User talk:RadicalX2k

The smell
I grew up in a small town 15 miles from Terre Haute. In my 50+ years, I have been to many industrial cities and none of them consistently smells as bad as Terre Haute. It seems much better today than I remember it being in the 1960's, but it still has a distinctive odor. I don't have a strong opinion as to whether the information should be in the article, but I do think the passage was accurate as it was written. I believe many people remember TH for the smell just as Decatur, Illinois always had its own distinctive smell. -- DS1953 talk 18:22, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
 * I live in Terre Haute, as I have for the past 12 years. To me, the smell is no more worse nor more consistent than that of Indianapolis' industrial areas. Hautians complain about it because they live with it when it occurs, which is fairly infrequently these days, unless you're right next to the Paper Mill. Its likely you've merely missed the smelly days of other cities, since you haven't lived in them. And by your own statement above, you admit that Decatur, IL has the same problem. --RadicalX2k 19:17, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Decatur smells like corn syrup rather than industrial waste. Yes, any industrial city is going to have a smell but at least in my experience, TH's was always stronger and more unpleasant than any other.  Again, I don't mind that you struck the information. I just thought I'd give you my thoughts...  -- DS1953 talk  19:48, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
 * That's fine. Besides, the Paper Mill is closing after this year, and they're preparing to build a new sewage treatment plant. "The Smell" may be a thing of the past. --RadicalX2k 12:13, 24 May 2007 (UTC)