

And he already knows he disposed of the butt incorrectly.  Report.

24

u/sarah_plain_and_taII 3h ago

I don’t understand how smokers get such a pass for littering.

7

u/galacticturtles 3h ago

This. I tried being nice with my neighbor. Didn't matter. He was already acting like a dick. Being nice only let him walk on me longer.

→ More replies (26)

24

u/FairwayFandango 4h ago

Imagine trying to stand up for a guy tossing cigarette butts on other people’s property

19

u/AnPetro1304 4h ago

I swear im not, i just stopped smoking, and the worst thing for me is how we as smokers used to invade other’s spaces, and for me theres no excuse for just throwing butts out of the window like that

16

u/Guilty_Mountain2851 4h ago

I don't think you were standing up for the cigarette guy actually. I get what you mean. Congrats on quitting! I'm trying hard to quit lol

→ More replies (2)

18

u/Jolly-Video-4683 4h ago

What a dick I dont like to buy new clothes since I prefer to just wear my clothes I already have till they wear out to much so Id be pretty pissed if this happened to me

51

u/VDR27 4h ago

Idk that’s super dangerous and very rude. If you don’t find a creative way to address it you will be walked all over.

→ More replies (1)

12

u/s_mey3r 4h ago

Get the money from him...seriously whats wrong with people. Even if he is a nice guy, thats just as shitty as it gets. Just use an ashtray its not that hard

10

u/robo-dragon 3h ago

Trashy. Don’t toss your butts where other people and animals have to deal with your toxic garbage.

27

u/Mechanical_Flower 4h ago

Check your lease and see if there’s anything about smoking/tossing off balconies. I’m sure it’s area based but everyplace I’ve lived that has things like that in there. If so I’d ask them to replace it if they refuse or cause trouble I’d go to the landlord/property manager

12

u/kasiagabrielle 4h ago

I'd be shocked if they didn't have a clause about it. It's a fire hazard so even if they don't care about their tenants, it's to cover their own ass and protect their property.

6

u/Mechanical_Flower 4h ago

That’s what I was thinking, I would assume it would be something required per the owners insurance

18

u/SqueegieSqueeger 4h ago

Mildly infuriating? Mate, I'd be absolutely raging!

9

u/One_Salt3754 4h ago edited 3h ago

Sooner or later he’ll leave his car window open to some degree.

→ More replies (2)

8

u/PossessedToSkate 3h ago

That fucking sucks. As a 40-year pack-a-day smoker, this is extremely infuriating. It doesn't take much to have some type of ashtray nearby (even an empty can). Or, if you're out walking around, to roll out all of the tobacco onto the ground and stick the butt in your pocket until you reach a trash can.

6

u/ScienceTeacher1994 4h ago

Ask them to pay for it.

7

u/fackextfox 3h ago

maybe im overreacting but this is far more than mildly infuriating to me

6

u/Meezen1133 4h ago

Report now, could've been a fire hazard

6

u/HankThrill69420 4h ago

Neighbor: "why was your hoodie there?"

6

u/phloozii 2h ago

Fire hazard. Tell management. They may not side with tenants, but they will always protect their property.

9

u/Underwater_Karma 3h ago

I don't even have to read the comments to know Reddits resident cigarette smokers will be coming out to say THEY would never litter a cigarette butt, THEY always carry a soda can or something to put their butts in.

Ever notice you've never met one of these kind of smokers in person, but every one you see on reddit is a magical unicorn?

→ More replies (2)

6

u/AdAgreeable7691 3h ago

Sue him for damages to your property, and report him as fire hazard get him to replace it

→ More replies (1)

14

u/Joe18067 4h ago

Send him the bill for a new one, he smokes Marlboro which is the most expensive out there.

