Feb 08 2009
What is that smell?!
Alright, I’m having technical difficulties here. There is a smell permeating my apartment. I have no clue what it is, but its here. I know I slacked off on cleaning due to my long work week, but damn I wasn’t that far behind. This smell is offensive, its not stronger in one spot than others, it simply lingers. I cleaned all weekend long trying to not only find this offender of my nostrils, but to get rid of it.
On Saturday I scrubbed the bathroom and the kitchen. I even cleaned that stupid pan under the fridge (I had no clue you were supposed to check that for water once a month,). I cleaned under my couch, finding some change, lint, and a pair of socks I thought were lost. Yet the smell still lingered.
Today I scrubbed my non flushing, might as well be a Porto potty toilet. I made the kids clean their rooms, and I checked under beds for hidden food. I emptied my garbage cans, and I cleaned out the cupboards. Yet as I sit here typing, the smell is invading my nose again. Its almost a food smell, yet not. It doesn’t smell rotten, it almost smells wet. I wish I could explain it better. Or had smell-a-vision on my blog. I keep picturing the scene from Independence Day. You know the one where Will Smith yells at the alien “And what the hell is that smell“!
I wonder if when the neighbor downstairs moved out, she might have left a little present in her fridge. I sincerely hope not. For now I will try and ignore the smell, I’m tired from playing detective. Besides, I’m getting stuffed up again, maybe I won’t smell it anymore.
Best of luck with finding that offensive odor.
The smell is still lingering..Of course I’m so stuffed up now, I had to ask the kids. LOL
The one who lived below me was semi clean.. With me having that whole death fear of rodents, I sincerely hope that’s not the case!
Oh that’s terrible.. I have a hard enough time dealing with my neighbours (we share the kitchen wall) who seem to light up incense right at the kitchen wall vent because my oh my it wafts right in. At least that’s gone after an hour. I can’t imagine dealing with a lingering almost food kinda wet odor :p
Don’t worry about it. It’s probably body parts. I’d hold off on raising a stink if I was you. I remember when Jeffrey Dahmer moved out out of his apartment, they ended up razing the whole building.
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