Anyone Heard of the Scent of the Departed?

[Deranged]

So years ago my ex s/o were spending the night at his mother's house. The next morning HE asked me , "did you smell that last night?" and I said, "no; what?" and he goes, "wow; it was a really strong smell of old lady's bath powder or flowers. Do you want me to wake you up tonight if I smell it again?" and I said ok, feeling confident he dreamed it.
So that night he says, "Deranged! Wake up! Do you smell that?" and it was really strong: this scent of old perfume or flowers and it lingered. So he said "go away, granny!" and we fell right back to sleep, not discussing it.
Next morning we told his mother and all she said was, "yes; mama used to sleep in that bed." Nothing more was said.
Anyone hear of that? Oh; before I conclude. Window was closed; no flowers were in the room. If they had been , we would have removed them at bedtime thinking they'd disturb our rest. This came then left.

 

[Sledge]

Flowers would disturb your rest? I've heard of light sleepers, but that's something else.

 

[Resume]

So years ago my ex s/o were spending the night at his mother's house. The next morning HE asked me , "did you smell that last night?" and I said, "no; what?" and he goes, "wow; it was a really strong smell of old lady's bath powder or flowers. Do you want me to wake you up tonight if I smell it again?" and I said ok, feeling confident he dreamed it.
So that night he says, "Deranged! Wake up! Do you smell that?" and it was really strong: this scent of old perfume or flowers and it lingered. So he said "go away, granny!" and we fell right back to sleep, not discussing it.
Next morning we told his mother and all she said was, "yes; mama used to sleep in that bed." Nothing more was said.
Anyone hear of that? Oh; before I conclude. Window was closed; no flowers were in the room. If they had been , we would have removed them at bedtime thinking they'd disturb our rest. This came then left.

Phantosmia happens.

Or, magic.

You decide.

 

[LandR]

Flowers would disturb your rest? I've heard of light sleepers, but that's something else.

 

[Roma]

I've heard of stories where people smell roses when they are beside the bed of someone who has just died. Another story is that Heaven smells like roses.

 

[Sledge]

I just really don't understand what the big deal is supposed to be. An old woman's room smelt of old woman. Whoop de doo. If the room had only ever been inhabited by a man suffering chronic diarrhea who died when his colostomy bag exploded, THEN I'd be impressed that you smelt flowers.

 

[Foster Zygote]

I like to fart in a crowded room and immediately leave.

 

[Tiktaalik]

I just really don't understand what the big deal is supposed to be. An old woman's room smelt of old woman. Whoop de doo. If the room had only ever been inhabited by a man suffering chronic diarrhea who died when his colostomy bag exploded, THEN I'd be impressed that you smelt flowers.

This. Her room and particularly her bed are probably infused with the odors of her powder (which probably dusted off of her and into the fabrics in the room) and perfumes. When you heat up the room with your body heat and humidify it with your breath, those odors are released.

I had a favorite dog who slept on a particular bed for many years. After she died, I would occasionally comfort myself by burying my face in her bed and breathing warm moist air into it until it released some of her familiar doggie odor. Same thing.

 

[fuelair]

No, but I have noted the scent of the defarted.

 

[kerikiwi]

Anyone hear of that?

No, I have never heard that particular story before, but that would be because you only just made it up.

 

[Deranged]

This. Her room and particularly her bed are probably infused with the odors of her powder (which probably dusted off of her and into the fabrics in the room) and perfumes. When you heat up the room with your body heat and humidify it with your breath, those odors are released.

I had a favorite dog who slept on a particular bed for many years. After she died, I would occasionally comfort myself by burying my face in her bed and breathing warm moist air into it until it released some of her familiar doggie odor. Same thing.

