That Smell?
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From: Heart of Dixie
I don't know if it's just me, but snow has a scent to me. I love that smell.
I love the smell of brand new carpet too.
I also love the smell of penetrating lubricant.
And I think every guy in here can agree that "sour sack" is the worst of them all.
I love the smell of brand new carpet too.
I also love the smell of penetrating lubricant.
And I think every guy in here can agree that "sour sack" is the worst of them all.
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From: Near Bloom, PA
Good smells (we both came up with this)
Hot cider with cinnamon
Farm smells, hay, cows, etc.
Early fall and winter mornings
Garlic frying
Tack room at the stable, leather saddles and horsehair
Food stands at the fair
Fresh-popped popcorn
Vanilla extract
Leaves when they're being raked
Just-turned dirt
Mountain air
Sulphur from burned matches
She has a lot more than I do, but some of them are weird. She says one of her favorites is the "old vinyl" smell inside an old VW Bug. Another one is formaldehyde. (!?) Says it reminds her of biology class.
Worst smells:
Opening a freezer full of food that's been off for a week or more (I get this at my job a lot, you wouldn't believe what some people leave in there thinking the delivery guy will be happy to dispose of it for them.)
Hers:
Bitrex (smelling solution for testing chemical respirators)
Above-mentioned VW's wiring harness burning and melting the vinyl (swears she can still smell it 10 years later)
Hot cider with cinnamon
Farm smells, hay, cows, etc.
Early fall and winter mornings
Garlic frying
Tack room at the stable, leather saddles and horsehair
Food stands at the fair
Fresh-popped popcorn
Vanilla extract
Leaves when they're being raked
Just-turned dirt
Mountain air
Sulphur from burned matches
She has a lot more than I do, but some of them are weird. She says one of her favorites is the "old vinyl" smell inside an old VW Bug. Another one is formaldehyde. (!?) Says it reminds her of biology class.
Worst smells:
Opening a freezer full of food that's been off for a week or more (I get this at my job a lot, you wouldn't believe what some people leave in there thinking the delivery guy will be happy to dispose of it for them.)
Hers:
Bitrex (smelling solution for testing chemical respirators)
Above-mentioned VW's wiring harness burning and melting the vinyl (swears she can still smell it 10 years later)
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From: Miami
Theres is a smell, like perfume that I relate to daycare when I was growing up. I still get a whiff of it now and then. Reminds me of the innocent times, before I became grown up, and all these freaking responsibilties, like running a buisness, a wife, 2 kids, hey who put that BUDWIESER in my hands, yes I like that smell too!
2 stroke motor, Ahhhhhh. Growing up in Miami with dirt bikes and outboard motors, ya knew it was going to be a good day.
The Big Cypress Swamp in the southern Everglades. Before a rain after a rain, dodging lighting strikes, trying to save your fish from the alligator coming after it.
The best smell of all is, the smell of my daughters. If your a parent you know what I mean, if your not a parent yet, you will remember this statement when you do become a parent!!
Al
2 stroke motor, Ahhhhhh. Growing up in Miami with dirt bikes and outboard motors, ya knew it was going to be a good day.
The Big Cypress Swamp in the southern Everglades. Before a rain after a rain, dodging lighting strikes, trying to save your fish from the alligator coming after it.
The best smell of all is, the smell of my daughters. If your a parent you know what I mean, if your not a parent yet, you will remember this statement when you do become a parent!!
Al
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From: Flatland, Saskatchewan
Late september night...
No wind...
Clear dark sky, Northern Lights Doing there thing...
Off in the distance the John Deeres chew up the wheat crop...
Spewing dust clouds miles long...
and that smell...the smell of freshly harvested wheat crop...gotta love it
Runner up would have too be the smell of shotgun corderite. Nothing like that smell on a crisp morning out goose hunting
No wind...
Clear dark sky, Northern Lights Doing there thing...
Off in the distance the John Deeres chew up the wheat crop...
Spewing dust clouds miles long...
and that smell...the smell of freshly harvested wheat crop...gotta love it
Runner up would have too be the smell of shotgun corderite. Nothing like that smell on a crisp morning out goose hunting
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From: Colville
The smell of urethane paint drying after you have worked so hard to prep and paint a classic!
The smell a wood stove makes when you start that first fire in October!
A batch of Venison Jerky smoking over Apple Wood!!
The smell a wood stove makes when you start that first fire in October!
A batch of Venison Jerky smoking over Apple Wood!!
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From: Ogden UT
Originally Posted by DRP
And I think every guy in here can agree that "sour sack" is the worst of them all.
My most memorable smells are setting the tent trailer up for the first time of the year - the campfire and canvas smell. A couple of more are, coffee on the campfire and frost on sage brush(thanks Mr. Ledoux) and wet canvas.
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From: TX
I spent my early years living on the south side of Chicago, near my grandparents. Dad's family was typical Irish Catholic, with 6 siblings that all lived right around my grandparents. Nearly every Sunday we had dinner at grandma's house which usually meant baked ham, mashed potatos (of course!), sweet corn, homemade applesauce and apple pie (with apples from grandma's tree). Imagine 25 loud, boisterous Irishman (including woman and children) around the table enjoying the great food and arguing about politics, religion or whatever else was current news. The smell of baked ham and apple pie take me back instantly to that time.
When I was in high school, we moved from the city to a small farm in rural Missouri because of my dad's job. Although we were an outdoor family and spent a lot of time in the country, I'd never lived on a farm. I very quickly learned to love farm life and one of my best memories is the smell of fresh hay in the barn. We only lived there a couple of years, but it's a dream of mine to one day own a small farm so that my grandchildren (too late for my now-grown kids) have some memories of their own.
Great thread!
When I was in high school, we moved from the city to a small farm in rural Missouri because of my dad's job. Although we were an outdoor family and spent a lot of time in the country, I'd never lived on a farm. I very quickly learned to love farm life and one of my best memories is the smell of fresh hay in the barn. We only lived there a couple of years, but it's a dream of mine to one day own a small farm so that my grandchildren (too late for my now-grown kids) have some memories of their own.
Great thread!
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