yes, so be safe. Don't breathe it, get it in your eyes or on your skin. You don't need a high gaseous concentration to cause irritation of your respiratory tract and membranes. Wear gloves and goggles and run away if it's starting to smell... assuming you aren't doing this in a hood which seems very dangerous in light of the way the conversation went. If you are going to use HCl at home, nobody can stop you but do it "properly" and with knowledge. It could go bad very fast.