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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by ptz@dubvee.org to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world

For the first time in 6 or 7 weeks, it was cool enough last night to open the windows instead of running the A/C. Before bed, I opened up all the windows downstairs and upstairs to make sure there was good circulation.

That part was successful; house was 72 degrees when I got up this morning and very comfortable. Maybe I'll even weep a little less when I open this month's power bill. Except, what's that horrible smell?

Nearly gagging, I think, "Aww, man. Did one of the dogs have an accident?" The smell is omnipresent throughout the house, but after checking everywhere, no obvious source could be found.

As I stepped outside with the dogs, the stink became much thicker, and I realized what I smelled inside was coming from outside. The whole neighborhood reeks of dead animal, and now so does my whole house.

Update: Just called animal control, and they're going to come out and try to find/remove it.

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[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 31 points 1 month ago

Whoa, whoa, whoa. There’s still plenty of meat on that dead animal. Now you take it home, throw it in a pot, add some broth, a potato. Baby, you’ve got a stew going.

[-] dogsnest@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago

Erm, if you're in my neighbourhood, I OD'd on Taco Bell, is all.
Sorry.

[-] ptz@dubvee.org 7 points 1 month ago

Based on the smell that's still lingering in the morning fog, I'm gonna guess whatever animal that died went out the same way lol.

Oh man. I had something like this happen once. Came home one day to find a deer standing in my driveway. I knew something was wrong and as I got closer, I realized it had been hit by a car. It was in really bad shape. I seriously thought about putting the poor thing out of its misery but I didn't get time to do anything before it took off into the woods behind my house.

About three days later, I walked out my front door to the most God awful smell imaginable. I thought I was going to be sick. The deer had run just past the tree line and promptly collapsed and died right there in the woods behind my house. I couldn't go outside for a week.

[-] ptz@dubvee.org 6 points 1 month ago

Based on the "size" of the smell, that's what I'm thinking is the culprit here. There's all kinds of suburban deer around, and if I'm right, there may be one less now.

If a smell could actually "hit" you, it would be like taking shots from George Foreman. 🤢

[-] dogsnest@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Grilled in the face?

[-] eezeebee@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 month ago

A squirrel died inside a wall of my apartment and we had to live with the the smell for over a month until I presume it decayed/dried out enough for the smell to go away. Do not recommend.

[-] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 8 points 1 month ago

had the same with a rat. learned traps > poison

[-] Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Hopefully it's not a human animal inside another nearby home, rotting away.

[-] dogsnest@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Sssshhhhh....

[-] Broken_Monitor@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

I did the same but instead it was someone’s cigarette smoke. Normally I don’t really care if someone wants to smoke their cigs, but when the cloud is wafting directly into my house it suddenly annoys the ever living fuck out of me.

[-] cheesymoonshadow@lemmings.world 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Used to live in a townhouse where two doors down this old guy would always sit outside and smoke his cigars. (The neighbor in the unit between us said that he is the oldest retired Chicago Bear still living. Edit: Found out the guy's name. John Damore.)

I worked from home at the time. Every time when it was a nice day out, not muggy, with a cool breeze, I would open up our windows and smell nothing but his cigar smoke.

[-] ptz@dubvee.org 7 points 1 month ago

I never used to care about cigarette smoke either before or after I started smoking myself. After I quit, though, I absolutely cannot stand the smell, and it makes me want to vomit.

[-] Broken_Monitor@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

The fact that we are catching downvotes for this sure is something. Seems like we have some disgruntled smokers around here.

[-] negativenull@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Same here, but forest fire smoke coming from California/Oregon/Washington/Canada. airnow.gov is showing us in the red (150ish) most days this week.

[-] usefulthings@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Maybe take a walk around the neighborhood, find it, and dispose of it?

[-] ptz@dubvee.org 4 points 1 month ago

Even if I do find it (I suspect it's a deer), I'm not equipped to do anything about it. I guess maybe animal control might come out?

[-] magikmw@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

They should. It's a biological hazard if you can smell it.

[-] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago

Just grab a bottle of Febreeze and spray it down. Problem solved.

[-] boatsnhos931@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago
[-] ptz@dubvee.org 14 points 1 month ago

Yeah, I must've gone down a little too hard on your mom last night.

[-] boatsnhos931@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago
[-] ptz@dubvee.org 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Lol, thanks for playing along and being a good sport. I am the world's nicest drunk, but the day after when I'm hungover, I'm anything but.

Now that my head is no longer throbbing, I realize my reply may have been a bit disproportionate and I offer my apologies lol.

[-] boatsnhos931@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

If you don't call my mother back, we are going to have a problem buddy

[-] ohmyiv@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Do you have an animal control department in your city/county? From the places I've lived before, they're the ones that take care of the carcass. Try calling them, it might help.

[-] ptz@dubvee.org 5 points 1 month ago

I do. Planning to call them here in a bit, actually. I don't know if they'll track it down or if someone needs to point them to it. Guess that''ll be my first question lol.

[-] ohmyiv@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Sweet, I hope they find it. It sucks dealing with those smells, especially in hot weather.

From past experiences, if you give them the general direction the smell is coming from, animal control is usually pretty good at finding the carcass, but if someone else knows where it is, it makes things much easier.

[-] chemicalprophet@lemm.ee -4 points 1 month ago

I hate it when the corpses of the fallen impinge on the enjoyment of my capitalist hellscape.

[-] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 4 points 1 month ago

Implying that people were okay with the smell of a rotting corpse in the distant past. We're biologically wired to be repulsed by the smell since eating it would kill us.

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