OT: Skunk

elliottb · 05-05-2008, 12:45 AM

So there is a skunk somewhere outside and I can smell it. Normally the smell isnt too bad of skunks, but this is bad enough where I can taste it in the back of my thoat and it almost makes me gag...

*sigh* I guess I wont be going to sleep for a while longer...

goldenmean · 05-05-2008, 12:53 AM

EEEWwwwwwwwww!
That reeks!

Jeremy0322 · 05-05-2008, 01:09 AM

We get that all the time out here in the boonies...Just close all the windows and set something in the room that smells good and it should be a little better. I do feel for you though, one of the worst smells EVER!!

BoomerD · 05-05-2008, 01:44 AM

On our trip home from Yosemite we went through a cloud of skunk...(possibly some poor SOB hit one on the road) there's no doubt what it is when you smell it.

Royalscott · 05-05-2008, 07:00 AM

I LOCE the smell of skunk!!! Call me strange, but its one of those smells that I really like LOL!

vdituri · 05-05-2008, 11:19 AM

If its that strong, maybe it moved under your house?

BigAl07 · 05-05-2008, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Royalscott

I LOCE the smell of skunk!!! Call me strange, but its one of those smells that I really like LOL!

you ARE strange

Skunk "fumes" are not only smell but the fumes can/do actually burn. The name skunk comes from Latin "I think Latin but do NOT quote me" meaning 2 attacks. The "excretion" not only smells but it burns the mucus linings as well. Sort of like pepper spray does but not nearly as potent. The BAD news is your clothes will have the "scent of Le Pew" for a good while if it's trapped inside the home.

If you think the "Pole Cat" has taken up residence under/near your home good luck.. they are VERY persistent and extremely accurate up to about 15-20'. So don't try catching/shooing one away. You wont win.

A good "depends on who you're talking to "deterrent" for skunk is Human Urine. Yeah you heard that right! That's how many of my neighbors are doing it right now. I've got a "habit" of "going outside" and the skunks have left our house and "Moved" to a neighbors place. Better them than us

Good luck and be careful if you're trying to "Mask" the scent. Anything you burn/spray into the air to cover it up can/will also end up in your tank(s).

BoomerD · 05-05-2008, 11:32 AM

For most of my life, I had a natural white stripe in my hair, almost dead center, running front to back...one Mexican guy I worked with called me El Zorillo...The Skunk. My wife said that it matched my attitude.

Here's a recipe that is SUPPOSED to remove the smell...
The Skunk Remedy Homepage

elliottb · 05-05-2008, 08:41 PM

haha. I live in a suburban area an have a basement so the skunk is not under my house. There are soem local farms near by, a skunk probably wondered near me and then got hit by a car. There was one time in the middle of the night i woke up gasping for air because of the skunk stench. My dad did the same thing he said. Its not that im sensative to skunks or that im a city boy, because I am not. It is just those certain times where the smell is SO bad.

XBwlr · 05-05-2008, 10:05 PM

I hit one in the car one time. I had to pull over... I couldn't see. My eyes were watering too bad. Not as bad as the gas chamber on the Island, but close. My car smelled bad for 2 or 3 weeks... the clothes I had on, I had to throw away.

elliottb · 05-05-2008, 11:11 PM

haha. I thought I was the only one who smelled it but my mom came in my room and was telling me how she woke up because of an awful skunk smell.

05-05-2008, 12:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
elliottb Cabbage Leather Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: nj Posts: 356 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	OT: Skunk So there is a skunk somewhere outside and I can smell it. Normally the smell isnt too bad of skunks, but this is bad enough where I can taste it in the back of my thoat and it almost makes me gag... sigh I guess I wont be going to sleep for a while longer... __________________ save a reef, frag a coral Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings. -someone- Anyone want to move? My tanks come with the home.... http://www.forsalebyowner.com/listing/18E85

05-05-2008, 12:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
goldenmean Beautiful Katamari Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 4,087 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: OT: Skunk EEEWwwwwwwwww! That reeks! __________________ A 55g link in the GoldenChain My Second Quarantine Tank 2 (+) Year Retrospective of a 12g Nano Jeff What You Think Upon Grows... Have a Smooth Day!

05-05-2008, 01:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
Jeremy0322 Serpent Star Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 205 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: OT: Skunk We get that all the time out here in the boonies...Just close all the windows and set something in the room that smells good and it should be a little better. I do feel for you though, one of the worst smells EVER!! __________________ http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...lon-build.html -Check it out and let me know what you think Don't blow it - good planets are hard to find. "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, Nothing is going to get better. It's not." — Dr. Seuss, from The Lorax

05-05-2008, 01:44 AM	#4 (permalink)
BoomerD Reef Shark Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 5,634 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: OT: Skunk On our trip home from Yosemite we went through a cloud of skunk...(possibly some poor SOB hit one on the road) there's no doubt what it is when you smell it. __________________ Intelligence is not knowing all the answers, but knowing where and how to find them! www.google.com

05-05-2008, 07:00 AM	#5 (permalink)
Royalscott Plate Coral Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Louisiana Posts: 751 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: OT: Skunk I LOCE the smell of skunk!!! Call me strange, but its one of those smells that I really like LOL! __________________ Janetta & Scott 29 Gallon Bio Cube & 14 Gallon Bio Cube The Nano Club Wear Gloves

05-05-2008, 11:19 AM	#6 (permalink)
vdituri Excellent Guesser :D Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sacramento California Posts: 5,728 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: OT: Skunk If its that strong, maybe it moved under your house? __________________ Victor ----- People come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

05-05-2008, 11:32 AM	#8 (permalink)
BoomerD Reef Shark Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 5,634 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: OT: Skunk For most of my life, I had a natural white stripe in my hair, almost dead center, running front to back...one Mexican guy I worked with called me El Zorillo...The Skunk. My wife said that it matched my attitude. Here's a recipe that is SUPPOSED to remove the smell... The Skunk Remedy Homepage __________________ Intelligence is not knowing all the answers, but knowing where and how to find them! www.google.com

05-05-2008, 08:41 PM	#9 (permalink)
elliottb Cabbage Leather Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: nj Posts: 356 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: OT: Skunk haha. I live in a suburban area an have a basement so the skunk is not under my house. There are soem local farms near by, a skunk probably wondered near me and then got hit by a car. There was one time in the middle of the night i woke up gasping for air because of the skunk stench. My dad did the same thing he said. Its not that im sensative to skunks or that im a city boy, because I am not. It is just those certain times where the smell is SO bad. __________________ save a reef, frag a coral Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings. -someone- Anyone want to move? My tanks come with the home.... http://www.forsalebyowner.com/listing/18E85

05-05-2008, 10:05 PM	#10 (permalink)
XBwlr Elegance coral Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: I give up. Posts: 1,124 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: OT: Skunk I hit one in the car one time. I had to pull over... I couldn't see. My eyes were watering too bad. Not as bad as the gas chamber on the Island, but close. My car smelled bad for 2 or 3 weeks... the clothes I had on, I had to throw away. __________________ ~Scott

05-05-2008, 11:11 PM	#11 (permalink)
elliottb Cabbage Leather Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: nj Posts: 356 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: OT: Skunk haha. I thought I was the only one who smelled it but my mom came in my room and was telling me how she woke up because of an awful skunk smell. __________________ save a reef, frag a coral Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings. -someone- Anyone want to move? My tanks come with the home.... http://www.forsalebyowner.com/listing/18E85

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