Just FYI and so there's full disclosure: I was a smoker for 16 years. Now I'm extra-sensitive to the stench and able to smell it when non-smokers cannot. I smell it immediately on electronics, so it bothers me quite a bit, especially if they heat up. This may be why I overreacted a bit in my original post.
I quit in 2007 and have been smoke-free ever since. Even when I was a smoker, I knew well enough that it stunk and left a nasty sticky residue, so I only smoked outdoors or away from my possessions. It's easy for non-smokers to say, "just quit", or "intelligence problem", or "attitude problem", etc. Trust me, you have no idea how tightly the psychological and chemical addiction grips its victims. I liken this attitude towards male politicians legislating women's issues. You simply cannot and do not know until you walk a few miles in their shoes. The mere thought of going without my smokes was enough to instill panic.
I mentioned the psychological and chemical addiction of smoking, however it is mostly a psychological problem. The nicotine chemical addiction is much more mild than people realize, and this is why gum and patches fail so often; they do nothing to address the psychological addiction. It's quite powerful unless somebody tells you how to do it successfully. If anybody is curious, I used this book to quit:
Alan Carr's Easy Way To Quit Smoking
When I finished reading that book, I was no longer a smoker. It took about 3 hours.
DosDaddy:
It is possible to reason with smokers. You're just doing it wrong.
A few years back, I received an ABIT KT7A that just reeked of smoke and was tacky with residue. It needed to be recapped anyway so I sent it to Chris Passalacqua at badcaps.net. He mentioned that he offered a cleaning service and could save the board, so I took advantage of it. The board came back looking new and smelling fresh. If I remember right, he mentioned that his process was to soak it in Simple Green for awhile, do several rinses, and then let it air dry for several days. I don't know if I'm brave enough to do something like that myself, but his technique definitely did work for my board.