Thursday, February 08, 2007

Sweet Like Maraschino Cherries

Tonight when I got home I smelled something. At first I thought Marty was baking something for me. But when I asked what he'd made, his only answer was "lasagna" (don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining about the lasagna, but that was not what I was smelling).

I left home and came back, still the same smell. Like maraschino cherries or almond extract. Kind of yummy, but also strong and pungent.

I called a bunch of people, and no one seemed to have any idea about this odor that was strongest around my furnace and hot water heater closet. A few minutes ago I spoke with the on call maintenance man, and once I described what it smelled like he said, "Oh. Today we fumigated the apartment beneath you and it had a really strong cherry scented deodorizer. That's probaby what you're smelling."

So that's it. They bombed the place downstairs. In case you were wondering.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Marty made lasagna! What a guy.
I am glad it was a good smell at least...
HOpe all is well with you guys-
love emily

Taffy said...

I'm glad you found out what it was. (and at least it was a good smell) Plus, lasagna sounds good!

B said...

Good job finding out where/what the smell was coming from! Who'd a thunk that "bombing a place" would smell like cherries!?

Ree said...

What a bloodhound! You sniffed out the mystery just like Scooby Doo!