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Oct 4, 2021 09:02:42   #
sb Loc: Florida's East Coast
 
Jerry - even knowing what a mimeograph is tells our age.....

I order black oil sunflower seeds in large bags and transfer them to an airtight container for storage (for the bird feeders). Every time I open that container the wonderful smell reminds me of my grandfather's barn after he harvested oats...

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Oct 4, 2021 09:15:35   #
DougS Loc: Central Arkansas
 
One of my favorites is (are), certain orchid flowers! Very delightful! "However most do not have fragrance, and a few come with the warning: "Why did i stick my nose into 'that'"!

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Oct 4, 2021 09:27:11   #
fourlocks Loc: Londonderry, NH
 
I'll agree with Dirt Farmer; the smell of fresh cut oak...red oak to be exact. I buy green, cut and split firewood and when the load is mostly red oak, that aromatic smell fills my yard.

Another obvious one is fresh baked bread and maybe home-made chicken soup; two smells my real estate agent said would help sell a house if prospective buyers walked in while either was cooking.

Too bad curbside leaf burning is now illegal; that was another of those wonderful smells that said "Fall's here."

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Oct 4, 2021 09:38:01   #
diclam Loc: Red Lake Falls, MN
 
Right around July 10 the basswood trees bloom in our area and the fragrance is very pleasant and unmistakable. It reminds me of my beekeeping days because the bees would harvest nectar from the blossoms so we would always hope for a good bloom.

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Oct 4, 2021 09:50:59   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
DirtFarmer wrote:
I got to like the smell of freshly cut oak. At first it was not pleasant. But after I started getting green oak from a sawmill and working it in my shop, I got to like it. Green oak is much easier to work than dried oak. If you want to drive a nail into dried oak you have to drill a hole in it first. The only problem with working green oak is you have to pay attention to the grain. As it dries, there's a lot of differential shrinkage, depending on the grain. And it won't pay attention to normal fasteners if it wants to warp.
I got to like the smell of freshly cut oak. At fir... (show quote)


When I get firewood delivered, it has a nice smell.

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Oct 4, 2021 10:00:16   #
paulrph1 Loc: Washington, Utah
 
jerryc41 wrote:
One of our best senses is the sense of smell. A pleasant scent can bring back memories from childhood. Our sense of smell can also alert us to danger. a local newspaper published a list of some nice smells.

The smell of gardenias, my mom’s favorite flower
The way the hair of a newly bathed grandchild smells when they cuddle up to your neck
The way grass smells when freshly mowed
The aroma of brewed coffee
Bacon cooking
Fresh air from the window raised after a long winter
The sent of Jasmine growing wild
The turkey cooking on Thanksgiving morning
The salt scent of an ocean breeze on a beach
Leaves burning at the curb
Popcorn at the theater
Hot dogs at the baseball game

Even not-so-nice smells can bring good memories.
That new-car smell
Painted walls
Mimeograph fluid on worksheets in the classroom
The school gym where we watched so many games and matches.
The smell of a wet dog reminding me of devotion and love."

I would add one more - petrichor.
One of our best senses is the sense of smell. A p... (show quote)


ozone after a rain storm.

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Oct 4, 2021 10:01:00   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
paulrph1 wrote:
ozone after a rain storm.


Petrichor

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Oct 4, 2021 10:45:14   #
paulrph1 Loc: Washington, Utah
 
Seems to be a difference from Ozone and Petrichor.
https://www.livescience.com/37648-good-smells-rain-petrichor.html

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Oct 4, 2021 11:07:00   #
pendennis
 
When I was young, my parents used to love going for long drives around Louisville on the "parkways". One, in particular always went past a refining company near the Ohio River. You could really smell the sulfur emissions from the cracking operation. They also had a number of spherical and cylindrical storage tanks which were lit up like day time.

After returning from those drives (I was around 8 years old at the time), we'd go to bed, and every time, I'd have nightmares about those large tanks, especially the spherical ones. Mom and day would come in, calm me down, and I'd go back to sleep.

A few years back, I happened to mention these childhood nightmares to my family Doc. He advised me to do a Google search of nightmares based on odors. Sure enough, the smell of sulfur can cause folks to have nightmares.

It reminded me of the relationship of sulfur to visions of evil from history.

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Oct 4, 2021 11:30:01   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
pendennis wrote:
When I was young, my parents used to love going for long drives around Louisville on the "parkways". One, in particular always went past a refining company near the Ohio River. You could really smell the sulfur emissions from the cracking operation. They also had a number of spherical and cylindrical storage tanks which were lit up like day time.


Funny, but I remember a similar situation when visiting the relatives in VA. It was a big, smelly plant that was lit up with yellow lights at night.

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Oct 4, 2021 11:38:26   #
EdJ0307 Loc: out west someplace
 
A smell I always liked was the smell of new film when opening a canister of 35mm film. After opening the can I would sniff the film while the smell lasted, which wasn't too long. That was a long time ago and an SD card doesn't have that smell - or any smell.
Now somebody will probably tell me that the chemical was toxic and I'm lucky I'm not dead now.

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Oct 4, 2021 11:39:22   #
RoswellAlien
 
And then there are the less-than happy memories some smells resurrect.

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Oct 4, 2021 12:08:06   #
Paladin48 Loc: Orlando
 
jerryc41 wrote:
One of our best senses is the sense of smell. A pleasant scent can bring back memories from childhood. Our sense of smell can also alert us to danger. a local newspaper published a list of some nice smells.

The smell of gardenias, my mom’s favorite flower
The way the hair of a newly bathed grandchild smells when they cuddle up to your neck
The way grass smells when freshly mowed
The aroma of brewed coffee
Bacon cooking
Fresh air from the window raised after a long winter
The sent of Jasmine growing wild
The turkey cooking on Thanksgiving morning
The salt scent of an ocean breeze on a beach
Leaves burning at the curb
Popcorn at the theater
Hot dogs at the baseball game

Even not-so-nice smells can bring good memories.
That new-car smell
Painted walls
Mimeograph fluid on worksheets in the classroom
The school gym where we watched so many games and matches.
The smell of a wet dog reminding me of devotion and love."

I would add one more - petrichor.
One of our best senses is the sense of smell. A p... (show quote)


Thank You for this one ...

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Oct 4, 2021 13:09:27   #
One Rude Dawg Loc: Athol, ID
 
jerryc41 wrote:
One of our best senses is the sense of smell. A pleasant scent can bring back memories from childhood. Our sense of smell can also alert us to danger. a local newspaper published a list of some nice smells.

The smell of gardenias, my mom’s favorite flower
The way the hair of a newly bathed grandchild smells when they cuddle up to your neck
The way grass smells when freshly mowed
The aroma of brewed coffee
Bacon cooking
Fresh air from the window raised after a long winter
The sent of Jasmine growing wild
The turkey cooking on Thanksgiving morning
The salt scent of an ocean breeze on a beach
Leaves burning at the curb
Popcorn at the theater
Hot dogs at the baseball game

Even not-so-nice smells can bring good memories.
That new-car smell
Painted walls
Mimeograph fluid on worksheets in the classroom
The school gym where we watched so many games and matches.
The smell of a wet dog reminding me of devotion and love."

I would add one more - petrichor.
One of our best senses is the sense of smell. A p... (show quote)


A bowl of good pipe tobacco.

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Oct 4, 2021 14:13:21   #
pendennis
 
One Rude Dawg wrote:
A bowl of good pipe tobacco.


Nothing like Cherry Blend or Mixture #79 burning.


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