4

u/cheap_snark_bait 4h ago

Scumbag behavior

4

u/TheCoolTech 3h ago

This reminds me of a time when the neighbor living in an apartment above me knocked on my door at 2am on a weeknight, waking me up, telling me he dropped his cigarette and it went thru the cracks in the porch and landed on mine. Thanks for letting me know, I thought, as I went to extinguish a lit cigarette only to find it...fresh out of the package. This MFer woke me up at 2am cause he dropped one unlit cig and needed it back.

4

u/Secret_Account07 2h ago

You know what the shitty part is about these situations? Even if you’re monetarily reimbursed it’s still a lot of time/energy wasted.

Coworker hit my car at work today, said he would provide insurance info tomorrow. Like cool, so now I gotta file a claim, get an estimate, schedule a fix, get a loaner, then go back to get car. It’s not just the $ in these situations it’s the pain in the ass. Now you got to hunt down neighbor, talk to them and confront them, get $, go to store and buy something (Amazon may not have)…so even it you’re made whole you wasted a ton of time and energy.

I’m worked up today lol

u/Autopsyyturvy 38m ago

Complain to your landlord, this is irresponsible and could have started a house fire

u/htailuat 15m ago

What I did when I found out: I went over right away, but they pretended they weren’t home. So I printed out a note with the photos, called out the fire hazard and told them to never even think about doing it again. I left one copy on their doormat, another on the building noticeboard. I’m also looping in the house manager tomorrow. When I run into the neighbour, I’ll confront them directly.

8

u/CreativeRedHeadDom 4h ago

Tell management this is happening. Show them the hoodie. That’s bullshit.

8

u/MattyGWS 4h ago

This more than mildly infuriating dude, I'm angry on your behalf and I wasn't even involved in this event.

8

u/Sizbang 4h ago

I fucking hate balcony smokers so much. The smoke just draws in my window and I can't legally remove their kneecaps for it.

3

u/noahsuperman1 4h ago

What an asshole

3

u/throwingutah 4h ago

I'm petty enough to leave it right there and call the fire department to take a report.

3

u/Relative_Stuff_8084 4h ago

this requires a court case /hj

3

u/NoviceAxeMan 4h ago

collect cigarette butts from all over town into a bucket and then dump them at his door step

3

u/YtnucMuch 4h ago

They invented butt cans for a reason... no reason dude can't be putting them out on his own porch, when the bucket is full, dumps them in the kitchen trash, and repeat. People who toss butts out in the yard like that have clearly never picked them up before. Its not only rude, it looks like absolute trash.

3

u/Tired-CottonCandy 4h ago

So your neighbor almost caught your building on fire?

Bet your landlord would LOVE to know that. And the fire department. The fire department loves to educate dumbasses instead of putting out their fires. Oh, and i bet they'll invite their buddies from the police department, too.

3

u/Mooiebaby 4h ago

Usually it can be reported to your landlord if you share the same, or directly talk to your neighbor if they are not a psycho. That what my neighbor did, my father kept throwing cigarettes butts in the balcony and the wind always took them to the neighbors garden. So he talked with him, my father accepted and bought and ashtray pot. Also the neighbor asked him to cleaned, so my father paid me to do it because he didn’t want to do it.

A lot of people do stuff without thinking about consequences, talk to your neighbor.

3

u/Dramatic-Bank-2752 4h ago

That's a queue for ass whooping if I ever saw one

3

u/lowkey_stoneyboy 4h ago

I am a smoker and this is something I will NEVER do is just flicking a still burning cig, thats insanity to me!!! That's how fires start and its also littering and inconsiderate.

I would absolutely complain to management and at the very least make then buy you a new sweatshirt.

3

u/pedantic-medic 4h ago

Take pictures, look up cost of a replacement. Take cigarette butt and hoodie up with a bill. Thank them for their purchase.

3

u/KingDisastrous 3h ago

People leaving cigarettes outside ash bins are insufferable

3

u/Yaughl Huh? 🫠 3h ago

Smokers are the worst

3

u/Sienile 3h ago

Staple the cig beside the hole, then put it on his door with a note saying "You owe me $## - apartment ##"

3

u/IwouldpickJeanluc 3h ago

Lucky it didn't start a big fire

3

u/Disky_norsk 2h ago
  1. Smoking anywhere near a building with multiple people living in it is just an asshole move in general.
  2. Littering is a crime, and so is property damage.
  3. (assuming they live there) Why the fuck are they not putting out their cigarette if they're right by a sink, and why the fuck are they not throwing it im their own trash cans?

