I walked past the public library today, like I do just about every day, and I honestly gagged a little because of that putrid odor lingering out front. What the hell is that? I’ve been trying to figure it out. I think it’s garbage, but it doesn’t seem to be emanating from any particular garbage can in that area. To use an environmental law analogy, it’s like non-point source pollution, as opposed to point source pollution. I would blame it on the vagrants that hang out there, except that the odor doesn’t contain that hallmark of vagrant smells - urine. It’s hard to describe a smell, but to me it smells like drippy, rotting garbage that has been out in the sun for far too long. But why does it never go away?
Every time I walk through that stench, I’m reminded of an early Seinfeld episode in which Elaine wonders out loud whether it’s possible to die from a really bad smell. If it is possible, this stink is a prime contender for a smell that could kill.
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