Bill, try this:
Drive at 100 MPH in any direction for 10 miles with the windows
down. If you manage to survive this in a Ford pickup, the odor
you will have created involuntarily while doing so will overwhelm
and make totally inoffensive the smell of the mothballs.
Then, I would suggest some new Levi's and a Chevy. Or, better
yet, a pair of new Carhart's and a Toyota. :-)
But you've got the right idea about what to use it for, regardless
of what it smells like.
Walt
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Bill Stanke" <bstanke@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2003 11:00:10 -0700
>Hi Zuiks:
>I recently purchased a new (to me) Ford pickup truck. Great
>deal, great truck. Only one little problem. The previous owner
>parked it in his barn. To protect it from rodents, he load the
>cab with mothballs. Well, the mothballs are gone, but the smell
>lingers on!
>
>I've tried baking soda and Febreez, but can still smell the
>mothballs.
>
>Within 24 hours I expect the following out of this group:
>
>A short history of mothballs
>An arcane chemical discussion of para-dichloro benzene
>A story of a British researcher who discovered benzene six months
>before the German, but never received the credit he deserved
>A link to photos of benzene rings
>A discussion of the "mothball symbolism" of class warfare (cotton
>vs. wool)
>A tale of the New Zealand Realm's ill-fated attempt to produce
>moth balls from kiwi rinds
>
>And, maybe, and idea or too about the blasted smell <g>!
>
>OM content: said pickup truck will be used to haul Zuikos in
>search of old barns, wildflowers, and critters.
>
>Thanks!
>
>Bill Stanke
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