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What's it like to live in Tacoma? (Original Post) Yavin4 Sep 2019 OP
Find out if the paper mill smell is an issue where you will live. It's nowhere near as bad as brewens Sep 2019 #1
-1 for Tacoma CountAllVotes Sep 2019 #2
both the smelter and the mills are gone gopiscrap Sep 2019 #4
Plus the meat packing plant GP6971 Sep 2019 #6
yup gopiscrap Sep 2019 #7
it's no longer there gopiscrap Sep 2019 #3
Less expensive than Seattle Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2019 #5

brewens

(13,349 posts)
1. Find out if the paper mill smell is an issue where you will live. It's nowhere near as bad as
Tue Sep 24, 2019, 07:46 PM
Sep 2019

it was at one time. In the 70's it smelled kind of like if you took a raw egg, put it in an old shoe, and buried it under a chicken coop!

CountAllVotes

(20,849 posts)
2. -1 for Tacoma
Tue Sep 24, 2019, 07:48 PM
Sep 2019

The "Aroma of Tacoma", also known as the Tacoma Aroma, is a putrid and unpleasant odor associated with Tacoma, Washington.[1] Tacoma is located in the western part of the state, in Pierce County. The smell has been described as similar to the odor of rotten eggs.[2] The odor is not noticeable throughout the city, but is rather concentrated in the Tacoma Tideflats and is frequently smelled by motorists traveling that section of Interstate 5.[2]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aroma_of_Tacoma

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