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arista

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Looonnnnng shower + beer, thanks. Just spent 1.5 hours cutting the back yard in the blistering sun. Panting and drinking ice water in front of the AC vent/fan atm.

So I've been noticing a faint stench out back for a couple weeks now. Very faint, but still a stench. The dogs have obviously noticed, as well. I just figured it was maybe a combo of my neighbors trash cans (right near my fence), the extreme heat, and/or a small creature rotting out in the tall grass. I decided to trace the smell and it led me right to the basement door, which was covered in buzzing flies. (At this point I'm sure you all know where this is going, unfortunately.)
This basement is already a creep-out without the thought of dead things/horrid odors - 1940s house, crypt-like crawlspace cellar, ancient piping going every which way, etc. As I swing the door open the stench hits me like a WAVE, right up the nose and a punch to the chest. I scan around really quickly and there is the source, in a half-propped sitting position in the far corner - a bloated and decaying possum/cat/raccoon/? covered in more squirming maggots than I'd ever seen in my life. I caught roughly 1-2 seconds of the thing before slamming the door, backing away in disgust, and screaming out "Jesus F****** Christ!!" for the entire neighborhood to hear. (Sorry, kids!)
I know it's got to be pulled out of there, but I can't, sorry.....maybe I'll snag one of the neighborhood kids or the scrap metal guys to take care of it. That flash image is gonna be in my dreams tonight, I just know it....the smell....the audible squirming....

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That sounds pretty horrible....& probably smells much worse.
 

pegasus216

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Big_Lou

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Cheeseburgers and cob corn, though...

Got some deep-red, bloody, lean beef broiling with sweet onions atm....gonna toss a few ears of local Silver Queen in to steam, as well. I made some killer slaw the other day, that'll go along nicely.
Maybe a bit of candy afterwards.....why not, eh?

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