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I am currently installing central heating in a rented property for the landlord and whilst working in the bedroom over the kitchen on Monday I found myself coughing and feeling light headed. I blamed this on the ropey looking LPG cabinet heater in the kitchen so I suggested to the tenants that as soon as the heating was working this heater should be thrown in a skip. However, later that morning I heard the following "Don't smoke that stuff in hear, get out" and went down the stairs and opened the back door into the rear porch to find a 14 year old boy completely surrounded by thick smoke from the cigarette that he was holding.
According to the locals these people have a reputation for dealing in drugs and last night as I was leaving the 'husband' returned home from work and asked me if their son had been smoking Sh*t in the house again. I explained that I found it difficult to sleep the night before because of chestiness and headaches. Seeing us talking on the pavement, the 'wife' came out looking all concerned so I told her that I didn't like passive smoking. She said that they would all be out tomorrow (today) and I would have the place to myself.
Unfortunately, when I arrived this morning the 'husband' hadn't gone to work and they have all been at home for most of the afternoon. This morning I was installing the external gas pipework, but this afternoon I was working in the bathroom cylinder cupboard at the top of the stairs. When they were in I could smell this sweet sickly fragrance and I developed a headache. When they went out for an hour or so the smell went with them and my headache disappeared. When they returned so did the smell and my headache. I had opened all the upstairs windows and the kitchen door (although they kept closing the door), but this doesn't seem to help much.
I had hoped that our discussion on Tuesday night would have been the end of it, but they are obviously a bit thick or too chilled to be bothered.
Having packed all my gear in the van I asked on leaving if they would be at home tomorrow. The 'husband' wont but the 'wife' will be (I don't know about the son) so tomorrow morning I intend to ask if there will be any smoking taking place before I decide whether or not to stay.
Am I being unreasonable?
According to the locals these people have a reputation for dealing in drugs and last night as I was leaving the 'husband' returned home from work and asked me if their son had been smoking Sh*t in the house again. I explained that I found it difficult to sleep the night before because of chestiness and headaches. Seeing us talking on the pavement, the 'wife' came out looking all concerned so I told her that I didn't like passive smoking. She said that they would all be out tomorrow (today) and I would have the place to myself.
Unfortunately, when I arrived this morning the 'husband' hadn't gone to work and they have all been at home for most of the afternoon. This morning I was installing the external gas pipework, but this afternoon I was working in the bathroom cylinder cupboard at the top of the stairs. When they were in I could smell this sweet sickly fragrance and I developed a headache. When they went out for an hour or so the smell went with them and my headache disappeared. When they returned so did the smell and my headache. I had opened all the upstairs windows and the kitchen door (although they kept closing the door), but this doesn't seem to help much.
I had hoped that our discussion on Tuesday night would have been the end of it, but they are obviously a bit thick or too chilled to be bothered.
Having packed all my gear in the van I asked on leaving if they would be at home tomorrow. The 'husband' wont but the 'wife' will be (I don't know about the son) so tomorrow morning I intend to ask if there will be any smoking taking place before I decide whether or not to stay.
Am I being unreasonable?