Moth balls, beware, they are dangerous

[vicklynn]

So I put those darn moth balls under the house, and now Im paying for it.
Been getting dizzy spells and slight nausea.
I opened up the siding on the house and have help coming tomorrow to rid of them.
Windows open in the house now while I air it out too. Ya cant smell them to bad in the house, but Im sure the gas' are getting in from underneath.
DONT USE MOTH BALLS, THEY ARE DANGEROUS.
http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/hlthef/naphthal.html

[lovesfortune]

Oh no. I remember you hoping they would be okay since it's not closed off entirely under your house. I'm glad you are getting rid of them though. Hopefully you'll feel better soon!

Thanks for the warning. You should try some of those "hedge balls".

[SedonaThunder]

OMG - that is really scary! I sure hope you feel better soon and get all those yucky things out of there!

[FrogInABlender]

Good LORD! That's scary!! I've used them before in flower beds to keep the cats out, but not under the house. Like you, I would have never EVEN thought about the fumes rising up into the house. Dang! :eek:

[vicklynn]

I went across the street and talked to the rescue/fire department guy. He came over, said he could smell the moth balls, but not propane. Was going to plug in one of those detectors, but I had one already, it is at 0. Gave me a mask, as I have 2 guys coming by tomorrow to help me get those darned things out.
Then I need to get some moth ball smelly gone stuff, and put under the house.

Funny thing, the rescue guy and I were talking. When he was in the military, they packed everything in moth balls. Some people get sick from them, some dont. I guess Im one that they make sick.

[Remali]

Oh gosh, that's scary.....those moth bolls are nasty!!

[FrogInABlender]

...Then I need to get some moth ball smelly gone stuff....

:hysterical: You crack me up! I've never heard it put quite that way before.

[vicklynn]

:hysterical: You crack me up! I've never heard it put quite that way before.
Ya, well, ya know, I have no clue what it is, but I hear Walmart sells them too. Probably right next to the moth balls...LMBO

[FoxFireEMT]

Wow that is scary. Thanks for the warning. I dont' use them but I know a lot of folks who do.

[lacyloo]

We us to tie moth balls under my rabbit cages, so the flies would stay away. But one day my mom went out to feed them and her troat swole up and she almost suffacted,but luckly she got in the house and used her inhaller in time .. so NO mothballs :nono:

[vicklynn]

We us to tie moth balls under my rabbit cages, so the flies would stay away. But one day my mom went out to feed them and her troat swole up and she almost suffacted,but luckly she got in the house and used her inhaller in time .. so NO mothballs :nono:
Oh my, glad she got to her inhaler in time.

[vicklynn]

The rescue guy just came over, gave me some info. Said that he called a few medics and other people. Said that other than feeling the nausea, I should be fine, that they have never had to take anyone to the hospital. He told me, other than being mad at myself, I should be fine...LOL. So, Im not going to stress over it. I got the underneath airing out well, and they will be gone, well most of them, tomorrow. WOhoooo, good news. I was scared there for a min.

[mtnmollie]

Yikes VL! :eek:

I met two people who are sick - sick from chemical poisening.

Both never recovered.

[vicklynn]

Yikes VL! :eek:

I met two people who are sick - sick from chemical poisening.

Both never recovered.
Hope it had nothing to do with moth balls.

[Pinky]

Yikes! Glad you're okay Vick :).

Sever infestations of termites can also lead napthalene poisoning, be careful everyone!

[mtnmollie]

No one from somethig in the toilet and the other from our environment-

lawn chemicals- crap in paint - rugs and our life. Yuck.

We poisen our food too.

Anyway lots of people are sick; and not just one or two.

[Gypsy Rose]

Glad you're okay, Vick! Sounds like nasty business!

[PoniesRock101]

Glad your alright Yuck! moth balls tehy always make me dizzy........

[vicklynn]

Glad your alright Yuck! moth balls tehy always make me dizzy........
Could ya of told me that, maybe 3 weeks ago>....LMBO

[PoniesRock101]

haha! yeah, if i new you were putting moth balls out! LMBO :hysterical:

[vicklynn]

haha! yeah, if i new you were putting moth balls out! LMBO :hysterical:
You mean, all that post I made about doing it went to waste..oh my..Im so sad now.
Acutally, since Ive aired the house out, opened up the sides under the house, I feel so much better. I can breath man, I can breath.:)

[Equine_Woman]

Oh dear!! I hope you get rid of them and get healthy again!!! My Step-Dad through and entire box into the attic and man!! Their house stunk to high heaven for months!!! Yucky!! I'll be sure to pass that info on so he doesn't do it again!!

