What an awful smell!

[cjsmith]

Fire in our building today. AWFUL electrical smell. Couldn't find the source. Server room? A/C units?? Evacuated everyone, firemen showed up, we all counted noses while the guys went in...

Turned out it was a fluorescent light ballast self-destructing. My GOODNESS that can stink up a big building awfully darn fast.

We got four fire trucks and a police car for a broken light!

Comments

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Oh wow. There are times I've wished my sense of smell wasn't so acute, but it sure would suck to smell all the nasties and miss out on good stuff.

[just-cyd.livejournal.com]

yeah, there are times it's nice to say truthfully "nope, can't smell that!"

i love the smell of woodsmoke, and the last few nights, as i wind down the country roads i take to go home, i've caught a whiff. it's a lovely fall smell, and i'm glad it's one i can enjoy.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Woodsmoke is lovely. Almonds are lovely. Jasmine would be nice if you could find one blossom at a time (sadly, as it is I want to go walking with a flamethrower). Trailing rosemary bushes are commonly used as landscaping here, and I love to rub my fingers on them and breathe in the scent.