Why Would A Place Smell Like Human Waste?

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  1. Jimbee68

    Jimbee68 Member

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    Just speaking of a couple of places where I live, Detroit.

    There is this family diner a few miles from my house. And the rest room there smells like feces. "What else would it smell like?" I can already hear some of you say. But all the time? And even when it's clean?

    But this next one really has me wondering. There is a dollar store, not far from my house. And the vestibule smells like human excrement. All the time. And with none in sight.

    Why?

    I look forward to seeing your replies :)
     
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  2. SpacemanSpiff

    SpacemanSpiff Visitor

    sewer gas

    a lot of floor drains have traps and the water evaporates leaving a nice open path for sewer gases to escape


    problems in bathrooms are usually from cheap repairs being done with hoses instead of a proper drain trap
     
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  3. Rots in hell

    Rots in hell Senior Member

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    Shit Happens !
     
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  4. JPN2

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    Waste treatment plant.
     
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  5. Tyrsonswood

    Tyrsonswood Senior Moment Lifetime Supporter

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    There's your answer, right there!
     
  6. Jimbee68

    Jimbee68 Member

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    Hey, Detroit isn't perfect, but it's on the mend by most accounts. And it's our job to support it thru its renaissance. :)
     
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  7. Tyrsonswood

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    I hear the Renaissance smelled like shit too....
     
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  8. I'minmyunderwear

    I'minmyunderwear Newbie

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    yeah, just pour some water down the drain once in a while and it mostly takes care of the problem.
     
  9. GLENGLEN

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    Correct......They Are Called "Dry Wastes" And Shortly After Moving Here The House Started To Smell.

    First Thought Was Gas Leaking From One Of The Air-Cond Systems......Took Me About 2 Weeks To

    Find Where It Was Coming From......I Had Never Heard Of Dry Wastes And Nowadays Every 6 Months

    I Put A Bucket Of Hot Water With Dettol In It Down Them......Problem Solved.....[​IMG]



    Cheers Glen.
     
  10. themnax

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    fractured soil pipes leading from the structure to sewage mains, soaking into the ground under the pavement of the parking lot.
    everyone tries to pretend not to notice because its someone else's problem, and not sure who to call or what to do about it,
    or the financial resources to pay anyone to do so. which would be a major disruption of life and business to do so,
    and of course, business is god, no matter how much it stinks.
     
  11. SpacemanSpiff

    SpacemanSpiff Visitor

    i dont know what dettol is but at one place i worked we just used a bucket with water and a bit of javex to fill the drain traps once in a while


    there was one pipe that was angled out of the floor ...i think it was a cleanout...some times in the winter the air pressure would pop the top off and fill the restaurant basement with sewer air ....they had a foam cap plug in there but it probably should have been something that bolted on with a seal
     
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  12. Irminsul

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    There was a Irish Pub in roanoke we went to and they had the sewer vent happen they said every day at the same time. It was Terrible we were like children with out noses under shirts lol. Even the locals couldn't deal with it.
     
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  13. autophobe2e

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    There's a nightclub near me that is infamous because the entire entrance area smells so badly of faeces that people have passed out whilst queuing to get in. That said, people often pass out on nights out before they get into the club round here, so the results are skewed.
     
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  15. SpacemanSpiff

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    hippies can stink a place up pretty good :beatnik:
     
  16. themnax

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    there's that other thread on here at the same time, by some guy saying he got caught out behind the place where he works.
    as a mystery reader, could these be clues?
     
  17. Amethyst87F

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    Well I will start by saying that maybe you could mention to a Staff Member at these two places about the unpleasant scents you have noticed there.

    This next bit of information is not very lady-like, but I know that at one of my past places of employment I had an older coworker who was a sweet heart but his body got into the routine of using one of the places bathrooms at the same time every day.

    Oh well, if nothing gets changed at the two places you mentioned who may find it a good idea to try not to use the bathroom there, stop going there completely, or go extreme and rub something under your nose like I see people do on Tv/Movies before they go in the same room of a dead body.

    I would like to think that the employees at these places would notice the unpleasant nasal experiences who have mentioned and taken steps to better it.

    Perhaps they are too embarrassed or too apethetic to do anything about it.

    Anyway I think you speaking up about this matter will really improve the experience for customers and may also help the businesses themselves to more successful because they may get more repeat customers.
     
  18. Irminsul

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    Confucius says;

    man who paint toilet door is shit house.
     
  19. themnax

    themnax Senior Member

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    call roto-rooter; i think the topic question has been pretty thoroughly answered.
     
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