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To: erlayman
"Isn’t there a chemical added to odorless gases to l make a sulferish smell??"

Yes, natural gas that is pumped into your home has an added rotten egg smell you can't miss. Carbon Monoxide (CO) doesn't have any odor of it's own, so it is a much more sneaky killer.

My first guess on this is either CO poisoning (it's been fairly cold at night in New Mexico the last few days--faulty heating appliance?), or, secondarily, a murder/suicide.

38 posted on 02/27/2025 7:44:52 AM PST by fidelis (Ecce Crucem Domini! Fugite partes adversae! Vicit Leo de tribu Juda, Radix David! Alleluia!)
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To: fidelis

Some years ago, had an odd experience with the gas company emergency line.
First time I called with my concerns they said it couldn’t be gas because I didn’t smell it.
I called back and said there was a smell, and was told the CO wouldn’t smell.
I actually forget the order of the calls, but sometimes they like to make you feel it’s a game in which you have to compete to get a response.
Same thing just happened with my oral surgeon, the nurse tried several times to get to the conclusion that I didn’t really need to see him for pain and swelling in the area where he just removed a wisdom tooth.
Then when you get past the gatekeepers, you’re treated completely different.


63 posted on 02/27/2025 8:12:18 AM PST by Williams (Thank God for the election of President Trump!)
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