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DEAR METRO

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Dear Metro,

My downstairs neighbour smokes incessantly and the smoke wafts into my apartment, upsetting me. So far I’ve tried such passive aggressive tactics as sighing loudly, saying “omg, smoking again” while on my balcony, “watering” my plants, ie pouring water on my deck in the hope it trickles down

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