hammerchick
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posted on December 11, 2000 06:12:29 PM
I have a can of spray air freshener on the back of my toilet at home and at work. But nobody ever uses it but me! At work this morning a lady went in there and then I went in right after to get some water for coffee and just about passed out. Does anybody have an explanation for this? Do people think they will be embarrassed if somebody hears them spraying in there or what?!
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HartCottageQuilts
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posted on December 11, 2000 06:47:51 PM
Frankly, I'd rather deal with nasty body odors than some chemical "floral" or "powder" spray that will leave me reaching for my asthma inhaler. IMHO the solution's worse than the problem.
OTOH, I never understood the rationale behind scented toilet paper, furry toilet tank covers, or those hideous mothball-scented clip-onto-the-bowl doodads, so obviously I'm a philistine when it comes to lavatory accessories.
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Meya
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posted on December 11, 2000 06:52:07 PM
I really can't deal with the sprays and strong smells either. Perfumes and such can trigger my neurological problems as well. There are some restrooms at local stores that I almost need to hold my breath in due to the stuff that is sprayed. About the only scent I can tolerate is Vanilla.
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kitsch1
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posted on December 11, 2000 07:12:25 PM
Best to put a box of matches in there I think.
The spray scents only add to the problem, I mean the smell is still there it's just mixed with something else.'
While we are on scent. I HATE Red and anything similarly over powering. It makes me sick. If you do have to use that or a musk that smells like you're about to go deer hunting......a little itty bitty dab will do ya~~~~~~~~~~~~!
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Zazzie
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posted on December 11, 2000 08:13:18 PM
I put my vote in for the matches--it is the only thing that really works--sprays just make a mixture of smells---and the stinky one is still there--so nothing is hiding.
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UpInTheHills
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posted on December 11, 2000 08:59:29 PM
Amen to the whole perfume deal. Most perfumes make me sneeze and it drives me nuts to be near someone that put on half a bottle that morning. Don't even get me started on perfume counters where they spray you with their perfume.
Ok, just a little off topic, but I feel better now. 
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hammerchick
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posted on December 12, 2000 05:16:30 AM
Okay so I'm from the country. What matches are you talking about?
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Meya
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posted on December 12, 2000 05:19:48 AM
Plain old Blue Tip stick matches.
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SilkMoth
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posted on December 12, 2000 05:39:49 AM
hammerchick, they are delicately advising you to simply burn off the methane.
Although, if there is a high concentration in a small enclosed area, it might be inviting an explosion?
edited to add: Count me among the ones who will not use a perfumed spray "freshener." Although I am not allergic to them, the overpowering perfume alone is sometimes enough to trigger a headache. I also recall once reading that the main ingredient in those things is simply an anesthetic that temporarily numbs the sense of smell.
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not SilkMoth anywhere but here
[ edited by SilkMoth on Dec 12, 2000 05:43 AM ]
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netlawhopeful
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posted on December 12, 2000 07:31:31 AM
I recommend a product called Orange Mate that uses citrus oil. It actually DESTROYS the odor, does not just mask it---it's not a perfume. We use it in the bathrooms and around the cat boxes. however, if you are sensitive to strong citrus scent then you definitely don't want this.
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I never had one, and I didn't want one, and I don't, so now I do...
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pareau
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posted on December 12, 2000 09:33:24 AM
Your office-mate's bowel movement may have smelled especially bad because she was sick, or something disagreed with her. Hopefully, it's temporary.
Re coverups, I'm with the don't-spray folks. Anyone with breathing difficulties and chemical sensitivities can be caused great distress by those things. Why not ask your employer to install a fan in the bathroom that starts automatically when the light is turned on?
I'd also recommend against citrus-based products. They're very powerful (they can strip paint) and regular use can trigger real allergies--I got that from the head of a company that sells a line of citrus-based cleaning products, and have used them cautiously ever since. Also, I'd never use them around cats, who seem to hate citrus. 
- Pareau
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Zazzie
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posted on December 12, 2000 09:46:59 AM
matches----when you blow out a match in a bathroom (when needed)---the sulpher smell either masks or reacts to 'other' smells. Whether there is a methane + supher reaction that occurs--you'd have to ask a chemist.
You don't just burn the match---you light it and then blow it out.
Any old match will do---the wooden matches work best
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nobs
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posted on December 12, 2000 10:11:32 AM
LMAO here
Okay ... now that I can type ...
In my bathrooms I keep a Waterford crystal bowl (they are nice, they have an attached saucer type plate under them) and it is filled with a baking soda mixture (no scent) that is great for neutralizing and absorbing odors. I also have candles in my bathrooms and if neccessary I will light one.
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Shadowcat
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posted on December 12, 2000 12:48:32 PM
Nothing beats being able to open a window, though...
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dejavu
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posted on December 12, 2000 06:00:49 PM
......or having an adequate fan!(which is required by most building codes).