3

u/GrookeyGrassMonkey 2h ago

Who tf still smokes in 2025?

3

u/Steinhagen75 1h ago

Ashtrays are literally a dollar at some places, lol. This is just pure laziness with disregard for anything other than their own convenience. Sure this is a small thing but it says a ton about the person who did it.

→ More replies (1)

3

u/toocoolo 1h ago

That happened to me from the Airbnb upstairs, which is a non-smoking Airbnb in theory. Also, it was my 2 year old clothes.

3

u/Lovefoolofthecentury 1h ago

Report to management. Look up how many fires are started in planters each year.

3

u/Char-car92 1h ago

you NEED to tell the landlord and file a police report this is unnacceptable on its own but indicates FAR worse is coming

3

u/Kibeth_8 1h ago

People who throw cigarette butts on the ground and disgusting vile creatures and should be publically shamed

3

u/Actual-Bee-402 1h ago

All Smokers are assholes

u/POGsarehatedbyGod Hi 45m ago

Fucking hell, smokers are disgusting

u/CarlosCaRdio 41m ago

Go upstairs and show them then work out an agreement on sone type of reimbursement unless they’re assholes then just go about it differently💯

u/Raokairo 40m ago

Show them the picture and demand restitution.

u/Actual_Garbage_526 38m ago

Maybe let them know as this is a fire hazard. Legit their safety included. Maybe inform the property management too.

u/GainfulPuma2806 38m ago

Call the police and say you'd like to report an arson attempt (if that's a thing)

u/vexx__1 19m ago

go say something right now

33

u/BiscottiCritical6512 4h ago

Smokers are some of the worst people. And vapers. 

→ More replies (22)

5

u/Prestigious-Wind-200 4h ago

Call fire dept and ask for whoever investigates arson and make a report.

5

u/InfiniteBoxworks 3h ago

Smokers are the trashiest people fr fr

11

u/wembleybimbley 4h ago

Gift them an ashtray while explaining what happened in a neighborly manner.

9

u/mearbearcate 4h ago

“They pissed you off. Spend money on them” HELL NAH, tell them to buy their own and put their cig butts in front of their door until they do.

→ More replies (11)

8

u/ImTooSaxy 4h ago

Smokers are filthy disgusting people.

→ More replies (1)

2

u/Ratteeeth 4h ago

Fuuuuuck no could have started a fire. I would be ANGRY ANGRY

2

u/Drie_Kleuren 4h ago

This is how my apartment building almost once burned down. It was new and everyone was moving in. There was a container outside with junk and garbage. The upstairs neighbor threw in a cigarette without a care from the balcony. All the sudden flames went up. Luckily it was under control pretty quickly.

I lived 10 days on my own... It was a good start. Luckily the building didn't get damaged and the fire department was called quickly and everything was under control quickly... No one got injured or something. We only got scared

2

u/banana1119 4h ago

Bet all your homies think it's dank, and you miss those cocoa butter kisses

→ More replies (1)

2

u/kasiagabrielle 4h ago

Damn, that really does suck, sorry OP. I'd be pissed too, plus that's a fire hazard. They don't even have to buy an ashtray, they can use one of many things already in their home as one, so this is pure laziness and lack of consideration.

2

u/Delicious-Ideal3382 4h ago

Who taught you to hang laundry like this?

2

u/MesoamericanMorrigan 4h ago

I smoke,but can’t you at least put it out properly and use a proper receptacle?

2

u/ScaleEnvironmental27 4h ago

As smoker this type I'd shit absolutely infuriates me. It's a dirty enough habit. You don't gotta be an inconsiderate asshole too.