[PoniesRock101]

You mean, all that post I made about doing it went to waste..oh my..Im so sad now.
Acutally, since Ive aired the house out, opened up the sides under the house, I feel so much better. I can breath man, I can breath.:)

no......... your post were useful, i was just not on to notice them! hehe! now only if i didnt always get 3 hours of homework in one subject! :(

Glad your feeling better :D i still hate those things! lol

[vicklynn]

Ponies, I was soooooo kidding man. Sorry about the homework,,,ewwwww:puke:

[carla]

Could ya of told me that, maybe 3 weeks ago>....LMBO

Hey! I believe *I* tried my darndest to get through to ya. :doh:

A little tidbit on mothballs:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothball

[... edited out rambling... lol]

Mothballs are highly toxic when ingested, causing serious illness or death. In addition to this, overdoing it by using a large quantity of mothballs in a basement or a living space may cause serous respiratory problems in people living in the space. The danger of this happening when using them in this manner becomes very high...

I kid, I kid. ;)

Seriously though, I'm glad you'll have help getting them out! The smell alone makes me feel all- chemicaly- lol.

[vicklynn]

Oh I got that Carla.
Who'd of thought that under a mobile home, not cemented skirting, that they would cause so much of an issue.
Gesh, I guess ugly skirting works better than I thought it did.
As far as ingesting them. I was not going to have them on my dinner plate,,,lol, although they could pass for baby onions...ewwww, I dont like those either.

[carla]

Oh I got that Carla.
Who'd of thought that under a mobile home, not cemented skirting, that they would cause so much of an issue.
Gesh, I guess ugly skirting works better than I thought it did.
As far as ingesting them. I was not going to have them on my dinner plate,,,lol, although they could pass for baby onions...ewwww, I dont like those either.

Funny gal.. baby onions, lol! Don't worry, I wasn't too worried about you ingesting them at that particular juncture. That may be a thread for another day. :p

Honestly, when you reminded me that it was skirting, I figured that might be ventilated enough, too. Well, live and learn!

I still wonder why my in-laws haven't suffered any ill effects from them, as strong as the smell is in their house :yuck:

[vicklynn]

The guy across the street, he called a few medics, and it seems that some get sick from them and some dont.
Im dizzy anyway, I sure didnt need the help. humm

[Gator]

My mother in law reeks of moth balls. She keeps them in her car's glove box to keep the mice out. I hate when she visits because my whole house smells like moth balls for a few days after she leaves. She made us cookies last year and they tasted like moth balls! Just thinking about them turns my stomach. I do believe they are carcinogens though...use cedar instead!

[carla]

Eeeew Gator! Mothball cookies! :puke:

[grandmadeb]

I have childhood memories of that smell connected to being old. I will never use moth balls!!

[oursarge]

Hope you'll be feeling better. I can't stand the smell of them, I'm allergic.

I remember my grandmother always had everything packed in moth balls, the whole house always smelled like them. My husband's aunt used to throw them in her flower garden to keep the deer out. It never worked but when I'd go by to get the mail I'd always smell them then feel sick.

Feel better. I'm surprised they still sell them knowing how dangerous they are.

[FrogInABlender]

So Vick, I'm trying to catch up here, did you ever get the mothballs out from under your house?

[vicklynn]

Ummmm, nope, not yet. They guys that were coming, they both had to work, one at home, the other didnt get off his paying job until dark. Bob will be home this week and he will take care of it. Its not coming up in the house anymore since Ive taken some of the skirting off. Blows right through, and the smell outside is way better too.
Thanks for checking though.

[FrogInABlender]

Well, at least it's not making you sick anymore. But one things for sure....you shouldn't have any moths! ;)

[vicklynn]

Bob has de mothballed the house...Wohhhoooooo. I went out and dumped his bucket into a bag, wow, he got all of them. GOOD JOB BOB!!!!

[rums_mom]

My mother in law reeks of moth balls. She keeps them in her car's glove box to keep the mice out. I hate when she visits because my whole house smells like moth balls for a few days after she leaves. She made us cookies last year and they tasted like moth balls! Just thinking about them turns my stomach. I do believe they are carcinogens though...use cedar instead!

You mil has mice in her glove box? That is kind of strange, isn't it?

Sorry I missed your initial post Vick, I would have warned you. I've posted info about them before. Very dangerous. We have people come in all the time that smell like moth balls, it must kill their sense of smell and they must not know it or something. I have had someone give me a bag of candy that tasted like mothballs.

[FrogInABlender]

Bob has de mothballed the house...Wohhhoooooo. I went out and dumped his bucket into a bag, wow, he got all of them. GOOD JOB BOB!!!!

So how'd he get 'em outta there?

[Dixie]

Girl!! I tell ya what, you should have listened to me LMAO

All kidding aside, they make me sick too, I can smell them before I ever enter a house that uses them. Plain nasty stuff they are.