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5STAT5STAT Posts: 835
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oh wait...just me fuming....so to speak!!

It was one of THOSE days....

My mother calls me and says he basement smells like skunk. I went over to check it out..and found a nice little black and white fur ball dead in the bulk head...leading down into her basement. Looks like the little guy got stuck in there and passed.. image

Or so I thought!!

I picked the thing up with a shovel and carried it outside..it was motionless. I put it down to dig hole to burry it..and the SOB came to life and sprayed me!! Then took off...

That's thanks for you!!

and for the record...

A) tomoato juice is NOT 100% affective in removing the odor.
B) I'm on the couch for awhile...

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  • jmbkb4jmbkb4 Posts: 2,963


    << <i>oh wait...just me fuming....so to speak!!

    It was one of THOSE days....

    My mother calls me and says he basement smells like skunk. I went over to check it out..and found a nice little black and white fur ball dead in the bulk head...leading down into her basement. Looks like the little guy got stuck in there and passed.. image

    Or so I thought!!

    I picked the thing up with a shovel and carried it outside..it was motionless. I put it down to dig hole to burry it..and the SOB came to life and sprayed me!! Then took off...

    That's thanks for you!!

    and for the record...

    A) tomoato juice is NOT 100% affective in removing the odor.
    B) I'm on the couch for awhile... >>



    Let me offer a "bright side" view of this topic.

    Be glad it was a skunk and you did not discover that your mother was a pedophile-murderer along the lines of Dahmer or John Wayne Gacy who stashed the bodies of her victims in the basement.

    Carry on...
  • Carew29Carew29 Posts: 4,025 ✭✭

    I just sent this to Jeff Foxworthy. This has to be worth some bucks. This goes right up there with the guy that got his nipple bitten off by a beaver!!

    Hope you don't have to suffer too long!!
  • bri2327bri2327 Posts: 3,178 ✭✭
    Damn, thats a tough one !

    I found this recipe for odor removal. On the site they talk about the tomato juice myth. If it can keep you off the couch for a few days it might be worth a try !

    No more nights on the couch !
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  • raindraind Posts: 6
    Well, I bet you would think that story would be funny if it happened to someone else. It does have some ironic humor in there.

    Either way, this may be helpful:

    skunk smell remover
  • CDsNutsCDsNuts Posts: 10,092 ✭
    Pee on it, I heard that works.... No wait, that's jellyfish...... Pee on it anyway.

    Lee
  • XanaduNowXanaduNow Posts: 1,718


    << <i>Pee on it, I heard that works.... No wait, that's jellyfish...... Pee on it anyway.

    Lee >>



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  • bri2327bri2327 Posts: 3,178 ✭✭


    << <i>Pee on it, I heard that works.... No wait, that's jellyfish...... Pee on it anyway.

    Lee >>



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  • 5STAT5STAT Posts: 835
    Removing skunk spray is most effective during the first few hours after spraying.

    GEE...I should've postedm earlier...

    Let's see...it was at 2:45 pm....it's now 11:05 pm.....^%##$#%^^&&!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    It's faint now..but still there. I was going to use the dirt spray that we use for hunting..heck at this point even buck lure would be an improvement.

    Thanks for the tips!!
  • Alfonz24Alfonz24 Posts: 3,121 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Just be glad it was not rabid.

    Also it is mating season for the skunk. You may want to make sure there was not a second skunk in the basement.

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  • Porkchopper4Porkchopper4 Posts: 91
    If I'm not mistaken, the topic of skunk stink remover was highlighted on Mythbusters. However, I don't remember what conclusion they came up with for the different products used on the show. Perhaps, a search could find this out for you. You must at least give thanks that the critter gave you enough time to get outside before it sprayed you!

    And I thought that having a bat in my house sucked!
  • GDM67GDM67 Posts: 2,526 ✭✭✭✭
    Guys in this forum seem to have really bad luck with wildlife incursions into their houses.
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  • gameusedhoopgameusedhoop Posts: 3,628 ✭✭✭✭
    Yeah sure Bruce, blame a skunk. Did anyone witness the act , or was school still in session. I imagine it wasn't the first time you've blamed an animal, "no Honey, it was the dog". imageimage
  • Bosox1976Bosox1976 Posts: 8,566 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That stinks.
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  • cohocorpcohocorp Posts: 1,371 ✭✭
    mixing up a bucket of dawn dish detergeant, hydrogen peroxide, baking soda and h2o is most effective in removing the oder the quickest. almost 3 years ago a skunk got to one of my rottweilers. now keep in mind that a skunk is somewhere in the range of 15 pounds compared to 150 for the dog. well, the dog stands absolutely zero chance. late one night the dog comes running thru the doggie door very very upset. he was foaming at the mouth uncontrollably, eyes all watery and just going nuts. i could smell something but it didnt smell like skunk. i got a wet towel to clear off his eyes and face and just held him until he calmed down. after about ten minutes, the skunk smell became evident. he actually had been soo close to the skunk when he got sprayed, it went into his nose. real scary situation before i realized that it was just a skunk encounter. it wasnt the typical skunk smell in the very beginning, which is what threw me off. i thought he was having a seizure or something. after using that mixture stated above in 2 baths for him, the smell was gone.
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  • 5STAT5STAT Posts: 835
    cohocorp...yah..there was a link to the formula that you gave..I did it last night and it worked pretty well. The smell is gone from me...but when I got into the car to bring the kids to school...my eyes were watering. It's still there..lol

    It's aslo funny that the orignal odor that comes out is almost like a smell from a natural gas leak. The stink didn't come until a few minute later when that 1st smell dicipated.