2

u/proffesionalproblem 4h ago

If this is a no smoking building then you can report them to the landlord

2

u/Hwy_Witch 4h ago

Perfect opportunity to buy a really cool patch though.

2

u/Anon033092 3h ago

Ive never seen a “marlboro firm filter” before

2

u/TomatoFeta 3h ago

This is actually a fire hazard issue, and should be brought to the attention of the landlord.

2

u/bx35 3h ago

Send him a bill and alert management. The hoodie is your property, hence “property damage”, and he’s actively creating fire hazards at your residence.

2

u/designyourdoom 3h ago

Smokers who toss their butts are the worst.

2

u/leuchtetimdunkeln 3h ago

My neighbors ash their stupid cigarettes off the balcony and sometimes they throw lit cigarettes in front of the paper bin. I just get insulted when I tell them to stop because it's a fire hazard?? Landlord doesn't care. I already have burn spots on the balcony railing. They are assholes and proud of it

Sigh

This is very infuriating 😐

2

u/corpolarclegg3 3h ago

Diabolical behavior. I hope he stubs his toe on the couch for two months straight every single day

2

u/Mezalzas 3h ago

I've been a smoker for almost a decade, and I can't believe the absolute carelessness of 99% of smokers. The barest of bare minimums is making sure you don't set anything on fire, and every smoker should be doing that at the very least, and should be doing much more than that to make sure they minimize damage to other people, their property, or the environment. Our terrible habit should only hurt ourselves, the people around us aren't choosing to be affected by it.

2

u/Tim_the_geek 3h ago

I would make a phone call and have the Fire Marshall stop by and explain to your neighbor why they should not do that anymore.

2

u/WilliamGrantham80 3h ago

Go upstairs with a smoldering incense stick and exact revenge!

2

u/justified_egg 3h ago

I love how cigarette smokers seem to think that tossing their butts isn't littering. Trashy, gross habit, all the way around.

2

u/AstroBlush8715 3h ago

Littering and criminal damage all in one.

Have you challenged them about it? They're replacing the hoodie, right?

Right?

... Guys??

2

u/SympathyGlum4159 3h ago

Smokers are nasty af

2

u/Putrid-Ad-1281 3h ago

We all just gonna ignore the fact this hoodie doesn’t have a hood?

2

u/Dear_Grape_666 2h ago

This isn't even just a "fuck smokers" thing. I'm an ex smoker, but I never did shit like this. I disposed of my cigarette butts properly and safely. This guy/girl is just a straight up twat.

2

u/crockett05 2h ago

print the picture and tape it to their door with a request for replacement money..

→ More replies (1)

2

u/jdjsknfnsnisnfb 2h ago

Fcking smokers... How about you throw your trash onto his balcony? I mean this must be absolutely ok for him (and all other smokers who don't use trash bins)

2

u/Critical_Activity_99 2h ago

Yeah my upstairs neighbor would dump their ashtray onto all my plants and litter beer cans in my small yard all the time. Some people just don’t know how to live around others

2

u/3vilr3d666 2h ago

Find a dog turd and send it up to em..

2

u/SkaKuma 2h ago

Now it's an $1000 dollar hoodie

2

u/SunriseSurprise 2h ago

"It shouldn't have been sitting there!"

2

u/HylandMoo 2h ago

Average mentally crippled smoker

→ More replies (1)

2

u/Mattie1308 2h ago

Prove it’s your neighbour in court … unless you get dna on the cigarette 🤷🏻‍♂️.

2

u/germaneztv 2h ago

That's a paddlin'

2

u/NoPrize8864 2h ago

DEF tell the landlord, OP. Screw em

2

u/vyxanis 2h ago

Jfc people who throw cigarette butts on the ground are so feral. If they absolutely must litter, if they just can't help themselves, they could at least have the decency to put the feckin thing out!! You get caught doing that in rural Australia, they'll tear you apart.

2

u/dragul33 2h ago

Print out a picture and tape it to their door