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Offline franksolich

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primitives and basement odors
« on: June 24, 2009, 06:57:55 AM »
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Oh my.

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grasswire  (1000+ posts)      Sun Jun-21-09 12:10 PM
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what makes "basement" aroma?

Can something that's not moldy at all just smell like mold?

I'm wondering about the scientific explanation as I look at this great stack of woodworking pattern books I picked up at rummage last night. They look terrific. Open one and there's that musty basement smell.

Good thing I only paid $2 for the whole stack. And I am taught, once again, to always smell stuff.

The vindictive primitive:

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Vinca  (1000+ posts)      Mon Jun-22-09 05:50 PM
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1. I know exactly what you mean.

Maybe if you spread them out in the sun (assuming it does shine sometime again in the near future)? Or dump some fresh cat litter over them and leave them for awhile?

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grasswire  (1000+ posts)      Mon Jun-22-09 08:38 PM
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2. one time I sprinkled some paper with baby powder

....hoping it would absorb a musty smell. Then I realized that sending paper with traces of white powder through the mail wasn't such a good idea.

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Re: primitives and basement odors
« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2009, 07:04:49 AM »
They smell that way because they are older than CaliforniaPeg.  Deal with it.
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Re: primitives and basement odors
« Reply #2 on: June 24, 2009, 08:33:03 AM »
Time to change the litter in the cat box......are in the case of UGP, the dump truck.
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Re: primitives and basement odors
« Reply #3 on: June 24, 2009, 04:01:54 PM »
Quote from: JohnnyReb on June 24, 2009, 08:33:03 AM
Time to change the litter in the cat box......are in the case of UGP, the dump truck.

Wouldn't that be by dump truck and backhoe?
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Re: primitives and basement odors
« Reply #4 on: June 24, 2009, 06:06:09 PM »
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what makes "basement" aroma?

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