Consider this:

I am trying to find a “lady-like” way to say this, but finding none, …here goes.

Have you considered that the gas like smell in Brock may be a combination of  “B.O.” body odor, bad breath, and expellants of human gas?

I know this sounds gross, but this time of year with things being shut in against the elements of winter, produce strange and vile odors that are directly associated with improper hygiene and human functions of the bowels, i.e. gas.

By the way, Brock Hall is not the only place experiencing such smells.  I got an almost fatal dose just the other day, as I boarded the elevator from the fourth floor to take a quick ride to the second floor, as its prior occupants had cut loose in the elevator! Someone apparently had chili for lunch and it was back-firing on them! This mixed with the smell of tennis shoes, bad breath and body odor had me gasping for breath. I stumbled out of the elevator, disoriented and nauseated. Now you’re talking about a human gas leak! Adding the improper hygiene to it was enough to shut down the elevator and the entire building for a few hours. Thank goodness there was an open door on the second floor foyer to provide some ventilation.  I assure you, …there was none to compare to it! However, I did reframe from calling Chip, since I quickly surmised the source of the leak. 

So perhaps this is the source of Brock’s unpleasant smells, hidden within winter’s content. Until another source is identified, …at least this is something to consider.

I know I have said what others would dare not say. But I bet you, I am not the only one out there in Ravenland who was thinking the same thing!!!!

Jean 


-----Original Message-----
From: "Marvin (Chip) Verner" <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 17:04:51 -0500
Subject: [UTCSTAFF] Facilities Update: Brock Hall "Smell"

Faculty, Staff, and Students,

 

As many of you are well aware, Brock Hall continues to have what has
been described as a "gas smell" permeating the building.  Both the
Chattanooga Fire Department and our own Office of Safety & Risk
Management have tested the building for toxic and combustible gases; no
traces of either were present in the building.  Though the smell is in
no way hazardous, we realize that it poses a distraction and a nuisance
to everyone in the building.  Currently, the Facilities Department and
the Office of Safety & Risk Management are working together to locate
the source of the odor.  We apologize for the nuisance and ask for your
continued patience in this matter.

 

Thanks,

Chip 

 

Chip Verner
Facilities Services Manager
Facilities Planning & Management
Phone: 423-425-5103
Fax: 423-425-4749




 


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Dr. Jean Howard-Hill
Political Science Department
419 Fletcher Hall
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37403
423-425-5702

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