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Stinky

Charlotte — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 22:04:31 +0000

I don’t know why but all of a sudden it smells like someone has been smoking cigars in here. Both Andi and I smoke but not cigars. We have been burning candles and using Febreeze but it doesn’t help.

I bought some Lysol today and hope that helps. I don’t know if there is some sort of gap in the walls that is allowing the smell to come in from another condo or if we have a cigar smoking ghost in here. I sort of hope it’s just a gap in the walls and not a ghost.

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I really need to….

Charlotte — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:25:43 +0000

I really need to quit smoking. I just really don’t want to though. I don’t have any other vices except smoking and well.. the computer. I have tried everything from the patch (it made me bitchy), that pill (made me nauseous), cutting down, and other non 12 step things like quitting cold turkey. Nothing works. It’s probably because, deep down, I don’t really want to quit.

I was smoking Marlboro 100′s and as they got too expensive I switched to USA 100′s (which are almost $2.00 cheaper). Some days I smoke about a pack other days I smoke more… it depends on the stress level of the day.

I don’t need to be preached to about this. Many have tried and failed. I just want to do what I want to do. Everyone will die eventually. After all.. we all start dying the moment we are born.

Fire safety

Charlotte — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:02:43 +0000

Now that it’s getting cold you really need to have a fire safety plan. The first thing you should do is have smoke detectors and make sure your batteries are fresh. If you smell or see smoke immediately leave the building and call 911. Don’t try to save things from your home or apartment. Things are replaceable people aren’t.

If you are at work when a fire breaks out follow the evacuation plan posted at your workplace. Every workplace should have it posted. Look for the exit sign to get to safety. Stay low on the ground and cover your mouth and nose with a cloth to minimize the smoke from getting into your lungs.

I hope this never happens to anyone but it’s always best to have some kind of plan in place just in case.

Cleaning

Charlotte — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:40:59 +0000

I had a fire outside my front door the other day. I’ve been spending the last couple of days cleaning up because of the smoke and soot that got inside through cracks in the door. I vacuumed everyday since Thursday and there are still soot tracks from the firemen. My daughter is coming up from Texas this week and should be here on Thursday and I have to de-soot this place by then. I’ve been burning candles and spraying Febreez to get rid of the lingering odors.

It was a teenager that started the fire. As far as I know they haven’t caught him yet. I wish someone would put a Garmin GPS device on him and track him down and throw is butt in jail!