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On Oct 10, 3:07 pm, "HeyBub" wrote:

Paint over it with a non-permeable paint to seal it in. You should be
able
to match the color exactly and a quart ought to be enough to paint to
seal
up the cracks.

Thanks (also to Ransley). I don't have access to the Internet 24/7,
so I might not answer or read any further answers until tomorrow, but--
would painting over the cove cement really help? I happen to think
along Ransley's lines; I have a hard time believing that cove
adhesive--*IF* it really is 50 years old--would smell this bad and
have such a bad affect on me.

Heck, as long as I'm on the subject, does anyone know the symptoms of
carbon monoxide poisoning?

Yes, you go to sleep and you don't wake up,ever.Get a CO detector today if
you suspect a CO problem.