Solution To Bad Smell In House - Feb 15 Post
Scott wrote: Hi, I wanted to update everyone about this problem, which I first posted in February. The bad smell has been located. A few days ago, a couple of construction friends of my homeowner friend came over and removed a section of sheetrock from the corner of the dining room closest to the garage. Right away, they spotted a long line of beetles moving inside the wall. They followed the beetles upward to see where they were feeding. They found a large, black, dead cat lodged in the wall. It looks like the cat entered through the garage and entered the wall (it was wintertime in Minnesota) between the ceiling of the dining room and the floor of the bedroom above....and he got trapped. This explains why the smell didn't go away, even after five months. I told my friend just a few weeks ago to borrow the neighbor's hunting dog to sniff arouond, but he didn't take action. He's at work all day, and his wife stays home, so it wasn't so urgent for him. Anyway, a couple of construction worker friends from church convinced him to open up the sheetrock, and the mystery was solved. I'm really glad they won't have to put up with that lousy smell any more. Sometimes, you just have to get in there and tear things apart. Thanks for all your suggestions! Scott P.S. A black cat has gone missing. ------------------------------------------------------- Hi, I wanted to update everyone about this problem, which I first posted in February. The bad smell has been located. A few days ago, a couple of construction friends of my homeowner friend came over and removed a section of sheetrock from the corner of the dining room closest to the garage. Right away, they spotted a long line of beetles moving inside the wall. They followed the beetles upward to see where they were feeding. They found a large, black, dead cat lodged in the wall. It looks like the cat entered through the garage and entered the wall (it was wintertime in Minnesota) between the ceiling of the dining room and the floor of the bedroom above....and he got trapped. This explains why the smell didn't go away, even after five months. I told my friend just a few weeks ago to borrow the neighbor's hunting dog to sniff arouond, but he didn't take action. He's at work all day, and his wife stays home, so it wasn't so urgent for him. Anyway, a couple of construction worker friends from church convinced him to open up the sheetrock, and the mystery was solved. I'm really glad they won't have to put up with that lousy smell any more. Sometimes, you just have to get in there and tear things apart. Thanks for all your suggestions! Scott |
Solution To Bad Smell In House - Feb 15 Post
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Solution To Bad Smell In House - Feb 15 Post
Bob wrote: How many times do you need to post this thing? Bob Bob, Sorry, it was a mistake. The first two postings weren't quite right. Apparently, when I "cancel" a message that I've posted, it only cancels it on my computer and not on everyone elses. Kind of defeats the purpose of cancelling a message. Scott |
Solution To Bad Smell In House - Feb 15 Post
Scott wrote: Scott wrote: Hi, I wanted to update everyone about this problem, which I first posted in February. The bad smell has been located. A few days ago, a couple of construction friends of my homeowner friend came over and removed a section of sheetrock from the corner of the dining room closest to the garage. Right away, they spotted a long line of beetles moving inside the wall. They followed the beetles upward to see where they were feeding. They found a large, black, dead cat lodged in the wall. It looks like the cat entered through the garage and entered the wall (it was wintertime in Minnesota) between the ceiling of the dining room and the floor of the bedroom above....and he got trapped. This explains why the smell didn't go away, even after five months. I told my friend just a few weeks ago to borrow the neighbor's hunting dog to sniff arouond, but he didn't take action. He's at work all day, and his wife stays home, so it wasn't so urgent for him. Anyway, a couple of construction worker friends from church convinced him to open up the sheetrock, and the mystery was solved. I'm really glad they won't have to put up with that lousy smell any more. Sometimes, you just have to get in there and tear things apart. Thanks for all your suggestions! Scott P.S. A black cat has gone missing. ------------------------------------------------------- Hi, I wanted to update everyone about this problem, which I first posted in February. The bad smell has been located. A few days ago, a couple of construction friends of my homeowner friend came over and removed a section of sheetrock from the corner of the dining room closest to the garage. Right away, they spotted a long line of beetles moving inside the wall. They followed the beetles upward to see where they were feeding. They found a large, black, dead cat lodged in the wall. It looks like the cat entered through the garage and entered the wall (it was wintertime in Minnesota) between the ceiling of the dining room and the floor of the bedroom above....and he got trapped. This explains why the smell didn't go away, even after five months. I told my friend just a few weeks ago to borrow the neighbor's hunting dog to sniff arouond, but he didn't take action. He's at work all day, and his wife stays home, so it wasn't so urgent for him. Anyway, a couple of construction worker friends from church convinced him to open up the sheetrock, and the mystery was solved. I'm really glad they won't have to put up with that lousy smell any more. Sometimes, you just have to get in there and tear things apart. Thanks for all your suggestions! Scott Did you check the stove? In my case, a large mouse had crawled (tried to crawl) up the back of my stove. From his position, it looked like it had touched it's nose to electrical panel - underneath where the electrical cord splits and rovides power to the stove - and the mouse zapped himself to death. Luckily for me, causing no damage to the stove. Of course I had to pull out the stove, disconnect the side panel, etc.... |
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