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Subject: Re: [OM] [OT] The Unendurable smell of...
From: Steve Goss <stevegoss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2003 22:23:01 -0500
Bill Stanke wrote:

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!


Are you sure all the mothballs are gone? Really sure? Removed the seats and carpeting/flooring sure?

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


I'd like to hear this stuff too.


And, maybe, and idea or too about the blasted smell <g>!

Try opening both windows, mounting a window fan in one, and letting it run all night long.

Thanks, Steve Goss, Dallas Tx usa


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