Yesterday my car went into the shop to get the dent fixed, which will take four days (????), and so I'm now zipping around town in a peppy little Corolla, a rental covered by our insurance. The rental company met me at the auto body shop with the car (love that), I signed some papers, inspected the car and hopped in to head home.
The car, a 2010 model with 650 miles (650!!!!) reeked of cigarette smoke. Someone obviously ignored the no smoking stickers all over the car (we're suspecting the rental employee). I have a strong sense of smell and unfortunately, cigarette smoke just doesn't agree with me. After about an hour, my stomach gets upset, the headache starts... Not fun. Not wanting to make a huge fuss--and it would have been huge--I decided to try and air the car out on my own.
I started with a unwrapped cinnamon tart in a plastic baggie (the candle kind of tart--not a real one). The warmth of the car releases the scent. After an hour, I had cinnamon tinged cigarette scent. Then I Febrezed the heck out of the car. So-so. Then I Febrezed again and left the windows down all night. Success! There's still a hint of cigarette smoke in the car, but barely noticeable. Luckily the temps have been wonderful, and I've been driving with the windows down a lot.
Is there a scent you just can't stand?
I can't tolerate cigarette smoke and like you I get wicked headaches and don't let the smell get on me, it drives me crazy.
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Have a good Wednesday.
Growing up I was around cigarette smoke and it never bother me. After my mother quit smoking and I wasn't around it much, it started bothering me to be around it. Now my sinus go crazy. I have a sign that I got from a cousin that I love:
ReplyDelete"If you're smoking in here, you'd better be on fire."
Happy St. Patrick's Day.
Those bodies in my basement are starting to get a little rancid.
ReplyDeleteI grew up with cigarette smoke, too, and it never bothered me until I was away from it for a while. Funny how that works.
ReplyDeleteAlso, while pregnant, I couldn't *stand* the smell of coffee or bleach. LOL--just realized the bleach factor may be when my husband started doing all the laundry...
when I was pregnant, I couldn't handle the smell of Parmesan cheese.
ReplyDeleteI can't stand the smell of the cafeteria food, left in the garbage cans an hour after lunch in the room that I have to work in with the afterschool program. The custodian empties the trash, but leaves the SAME TRASH BAG in the container. Today I told him it makes me want to throw up. He said it would be changed soon. Soon was at 6 p.m. when the night janitor emptied the garbage. day custodian? a jerk.
ReplyDeleteI had to rent a car a few years back and it smelled like cat pee! Talk about nasty!
ReplyDeleteI can't stand patchouli. It reeks! Also, diapers. I don't have kids and I certainly don't want to smell other people's!!!
ReplyDeleteCat pee and diapers. Can't top that--not even with cigarette smoke! Blech.
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