You guys don't get it. The room had zero scent to it. Hours later, after we had been asleep for a long time, the scent was so strong it woke us up. Lingered, then vanished. It was not like we got into an unclean bed reeking with bath powder. You know how when a turkey is baking you can't smell a thing for about an hour? And then suddenly you smell turkey? It was like that only it was localized. As if someone had entered the room, sprayed perfume in the air strong enough to wake the dead, then the scent instantly left the room. No one could have slept through that. The woman who had slept in it had been dead for years but, on the rare occasions she visited her daughter (the owner of the house) she slept in that bed.

 

[Deranged]

No, I have never heard that particular story before, but that would be because you only just made it up.

I have nothing better to do than sit here and make up stories. Thanks for calling me a total nutcase on medication. I had a witness. He remembers it clearly. The same thing happened twelve years ago when my very best friend died but I was in my office alone.

 

[Deranged]

I just really don't understand what the big deal is supposed to be. An old woman's room smelt of old woman. Whoop de doo. If the room had only ever been inhabited by a man suffering chronic diarrhea who died when his colostomy bag exploded, THEN I'd be impressed that you smelt flowers.

This was a funny, clever answer but woop dee doo the room and sheets had no scent. If it can't happen to you personally, it could never happen to anyone, right? Wrong.

 

[carlitos]

I have nothing better to do than sit here and make up stories.

Seems that way.

Thanks for calling me a total nutcase on medication.

This also did not happen.

I had a witness. He remembers it clearly.

Sure you do. Sure he does.

The same thing happened twelve years ago when my very best friend died but I was in my office alone.

Your best friend died and you smelled an old lady?

Did you miss this part?

When you heat up the room with your body heat and humidify it with your breath, those odors are released.

 

[Silly Green Monkey]

No one could have slept through that.

It seems you did, the first time.

 

[carlitos]

As if someone had entered the room, sprayed perfume in the air strong enough to wake the dead, then the scent instantly left the room. No one could have slept through that.

Strong enough to wake the dead, but not strong enough to wake you on the first night. Your story lacks a certain consistency.

 

[desertgal]

Window was closed; no flowers were in the room. If they had been , we would have removed them at bedtime thinking they'd disturb our rest.

How would flowers disturb your rest? (Aside from allergies, in which case you wouldn't wait until bedtime to remove them.)

The room had zero scent to it.

This was a funny, clever answer but woop dee doo the room and sheets had no scent.

Absolutely nothing in the room contained any scent(s) whatsoever? Nonsense.

I have nothing better to do than sit here and make up stories.

Maybe you should find a new hobby.

 

[desertgal]

I've heard of stories where people smell roses when they are beside the bed of someone who has just died.

I've heard of stories where people SAID they smelled roses when they are beside the bed of someone who had just died.

 

[desertgal]

It seems you did, the first time.

The second time, as well.

No; I realize that . First off , it was my husband's grandmother. The scent woke Him up on night #1 but it did Not wake Me up . Then on night #2 it STILL didn't wake Me up ; just him. So then he woke me up and said, "do you smell that?" and it was undeniably there, a sweet powdery odor.
My next experience following my mother's and best friend's deaths happened when I was in my office. It was fantastic. A strong, brief scent of rose petals. I was told later I should have spoken, should have said thank you but I didn't want to miss anything! This was in 1995.
Then in a couple years following was the STATIC ELECTRICITY on Mallory Square in Key West. That could have been a trick by a lady psychic. D.

 

[HighRiser]

You guys don't get it. The room had zero scent to it. Hours later, after we had been asleep for a long time, the scent was so strong it woke us up. Lingered, then vanished. It was not like we got into an unclean bed reeking with bath powder. You know how when a turkey is baking you can't smell a thing for about an hour? And then suddenly you smell turkey? It was like that only it was localized. As if someone had entered the room, sprayed perfume in the air strong enough to wake the dead, then the scent instantly left the room. No one could have slept through that. The woman who had slept in it had been dead for years but, on the rare occasions she visited her daughter (the owner of the house) she slept in that bed.

Must be magic, then.

By the way, I think you have the wrong it's in your sig.