By Where is it coming from?! - 10/06/2014 02:46 - United States - Brightwood

Today, I returned home after a four day weekend at my parents' house. Upon entering by the front door, a horrid stench assaulted my nose. Hours later I still cannot find the source of the foul odor. I'm starting to wonder if this is how it's always smelled without my knowing. FML
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DonPandon 15

Maybe you should leave the windows open more often...

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DonPandon 15

Maybe you should leave the windows open more often...

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curlytop101 23

Or put an air freshener in the wall for a few days, pull it out, and see if it smells any different

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fortune789 17

Most likely the stench is new because the mind only "resets" it's smells after about 5 minutes of no contact with the odors. Unless OP never left his house ever before that point, the stench is fresh.

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AlaskanG 27

22, not necessarily. Every house has a different smell to it, but you don't usually notice the smell of your own house. You leave in the morning for work, then come home 9 hours later, you will still most likely not smell it.

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jamescrazy96 17

The only time I noticed my house smell, is when I went to the beach and came home a week later!

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incoherentrmblr 21

Hopefully there aren't any dead animals/bodies in the house...

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1dvs_bstd 41

febreze* and i love the scent so ******* much..

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incoherentrmblr 21

Febreze Clean Linen...

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Adam5858 17

Ask a few more people you know to come in and judge aswell where the smell is strongest

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brettrb 18

This is the best advice. I have one friend whose house smells like Asian food and one whose house has an overpowering aroma of burning wood and bacon - neither of them notice that they smell like their house 24/7, much less the fact that their house has a 'smell'

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amisenho 11

Dude, I would love to have a house that smells like burning wood and bacon, let alone having that smell on my clothes all the time.

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rugener92 11

Someone has planted a corpse in your home trying to frame you for a murder? Did you forget about a pet?

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ktmla 14

Who NOSE, could be either. The random appearance of the terrible smell doesn't make any SCENTS..

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weveallbeenthere 30

could be a "friend" messing with you, leaving raw shrimp pieces hidden around house. not that I would ever have done such a thing.

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Anonie248 10

Is it just me or do all houses have their own smell... ? Except your own house of course

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Adam5858 17

Yea i found that aswell.I suppose we're just used to our own home smell

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Omniprism 14

I bet something died in the walls. I would open windows, take out all trash that you can find, check the kitchen cupboards and see if the smell is still there. Maybe invite a friend to help investigate. Good luck.

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buckerado 19

Don't forget the vents! I have found so many dead rats in my vents over years, it's crazy...

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OysterPearls 33

And the fridge, too. My house smelled horrible after a week away because I forgot to clean all the perishables out!

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weveallbeenthere 30

could be you were used to it for so long. open the Windows and clean the house, problem solved.

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illegalbeagle69 23

Why would you have to turn on the computer before you clean?

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ihaveasushicat 24

All houses have their own smell. So maybe you need to burn some candles, melt some wax, spray something...? If you're a clean person then perhaps something died, like a mouse or something, under the fridge, or under the stove or maybe inside the walls.

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