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By soapisyourfriend - 16/02/2016 06:53 - United States - Ashland

Today, cable was installed at my house and the cable guy smelled like some horrid mix of cabbage and cheese. I'm pregnant and suffering from morning sickness. I've sprayed air freshener, lit candles, and opened windows despite the cold outside. I can't get rid of the smell. FML
I agree, your life sucks 19 919
You deserved it 1 426

Same thing different taste

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Its_Sinon 15

Oh my gosh. So sorry, OP. Fyl but congrats!

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val_428 8

I feel your pain.. During my first trimester, I made my husband rip out carpets upstairs in the house we just had moved to because carpets smelled even after being professionally cleaned. He swears he couldn't smell anything.. 12k later, hardwood installed and my first trimester behind me, all is finally good with the world again. Hounds would be jealous of the sense of smell a pregnant woman has.. Congratulations, OP!

My cabin got Axe-bombed over the summer, but after reading this FML it doesn't seem so bad.

a little surprised no one else mentioned this..the guy "might have" cancer..just a guess, as a therapist I've worked with some with bone cancer...smells awful and a little like cabbage or rotting vegetables.

Really? Where does the smell come from? Chemotherapy?

no, from the parts of the body that is infected and possibly decaying. I've worked with 3 people with bone cancer they all had this same smell- and one did not know they had stage 2 until the doctor suggested testing

Too many chemicals in air fresheners. A few drops of an essential oil in water and spray. Just be careful of fabrics that might stain. Vinegar is good also as well as coffee. Bake some chocolate chip cookies

This might sound a little bit odd but if that ever happens again or if it happens to whoever is reading this comment right now put napkins or something flammable in a glass cup and burn it, the smell it creates is very strong and it will cover it up, or if youre really desperate cook a ramen soup with no water in it, it will stink up your whole house but you know it might get rid of unwanted smells.

Lettuce not complain: for the cabbage is fresh in every household he goes in! And oh, how he cut the cheese!

ThreeSheets 14

Boil water in a pan with vanilla (real) in it- works better than the candles. Congrats on the baby! Oh- sniffing a lemon helps morning sickness.

Could have been worse, it could have been a plumber working on your piping with your water shut off.