DEAR ABBY: I have a problem for which I see no solution. Next month I will be going out of state to visit a friend of mine for about a week. This stay is part fun and part personal business. She and her close male friend who will be present most of the time both smoke. I do not smoke. In fact, cigarette smoke makes me rather ill. Since I am visiting her, how can I possibly tell her not to smoke in her own home? What can I do in this situation? -- LUCIE, PORTLAND, ORE.
DEAR LUCIE: You certainly should not tell her not to smoke in her own home. But do tell her that cigarette smoke makes you "rather ill," so she shouldn't be offended if you take a little fresh air break while she puffs away. And take an air freshener to use occasionally, especially in the room in which you will sleep.