http://brooklynian.com/forum/tags/unpleasant en-US Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:01:37 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://brooklynian.com/forum/search.php http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/has-anyone-noticed-this-strange-smell-near-lincoln-underhill#post-761698 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 01:29:20 +0000 eastbloc 761698@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>Heating oil is smelly, and the intervals at which you perceive the smell are consistent with oil deliveries.</p> <p>Ask the building manager or doorman if there was a recent delivery when you observe the smell next. I wouldn't be too freaked out about it -- the vapors of petroleum distillates can be very pungent, but they're not toxic unless you have repeated and close encounters with them. </p> http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/has-anyone-noticed-this-strange-smell-near-lincoln-underhill#post-761697 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 01:19:36 +0000 arches 761697@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>A couple months back I saw some very nasty looking exhaust coming from a building in the 70's address range on Eastern Pkwy. You should take a stroll around the block next time you get the smell, and see if it corresponds to a big plume of black soot. Usually means something is out of whack with the oil burner mechanism. </p> http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/has-anyone-noticed-this-strange-smell-near-lincoln-underhill#post-761690 Sun, 18 Nov 2012 23:27:48 +0000 donuts7 761690@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>i don't think our building gets heating oil, but I will look into that. thanks! </p> http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/has-anyone-noticed-this-strange-smell-near-lincoln-underhill#post-761684 Sun, 18 Nov 2012 18:18:46 +0000 booklaw 761684@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>In my building, the hot water comes from the oil burning furnace, so we sometimes get oil deliveries even during the summer. </p> http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/has-anyone-noticed-this-strange-smell-near-lincoln-underhill#post-761682 Sun, 18 Nov 2012 14:32:04 +0000 donuts7 761682@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>Thanks for your comments. I experienced the same smell over the summer, in fact ever since I have lived here. (longer for my neighbors). </p> http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/has-anyone-noticed-this-strange-smell-near-lincoln-underhill#post-761681 Sun, 18 Nov 2012 13:28:36 +0000 booklaw 761681@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>If it's coming about once each month it could be the very strong smell of heating oil being delivered to the tank in the building's basement. I always know when the oil is being delivered to my building because of that unpleasant odor, which usually dissipates after 24 hours or so. </p> http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/has-anyone-noticed-this-strange-smell-near-lincoln-underhill#post-761680 Sun, 18 Nov 2012 12:55:49 +0000 donuts7 761680@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>Hi!</p> <p>I'm new to this neighborhood (prospect heights), moved here in May and since then I have noticed an odor of some sort, thinking it was just a closed up unit that just needing a good airing out. I didn't think too much of it first. Then one day my friendly neighbor asked me if I smelled anything bad in my apartment. I didn't think my neighbor was talking about this same smell that I was smelling in my apartment, so I didn't take it seriously.....<br /> It smells like industrial smoke, like exhaust or something burning and this happens about once a month and the smell stays for a couple of days and disappears. It is strong and noticeable.<br /> Apparently other tenants in the building are also experiencing this smell, but the management company does not believe and help to do anything about the smell.<br /> My neighbor says she even smells outside on the street and saw the smoke coming out from one building on Eastern Parkway. (???)</p> <p>This smell started just passed Friday evening again and all day Saturday. The more I notice this smell, it makes me think that it's coming through the vent behind the walls from the ground level, I don't smell so much in the hall way in the building.<br /> You all know how smell can easily travel in the apartment building right?, like when someone's cooking eggs for breakfast..... I live on top floor of 4th floor building. I can't imagine how other tenants are going though when this smell happens.</p> <p>Does this sound familiar to anyone out there??<br /> I appreciate if you knew or heard anything of this and willing to share your comments! Thanks. </p>