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SpunkyMonkey88
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#26357224 - 12/02/19 01:26 PM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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I need to figure out a way to work with my SAB with out using ISO. I. Getting worried that those fumes are leaking out into the hallways.
I usually swipe down my entire bin with ISO all my plates and tools. I'm starting to worry though that the fumes carry either to the upstairs neighbors or out into the hallways.
How can I prevent this? Thinking about just throwing in the towel with agar all together as I'm beginning to get very paranoid...
Edited by SpunkyMonkey88 (12/02/19 01:42 PM)
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soapy water.. i never wipe my sab with alcohol.. never had an issue.
with that said, i have a hard time seeing how iso fumes are a problem.. i use 99% and can't smell anything outside the bathroom where i do lab work.
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trippleblack said: soapy water.. i never wipe my sab with alcohol.. never had an issue.
with that said, i have a hard time seeing how iso fumes are a problem.. i use 99% and can't smell anything outside the bathroom where i do lab work.
Ya I might be acting paranoid. Had a sudden overwhelming surge of anxiety today. Just kept worrying that the neighbors could be on to me.
I do my work literally 3 feet from the front door...
Edited by SpunkyMonkey88 (12/02/19 01:42 PM)
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you don't need to wipe with ISO or use soapy water
work dry, no wipes, no sprays
but you should still use some ISO towels to wipe your dishes/whatever you need to sanitize
looky here: https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/24932780#24932780
Edited by pixelpopper (12/02/19 01:46 PM)
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Sounds like your overly paranoid. The smell of iso is the last thing I’d worry about
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pixelpopper said: looky here: https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/24932780#24932780
I still use iso pretty liberally.
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SpunkyMonkey88 said: Thinking about just throwing in the towel with agar all together as I'm beginning to get very paranoid...
 You kno, because neighbors smell isopropyl and instantly make the connection that you are growing illegal mushrooms.
Lolfuckinwhat to the max. If you dont wanna cultivate then dont.
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I wouldn't think it would be noticeable enough for anyone to pay much attention to it unless you're doing huge sterile sessions or have overly snoopy neighbors. After LONG sterile sessions my whole house smells like iso. I know because my roommate hates it and bitches about it sometimes.
10% bleach water may be a good alternative. Most folks would just think you're cleaning the bathroom if they smelled that.
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tell them u had a bout of explosive shitting and you had to sterilize everything then tell them to mind their own fucking business
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jcm4620 said: tell them to mind their own fucking business
Always my go to.
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ya its one of my all time favs also
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I dont see the problem with being worried about this kind of thing... doesn't mean I dont wanna do it...
I think a healthy fear of getting caught keeps you from getting caught...
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But worrying about iso smell isnt a healthy fear it's just straight up paranoia.
And paranoia gets people doing weird unnecessary shit and ime thats how you get caught.
Anyway... iso isnt illegal so if someone DOES smell it who gives a shit
How can anyone smell iso in the hallways anyway? When I lived in apartments the hallways always smelled of whatever 3rd world dish being created in some neighbors kitchen.
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Just pull the ol stoner cover and burn some nag champa or palo santo close to the door
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I agree about most of this. It's only because YOU know what you're doing that makes you paranoid. Nobody other than another grower is going to make the association between iso and illegal mycology. Chill.
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mushboy said: But worrying about iso smell isnt a healthy fear it's just straight up paranoia.
And paranoia gets people doing weird unnecessary shit and ime thats how you get caught.
Anyway... iso isnt illegal so if someone DOES smell it who gives a shit
How can anyone smell iso in the hallways anyway? When I lived in apartments the hallways always smelled of whatever 3rd world dish being created in some neighbors kitchen.
Ok here is the root of my anxiety... our apartments have storage lockers.. they're just chain linked units side by side. So you can see right through them.
Well theres a bookshelf down there and one of the books my wife put down there was called "organic mushroom cultivation " and she had it facing the front of the unit so everyone that walks past would see a bunch of books facing away on a shelf and one that the binding was facing the front and that was my mushroom growing book...it was probably down there for 2 months before I realized it and took it out of there...
Pretty sure everyone in this place saw that. It was hard not to.
Granted it didnt say cubensis mushroom cultivation or anything, infact it was geared towards gourmet mushrooms, still has me on edge.
I wonder if that was enough to get em all wondering or I'd nobody really gives a fuck why I had a book about growing mushrooms...
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You really think ppl notice/made mental notes like that? Imo you give your neighbors too much credit. They dont think like we do
People are dumb use it to your advantage.
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Just start cooking fish all the time then they’ll be glad to smell iso.
But seriously cook something that smells while you’re working. I’ll sometimes get bouts of paranoia like this when I’m stoned even though I know it’s totally irrational and it definitely sucks.
And about the book I think the only people who would notice it and think anything of it would be people who want some. Maybe your neighbor is online like hey so I think the guy upstairs is growing shrooms and I want some but I don’t want to look like a drugged out hippy if I’m wrong.
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Re: ISO [Re: A.k.a]
#26357577 - 12/02/19 05:18 PM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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Even if you use iso it really shouldn't be so much as to not only make the room your in smell but it to go into a hallway
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i barely use any iso at this point. I fold up 2 paper towels, soak with iso. One for wiping agar dishes, and i set it on the floor of SAB, set my agar dish onto the paper towel.
The 2nd soaked towel I put my scalpel on top of
And that's it
If I need to wipe additional dishes, I just use the first one again.
Have done this for several cycles of dishes / jars now.
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Most people probably don't even know its possible to grow magic mushrooms. They might know some people pick them, but I remember being amazed that they could be cultivated. I wouldn't worry about the book, it would be a stretch for anyone who even paid attention to conclude that you were growing anything illegal.
I heard ISO fumes can be a little dangerous to inhale a lot of. If you're using it in such quantities that you can smell it in the hall, Id be more worried you could get ill or dizzy. ISO is also a smell I associate with the hospital, and if I smelled it in an apartment building Id just think it was spray cleaner, disinfectant or someone who uses hand sanitiser all the time.
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Thanks for all the reassurance everyone. You guys are right though, I was definitely overthinking/obsessing. A result of sleep deprivation and stimulants.
I felt like I was strung out on meth again (did that once and hated it) from sleeping 3 hours and compensating with a pot of coffee in the morning. Not fun!
The way I was acting yesterday was definitely counterintuitive to trying to keep a low profile. I apologize for being so weird but thanks for talking me through it everyone!
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For some reason I'm just super sensitive to drugs right now, cannabis and caffeine included...
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drugs are bad
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