    Steve...my mother was right and saw the ordeal...she thought it was funny..of course. But she was also 30 feet away cowering like a school girl. You've met my smart*ss daughters and wife...you KNOW I didn't get off easy on this one!!
  • julen23julen23 Posts: 4,558 ✭✭
    holy -ish.

    what is your addy i can send you some cards to compensate for your pain?

    julen
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  • cohocorpcohocorp Posts: 1,371 ✭✭


    << <i>cohocorp...yah..there was a link to the formula that you gave..I did it last night and it worked pretty well. The smell is gone from me...but when I got into the car to bring the kids to school...my eyes were watering. It's still there..lol

    It's aslo funny that the orignal odor that comes out is almost like a smell from a natural gas leak. The stink didn't come until a few minute later when that 1st smell dicipated.

    Steve...my mother was right and saw the ordeal...she thought it was funny..of course. But she was also 30 feet away cowering like a school girl. You've met my smart*ss daughters and wife...you KNOW I didn't get off easy on this one!! >>



    yes. the initial smell was close to that of mercaptan which is what is added to make natural gas smell, since natural gas is odorless. i thought the dog was going to have a heart attack. the most helpless feeling i have ever had in my life. all i could do was hold him. but it was a huge relief once i was able to determine that infamous skunk smell. after the fact i found it funny how a trained 150 pound rottie had absolutely no chance against a little skunk. since then i have raised another rottie who is always getting into trouble. i am surprised he hasnt had a run in with a skunk yet. but time will tell as he is only a little older than 2 years old.
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  • cohocorpcohocorp Posts: 1,371 ✭✭


    << <i>Guys in this forum seem to have really bad luck with wildlife incursions into their houses. >>



    i agree. in the past year, my cat brought in live snakes thru the doggie door on 5 seperate occasions. they are much easier to catch than the live birds though. its like a zoo sometimes.
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  • CDsNutsCDsNuts Posts: 10,092 ✭
    What is your address so I can send you some of my pee?

    Lee
  • kcballboykcballboy Posts: 1,405 ✭✭✭
    While we're on the topic of something stinks. My wife calls me yesterday at work around 4:30 when she got home. Apparently the cat had snuck into my underwear drawer while I had it open in the morning. The light was off and the cat is black so I never saw it. She spent the entire day curled up in my socks and undies.

    Naturally my first question "Well, did she pee on my clothes?"

    "No I didn't see anything."

    Fast forward to this morning. I never checked the drawer because I assumed that if my wife couldn't smell or see anything there was nothing in there. I go to grab the top pair of boxers and underneath, there's the present she left for me. Cat hair everywhere, all over everything and the rank smell of waste, both solid and liquid.

    "I thought you said you didn't see or smell anything in there."

    "Well I didn't think she would have buried it."

    "Honey it's a cat. That's what cats do is bury their turds. That's why we have a flippin sandbox in the den."

    So anyways, today I get to go shopping for all new underwear.

    Travis
  • 5STAT5STAT Posts: 835
    well..atleast it looks like you won't be needing Lee's services..as you have enough already.
  • BobaFett72BobaFett72 Posts: 7,304
    awful.

    but funny.

    awfully funny; glad you didnt get bit, then you would be getting some rabies shots!

    also your lucky it didnt try mating with you.
  • stownstown Posts: 11,321 ✭✭✭
    This reminds me of the Jackarse episode when Johnny keeps getting sprayed by the skunk.

    I'm not a huge fan of theirs but that scene makes me giggle like a little school girl image
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  • jfkheatjfkheat Posts: 2,747 ✭✭✭✭✭
    We had one die under our house 3 or 4 years ago. I was out of town working. The wife and kids had to stay with her Mom for 2 weeks. We had to have the house fumigated and all the carpet and furniture cleaned. The house still had a bad odor from the chemicals. At least my insurance company paid for everything including some for having to stay at my MILs house.
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  • 5STAT5STAT Posts: 835
    also your lucky it didnt try mating with you.

    Well..the wife has been on the couch with a broken leg for month now...any attention may not have gone been a bad thing...

    having to stay at my MILs house

    I know I've been spending too much time when I read this as MILFs house....that would have just been wierd!
  • lilmulelilmule Posts: 1,011 ✭✭✭✭
    That is freakin funny image
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  • AdmiralAdmiral Posts: 35
    Lucky it wasnt a porcupine. Any one ever had to remove porcupine quills from a screaming dog? Not fun. It makes rubbin pee or peroxide on yourself like a walk in the park
  • BlackborderBlackborder Posts: 2,797 ✭


    << <i>B) I'm on the couch for awhile... >>



    You might want to cover it in plastic first.
  • 5STAT5STAT Posts: 835
    you mean tey're not supposed to be covered in plastic already?

    Geez..I thought the mother on Something About Raymond had a good idea...so I did that <sarcasm>.

    If they can be covered in plastic...think Joe might let me grade the couch? It has had a couple of stars sit on it!! lol
  • BlackborderBlackborder Posts: 2,797 ✭


    << <i>think Joe might let me grade the couch? It has had a couple of stars sit on it!! lol >>



    I believe that would fall under the PSA/DNA catagory.
  • 70chip70chip Posts: 797
    Sorry my ex wife was in your basement...You should have shot her...Just kidding...maybe
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