What is that smell?!

I think it was Friday that I started noticing something different about my car. All I know is that on Thursday when I got in my car to drive to and from work everything was fine. The engine purred to life, the radio greeted me with the sounds of Glee and the air was breathable. I don't know how it changed but on Friday when I got into my car I was met with this awful, and I do mean awful smell. It smelt like used and rotting menstrual pads (sorry to any boys out there). So, I did what anyone would do in such a situation, I ignored it. I was doing a pretty good job of it too until Rossam said something about the smell. It was then when I knew it wasn't just me who was smelling something, that the smell seemed more real and ever present than it had previously. It was then that I was decided that the smell must be gotten rid of. Without a thought the half empty Starbucks cups were immediately thrown out and quite pleased with myself for solving the problem I went inside my house for a relaxing evening.

The next day I jumped into my car ready to start the day, took a deep breath and nearly gagged. The smell was still there and more pungent than ever. At first we thought it was coming from my vents, because even turning on the air conditioner didn't help and it was suggested that maybe something had died in my filter. If that was the case then I figured nothing could be done and I would just have to wait and take my car into the shop, but I didn't really think that was the real reason behind the stench. On Monday, during my morning and lunch breaks, I lay in my car trying to fall asleep. All the while I was laying there losing braincells to the nauseous fumes. That was it, I could handle the car rides to and from work but nothing and nobody messes with my nap times! It was then I had a flashback, I vaguely remembered some of my friends holding up one of my microwavable lunches a few weeks ago and commenting on how gross it was that it was still in my car. AH HA! The car-wide search was launched for the offending lunch item, but nothing turned up and the search had to be called off due to time constraints.

Today I was again laying in my car at lunch dreaming of a giant bottle of Fabreeze and a gas mask when the same flashback came to mind again. I just knew that had to be what was stinking. So where was it? It wasn't in the trunk and it wasn't in the back or front seats or floor. Just to be sure the back seat floor was checked again. Oranges, nope. Shoes, nope. Trash, nope. I pulled the passenger seat forward and felt around under it, nothing. I looked on the side of mine, dirty sock, smelled but nope not it either. Then, just as I was about to give up again I saw it. Nestled under my seat and hidden by the smelly sock was the microwavable lunch! I scooted my seat forward, grabbed the lunch, put it to my nose and took a big whiff. "Bingo!" I gagged between giggles. Finally, the lunch was thrown away. I tried to open it and get a picture for you but my nose and stomach wouldn't let me get passed opening the cardboard box it came in. So yay! No more smell and no more microwavable lunches for awhile lol