I have a major concern with the “old people smell.” You guess what I mean, right? You find it in the halls of hospitals & retirement homes, & in certain sections of the library.
- I can’t describe it exactly, it just smells appreciate seasoned people.
There is something about this odor that gives myself and others an aggravated stomach, so I try to avoid any part that has such a lingering smell. Only recently did I learn where this smell comes from, & it isn’t about the people, but how little ventilation they have in these sites. I recently moved into a new site, which had gotten no ventilation of temperature control over the previous multiple months. Because it had been sealed up tight, & the temperature control system turned off, the lack of fresh air & circulation generated that same smelly hat I hate! I opened up all the windows, turned on all the fans, & cranked the temperature control down as far as she could go! It still took multiple afternoons to get rid of that smell, & that was with a series of scented candles helping out the Heating plus Air Conditioning system. At that point I realized that I needed to maintain a positive air quality inside the loft to keep that smell from coming back. This doesn’t just mean circulated the air & running the AC, it also means opening up the loft on a usual basis to let in some fresh air. No matter how good your Heating plus Air Conditioning system is, it still recycles the seasoned air, so letting in fresh air is consistently a good idea.