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Looking at a flat...any idea what this smell is?
I was just looking at an upstairs 2BR flat that was visually beautiful.
All new super-modern kitchen, beautiful two-tone paint throughout. Garage and washer/dryer (not just the hookups) were included. However...there is this menthol-ish smell that is present throughout the place. The owners assured me there were no cats/smokers in there previously, but I'm not so sure. I looked at another place many years ago that was similar and turned out it was owned by a lady with like 100 cats that ****ed everywhere. Is there any product used to cover up either odor that might have a menthol-ish odor? I realize it's difficult to ask this without actually experiencing it, but I'm hoping there's some commonly used product that has this smell. Note that the place has nice (apparently redone) wood floors. TIA, Pat -- Remove both XX's from e-mail to reply. |
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Looking at a flat...any idea what this smell is?
Cough drops? Vick VapoRub? Linament?
Patrick Maloney wrote: I was just looking at an upstairs 2BR flat that was visually beautiful. All new super-modern kitchen, beautiful two-tone paint throughout. Garage and washer/dryer (not just the hookups) were included. However...there is this menthol-ish smell that is present throughout the place. The owners assured me there were no cats/smokers in there previously, but I'm not so sure. I looked at another place many years ago that was similar and turned out it was owned by a lady with like 100 cats that ****ed everywhere. Is there any product used to cover up either odor that might have a menthol-ish odor? I realize it's difficult to ask this without actually experiencing it, but I'm hoping there's some commonly used product that has this smell. Note that the place has nice (apparently redone) wood floors. TIA, Pat |
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Looking at a flat...any idea what this smell is?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menthol#Applications
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mint looks like menthol is from mint. look into foggers, they can use mint and other scents. whether the scent is related to fighting odor, smoke, mildew, or insects, only a search warrant will tell. how do the owners explain this? perhaps your climate would give us a clue to this. interview the neighbors for they may have a similar problem. Patrick Maloney wrote: I was just looking at an upstairs 2BR flat that was visually beautiful. All new super-modern kitchen, beautiful two-tone paint throughout. Garage and washer/dryer (not just the hookups) were included. However...there is this menthol-ish smell that is present throughout the place. The owners assured me there were no cats/smokers in there previously, but I'm not so sure. I looked at another place many years ago that was similar and turned out it was owned by a lady with like 100 cats that ****ed everywhere. Is there any product used to cover up either odor that might have a menthol-ish odor? I realize it's difficult to ask this without actually experiencing it, but I'm hoping there's some commonly used product that has this smell. Note that the place has nice (apparently redone) wood floors. TIA, Pat -- Remove both XX's from e-mail to reply. |
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Looking at a flat...any idea what this smell is?
On Tue, 12 Dec 2006 03:04:50 GMT, Patrick Maloney
wrote: I was just looking at an upstairs 2BR flat that was visually beautiful. All new super-modern kitchen, beautiful two-tone paint throughout. Garage and washer/dryer (not just the hookups) were included. However...there is this menthol-ish smell that is present throughout the place. The owners assured me there were no cats/smokers in there previously, but I'm not so sure. I looked at another place many years ago that was similar and turned out it was owned by a lady with like 100 cats that ****ed everywhere. Is there any product used to cover up either odor that might have a menthol-ish odor? I realize it's difficult to ask this without actually experiencing it, but I'm hoping there's some commonly used product that has this smell. Note that the place has nice (apparently redone) wood floors. TIA, Pat Please post a sample of the smell that we can download and smell it ourselves. It would be a lot easier to identify if we can smell it. Just use your smellavision converter to make a digital sample. Justin |
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Looking at a flat...any idea what this smell is?
Patrick Maloney spake thus:
I was just looking at an upstairs 2BR flat that was visually beautiful. All new super-modern kitchen, beautiful two-tone paint throughout. Garage and washer/dryer (not just the hookups) were included. However...there is this menthol-ish smell that is present throughout the place. The owners assured me there were no cats/smokers in there previously, but I'm not so sure. I looked at another place many years ago that was similar and turned out it was owned by a lady with like 100 cats that ****ed everywhere. Is there any product used to cover up either odor that might have a menthol-ish odor? I realize it's difficult to ask this without actually experiencing it, but I'm hoping there's some commonly used product that has this smell. Note that the place has nice (apparently redone) wood floors. Dunno what the smell is. (As someone else suggested, you should have uploaded a sample to MySmell.com.) But in general, I don't see why this should stop you from taking an otherwise desireable place. When I moved in my place, it had a vague but oddly strong smell throughout that I could never identify. Not extremely objectionable, but just bad enough to be annoying. It went away after a few months. Cleaning stuff can do wonders, too. Who knows? maybe it's the residual odor of the floor varnish. -- Just as McDonald's is where you go when you're hungry but don't really care about the quality of your food, Wikipedia is where you go when you're curious but don't really care about the quality of your knowledge. - Matthew White's WikiWatch (http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/wikiwoo.htm) |
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Looking at a flat...any idea what this smell is?
On Tue, 12 Dec 2006 10:07:05 -0800, David Nebenzahl
wrote: Patrick Maloney spake thus: I was just looking at an upstairs 2BR flat that was visually beautiful. All new super-modern kitchen, beautiful two-tone paint throughout. Garage and washer/dryer (not just the hookups) were included. However...there is this menthol-ish smell that is present throughout the place. The owners assured me there were no cats/smokers in there previously, but I'm not so sure. I looked at another place many years ago that was similar and turned out it was owned by a lady with like 100 cats that ****ed everywhere. Is there any product used to cover up either odor that might have a menthol-ish odor? I realize it's difficult to ask this without actually experiencing it, but I'm hoping there's some commonly used product that has this smell. Note that the place has nice (apparently redone) wood floors. Dunno what the smell is. (As someone else suggested, you should have uploaded a sample to MySmell.com.) But in general, I don't see why this should stop you from taking an otherwise desireable place. When I moved in my place, it had a vague but oddly strong smell throughout that I could never identify. Not extremely objectionable, but just bad enough to be annoying. It went away after a few months. Cleaning stuff can do wonders, too. Who knows? maybe it's the residual odor of the floor varnish. Yeah, and if you looked in the garbage can, you'd probably find a can of Glade (or other brand) air freshner, Some people get carried away with that stuff. I only use it around my cats litter box when I am too tired to change the litter. Sure wish I could train the cats to use the toilet !!!!! I'm off to mysmell.com |
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