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hellcat
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posted on December 12, 2000 06:32:26 PM
Well, perfume sprays (and most perfumes) make me sick, so I'm in the "don't spray" group. Arm & Hammer makes a spray that doesn't hurt my head or my sinuses, but I only use it in my kitchen when I've had a cooking disaster. However, I use the citrus-based products for most of my cleaning, and my cats (and dogs) seem to be pretty comfortable with it...probably because at least one of them is a Florida native.  On the other hand, when my big dog, Luna, starts to lick a "hot spot" onto her paw, I put a concoction from her vet called "Bitter Orange" on it--and she hates that stuff, and that's the end of that.
Beth
[email protected]...ask for Martin.
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enchanted
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posted on December 12, 2000 07:37:35 PM
I had to pinch my nose just to read this thread LOL!
as usual I'm in the minority just spray away, Glade Neutralizer, please, oh please.
enchanted
[email protected]
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LadyGambler
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posted on December 13, 2000 11:56:07 AM
Enchanted......I'm with you! I'd rather smell ANYTHING but the noxious odor of someone else's $(&^. It is really disgusting to walk into the bathroom at work after Big Bertha has just finished her daily constitutional that she always seems to save for work! Perfume, Glade, Matches, Fans, Candles, whatever. Anything, but THAT! I have also noticed that many of the gals that complain so fiercely about perfume are often the ones that go into the restroom and spray about 2 gallons of hairspray on their hair! What's up with that?
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hammerchick
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posted on December 13, 2000 12:11:38 PM
Okay. Sorry to be so matches-in-the-bathroom ignorant, but . . . Does that mean that I go in there afterwards and get matches out from under the sink or somewhere and light one and blow it out? OR do I leave matches out in sight where people are supposed to know what to do with them? I get my education from this board. I don't know what that says about me. LOL.
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rawbunzel
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posted on December 13, 2000 12:11:41 PM
The reason we can smell these things at all is because tiny particles are getting in our noses. Nice thought, no?
No spray at my house - matches and candles.
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krs
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posted on December 13, 2000 01:53:26 PM
If that's true, Rawbuns (see Spaz's new thread), wouldn't there be a concern over second hand stink? Once your nasal follicles are thoroughly permeated you'd be unlikely to notice that you, in fact, carry that objectionable odor around with you for the remainder of the day, or until you either change clothes and bathe or mask it by emitting an odor of your own making?
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rawbunzel
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posted on December 13, 2000 02:19:45 PM
Wellllllllll KRS, it is true if you believe what you see on the discovery chanel or what you read in National Geographic. I have seen it stated both places. Couldn't tell you when though or create a link.Seems like in the NG it was in connection with an article about people who smell things for a living.
Actually there is second hand stink.Think cigarettes or fish. EEEEEEWWWWW.
I did read Spazs thread.
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preacher4u
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posted on December 13, 2000 06:21:25 PM
If the.. ahem... odor is hard enough, it would be wise to have a flamethrower handy.
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Shadowcat
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posted on December 13, 2000 06:28:54 PM
True story(and almost on topic):
Once, whilst working in a hospital, I had to get a patient up and walking. He was a tad unsteady on his feet so another nurse held on to him to prevent him toppling over while I put his feet into his slippers. He was dressed in one of those ever fashionable open backed gowns and my head was about three inches from his tush. That means when he cut loose with a major stinker(flatulence only, thank God), I took it full in the face. It was so awful I was knocked right on my butt. I sat there for a few seconds, dazed. My sinuses no longer functioned-I think they were fried out completely. The other nurse had to work to keep a straight face. He, on the other hand, was blissfully unaware of my state.
For the rest of the day, I couldn't breathe, couldn't smell, and I noticed the other staff avoiding me slightly.
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krs
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posted on December 13, 2000 08:31:40 PM
Yeah, but did you inhale?
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roadsmith
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posted on December 13, 2000 09:00:13 PM
This is a funnnnny thread.
I'd never heard of the match ploy until my daughter got married. Her husband always wants matches in the bathroom, so when they visit I put out the matches. As I was telling my husband about this thread, he said his parents always used matches (I never ever saw them when we visited), but he doesn't use them now. Go figure. (We have inocuous spray in our bathrooms. I may go to matches after this--much cheaper.)
Now--who wants to start a chat about whether the toilet paper should hang over the front or down the back? (of the holder, I mean!)
I think all the presidential stuff is putting us back in junior high humor for comic relief (no pun intended). Adele
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thedewey
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posted on December 14, 2000 12:01:46 AM
I used to work with a lady who ... well, let's just say that it was common knowledge NOT to go into the bathroom immediately afterwards. The poopie odor was bad enough, but she would make a big to-do about spraying *tons* of air fresher which only resulted in poopie-flavored roses. 
What made it really funny (for lack of a better word) is that she didn't seem at all embarrassed about the smell ... much less the sounds she made! There was never any doubt whatsoever about what she was doing in there!
In fact, she almost seemed rather proud!
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hepburn101
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posted on June 6, 2002 09:24:37 PM
Personally, incense works better than sprays
Drive on. We'll sweep up the blood later!....Katharine Hepburn Quote
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hepburn101
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posted on June 6, 2002 09:25:02 PM
Personally, incense works better than sprays
Drive on. We'll sweep up the blood later!....Katharine Hepburn Quote
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