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[bubosquared]

Amusing FreeCycle Ad Of The Day:

Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 21:27:01 -0000
From: "[SNIP]" <[SNIP]>
Subject: OFFER: Large Plant (Central/South Edinburgh)

It's an umbrella tree. We've been together over 20 years, but have recently grown apart. If I'm honest, I feel it's time he moved on. I've changed, and he isn't right for me any more. Also, my other half has never liked him.

Now that's the way to get people to respond!

(Oh, dear god. Someone sprayed a shitload of air freshener around the women's loos just before I got out of the stall (two stall, didn't see whoever it was that was in the other stall and presumably did the spraying) and I nearly choked. And I'm not usually that sensitive to this stuff, either. *gags* Great, now my clothes smell of loo freshener, and all I did was hurry out without even washing my hands. Christ, people!)

Comments

[sorchar.livejournal.com]

That reminds me of my friend's story about rose-scented Glade.

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Oh, do share! I always like to hear about other people's pain, it makes mine feel lessened. :D

[sorchar.livejournal.com]

She worked as an EMT. One hot summer day, they were summoned to a scene where a very large woman had OD'd and been in her trailer for a good two or three days before someone realized. Well, it was pretty nasty and gross work, getting her out of there, but they were doing okay, until a newbie saw a can of rose-scented Glade and said, "This will help!"

"Nooooo!" everyone said, but it was too late. Newbie sprayed the decomp-redolent room with the air freshener.

Apparently, everyone literally crawled over each other trying to get out of the trailer before they puked.

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Oh, dear lord. People need to realise that covering up bad smells with fake flower scents just makes it infinitely worse. (See also: scented pads--the hell?)