mercury973: (Chuck Love)
mercury973 ([personal profile] mercury973) wrote2011-02-25 05:56 am

TMI in 3...2...

My apartment is so unbelievable stale!  But it's 24F (-4C)  outside so I can't leave the windows open.  Gah!  It smells like cat food and dirty clothes.

Oh, and you best not be trying to reach me tonight between 9 - 10 pm Pacific.  SPN tonight! 
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stink 'em dooly

[personal profile] elderwitty 2011-02-25 06:51 pm (UTC)(link)
I keep a box of Arm & Hammer baking soda for the freezer in my car so it doesn't gather smells, a ploy adopted when I was a pizza delivery driver. I got really tired of the car smelling like dead pizza, ya know?

I don't know if it can do a whole apartment, but it can't hurt to throw one in on top of the clothes in the hamper, and set one next to the food bowls. I use the freezer one to avoid spillage - it also increases the surface area and makes it more effective.

Good luck!

Re: stink 'em dooly

[identity profile] mercury973.livejournal.com 2011-02-26 01:21 am (UTC)(link)
I opened the door to my deck for a few minutes this evening but it's 28 so I closed it back up soon. I just need to air the place out. My apartment has great seals which is good since it's cheap to heat in the winter but get stagnant if I keep it shut up too long. Plus, cat fur everywhere! =)
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Re: stink 'em dooly

[personal profile] elderwitty 2011-02-26 04:53 am (UTC)(link)
The good seals would make the baking soda work better, then.

My house turns 100 this year, so I don't usually consider how a building with good seals will react. There's just no point in it for me. :grin: