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Tea Supremacist · 07-18-2010, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Lateralus

A couple of months ago two children tragically died in their home due to a gas leak. The leak took place over about two days, with the family getting sicker and sicker before the two children passed away before being taken to a doctor/hospital. Both parents were smokers, and there was a lot of discussion about how the parents may not have smelt the leak because a lot of smokers' sense of smell greatly diminishes after being a smoker for an extended period of time.

I don't know how true that is, or whether it depends on how long you smoke for, but as a smoker I've always been able to smell gas in an instant. As much as sense of smell and taste may diminish, the smell of gas is pretty potent compared to other aromas.You'd have to be an uber heavy smoker for a f*ck load of years or just generally not have a sense of smell to not notice that kind of thing going on...

Unless it was a really slow leak, maybe...

Astronomer · 07-18-2010, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

What? Just because people smoke doesn't mean that you can't smell gas! That's one of the most absurd things I have ever heard. Of course the sense of smell is diminished by smoking but you aren't completely numbed by it and gas has it's own particular odour that is immediately noticeable even if you are blind drunk! Carbon Monoxide poisoning is a different matter altogether as it's virtually odourless but if it was pure gas then that is an outrageous statement.

Was it pure gas or Carbon Monoxide? if it was the latter then no one is at fault apart from the engineers or manufacturers of the appliances.

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Originally Posted by Tea Supremacist

I don't know how true that is, or whether it depends on how long you smoke for, but as a smoker I've always been able to smell gas in an instant. As much as sense of smell and taste may diminish, the smell of gas is pretty potent compared to other aromas.You'd have to be an uber heavy smoker for a f*ck load of years or just generally not have a sense of smell to not notice that kind of thing going on...

Unless it was a really slow leak, maybe...

Yeah, see I thought the same thing, it's weird. Unless they smoked a ****load inside that the leak was totally masked by the smell of cigarettes or something, but I always wondered how on earth that was supposed to make sense too...

LoathsomePete · 07-18-2010, 07:45 PM

I've been sick all weekend, nothing serious but it's completely drained me of energy. Basically I've either been watching movies, sleeping, on MB, or occasionally listening to music when my head isn't pounding. It's pretty lame, I was going to make a Tesla Coil this weekend...

Freebase Dali · 07-18-2010, 07:58 PM

I've been getting settled into the new apartment. Finally got most of the furniture in. Did some decorating. The cable internet will be hooked up on Wednesday probably... for now it's unreliable wireless leeching.
My summer semester is out early, so I've been being pretty lazy. I think my entire day consisted of waking up, eating some eggs and yogurt for breakfast, making some coffee, doing the last bit of scheduling paperwork for next semester, watching a movie, playing with the cat, staring at a roll of duct-tape and marveling at its green color, and now drinking a few beers and MB'ing.

noise · 07-18-2010, 10:28 PM

i got attacked by a pack of dogs while hiking in Transylvania last week. one of them bit my leg.

next sunday is a full moon. should i be worried?

**Janszoon** · 07-18-2010, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by noise

i got attacked by a pack of dogs while hiking in Transylvania last week. one of them bit my leg.

next sunday is a full moon. should i be worried?

Make sure you keep some Coors handy just in case.

jibber · 07-19-2010, 06:28 AM

All of my closest friends are dealing with insanely hard stuff at the moment. One just broke up with her fiance, one is nursing her father after major surgery because of cancer, one is patching up her broken family (again), and another is trying to help his dad through a separation with his step-mom. I really wish I could be in 20 different places at once right now

Zer0 · 07-19-2010, 09:30 AM

Woke up this morning on my friend's couch with the most intense hangover i've had in a long time, i thought i was going to die. Various friends were strewn around the room in a similar state and others could be heard having sex upstairs. Had a really great time at a house party last night and it was really great fun getting drunk with people i hadn't seen in months. There was FAR too much drink at the party though, the amount of drink left over this morning was unreal and we had drunk quite a lot.
I had Smarties cereal and oreos for breakfast along with another can of Bud. There was a 'wasp holocaust' on the garden table outside where we were all drinking last night, loads of wasps had basically fallen into the (near) empty bottles and died.
Got home a couple of hours ago and now i'm having a hangover music day. Music just sounds awesome on headphones when hungover.

**Janszoon** · 07-19-2010, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Zero1986

Woke up this morning on my friend's couch with the most intense hangover i've had in a long time, i thought i was going to die.

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I had Smarties cereal and oreos for breakfast along with another can of Bud.

Zer0 · 07-19-2010, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Lol we were still kinda drunk and there was nothing else to eat

smarties go well with milk

07-18-2010, 07:45 PM	#12563 (permalink)
LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	I've been sick all weekend, nothing serious but it's completely drained me of energy. Basically I've either been watching movies, sleeping, on MB, or occasionally listening to music when my head isn't pounding. It's pretty lame, I was going to make a Tesla Coil this weekend... __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

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jibber Freeskier Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Istanbul was Constantinople now it's Istanbul not Constantinople... Posts: 1,536	All of my closest friends are dealing with insanely hard stuff at the moment. One just broke up with her fiance, one is nursing her father after major surgery because of cancer, one is patching up her broken family (again), and another is trying to help his dad through a separation with his step-mom. I really wish I could be in 20 different places at once right now __________________ What you've done becomes the judge of what you're going to do -- especially in other people's minds. When you're traveling, you are what you are right there and then. People don't have your past to hold against you. No yesterdays on the road. William Least Heat Moon, Blue Highways Your toughest competitor lives in your head. Some days his name is fear, or pain, or gravity. Stomp his ass. HOOKED ON THE WHITE POWDER

07-19-2010, 09:30 AM	#12568 (permalink)
Zer0 ∞ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 3,792	Woke up this morning on my friend's couch with the most intense hangover i've had in a long time, i thought i was going to die. Various friends were strewn around the room in a similar state and others could be heard having sex upstairs. Had a really great time at a house party last night and it was really great fun getting drunk with people i hadn't seen in months. There was FAR too much drink at the party though, the amount of drink left over this morning was unreal and we had drunk quite a lot. I had Smarties cereal and oreos for breakfast along with another can of Bud. There was a 'wasp holocaust' on the garden table outside where we were all drinking last night, loads of wasps had basically fallen into the (near) empty bottles and died. Got home a couple of hours ago and now i'm having a hangover music day. Music just sounds awesome on headphones when hungover. __________________ Last FM \| RYM \| The Final Sound

07-18-2010, 07:58 PM	#12564 (permalink)
Freebase Dali Partying on the inside Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5,584	I've been getting settled into the new apartment. Finally got most of the furniture in. Did some decorating. The cable internet will be hooked up on Wednesday probably... for now it's unreliable wireless leeching. My summer semester is out early, so I've been being pretty lazy. I think my entire day consisted of waking up, eating some eggs and yogurt for breakfast, making some coffee, doing the last bit of scheduling paperwork for next semester, watching a movie, playing with the cat, staring at a roll of duct-tape and marveling at its green color, and now drinking a few beers and MB'ing.