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Strange smell...

watermark · 2013-05-08 05:47:31

OK I know, very random topic! :rolleyes: There's an awful smell in the air since last night across the city. Has anybody else got this or knows what it is? edit: its not the hops from the brewery...

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08-05-2013 6:47am

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watermark

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OK I know, very random topic! :rolleyes: There's an awful smell in the air since last night across the city. Has anybody else got this or knows what it is?

edit: its not the hops from the brewery...

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#2 08-05-2013 6:55am
Schnitzel Muncher

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Wasn't me anyway.

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#3 08-05-2013 8:29am
shinzon

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WLR just put this up on the FB page so yeah tis there alright

Good morning! Anyone getting a stinky smell around Waterford this morning - reports from listeners that it's like seaweed/ boiled turnips?

Shin

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#4 08-05-2013 8:32am
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Probably the smell of waterford students gearing up for exams

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#5 08-05-2013 9:25am
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Is it not the smell of the river after a few warm days and then heavy rain last night??

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#6 08-05-2013 10:27am
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Cleaning time on Templars Hall

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Wlr wrote something about worms excreting overtime due to the first heavy downpour after the sunny weather...

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#8 08-05-2013 11:50am
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http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056943616

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#9 08-05-2013 7:04pm
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Wouldnt have anything to do with the landfill slap bang in the middle of the city?

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#10 08-05-2013 10:25pm
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Its from the ABP meat plant in Ferrybank ( big green building opposite Marina hotel ).

Happens every so often ,

Sorry to ruin conspiracy theories

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#11 08-05-2013 10:47pm
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shinzon wrote: »

- reports from listeners that it's like seaweed/ boiled turnips?

Probably someone making seaweed/turnip soup mmm......

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#12 08-05-2013 10:55pm
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Got that smell in county carlow too this morning

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#13 09-05-2013 8:15am
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jad2007 wrote: »

Its from the ABP meat plant in Ferrybank ( big green building opposite Marina hotel ).

Happens every so often ,

Sorry to ruin conspiracy theories

The have large settling tanks just up past the factory which are usually the source of the smel

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#14 09-05-2013 12:56pm
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It's the usual smell of bullshíte coming from our politicians' gobs.

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#15 09-05-2013 2:44pm
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jad2007 wrote: »

Its from the ABP meat plant in Ferrybank ( big green building opposite Marina hotel ).

Happens every so often ,

Sorry to ruin conspiracy theories

It's not. This is a different smell, and everybody around the country is getting it. Its to do with the soil, hot weather, and rain.

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#16 09-05-2013 2:47pm
spankmemunkey

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seven_eleven wrote: »

It's not. This is a different smell, and everybody around the country is getting it. Its to do with the soil, hot weather, and rain.

Its probably the smell of the bins pilling up again in that girls back garden from The Estate

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#17 09-05-2013 4:44pm
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spankmemunkey wrote: »

Its probably the smell of the bins pilling up again in that girls back garden from The Estate

You would think people would be done slating that girl by now

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