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A foul odor in your basement may be coming from your drains. When the water dries out in the trap, it allows gases to enter your basement and creates a bad smell. A simple solution is to add some water to your drain periodically. If the odor continues, add olive oil to slow down the evaporation process. Olive oil floats on top of the water thus keeping the water contained for a longer period of time. We at Putman and Sons care about our customers and will continue to share valuable tips we have learned throughout the years. If you have a question, please post on our social media so we can include your concern and provide an answer or solution
In the dusty attic of a home long vacated and left empty, Ralph Putman found a hand-written letter penned by a mother whose son had just left for war. Titled “Mother’s Prayer,” the faded letter to God was tucked among the pages of an old newspaper dated 1937 and bundled with a long-closed restaurant’s menu. “The postman came, he brought a letter. We opened it, this is what it said. It’s your time now to join the colors. I wish I could go instead,” the letter reads. “Dear God, watch over my boy in service, until this cruel war is over and bring him safely home,” the letter continues. “Down the station we walked together, the whistle blew. The black smoke rolled. I tried to smile but the tears had started. Goodbye my darling, but remember, I’ll pray for you both night and day that no harm will overtake you while you’re fighting far away.” The one-story house at 2772 Leach Road “had just been sitting vacant,” Putman said, before he purchased it recently, along with the nearby garage to use as storage space. Putman’s plumbing business office is located directly across the street from the vacant house. He found the papers and letter while clearing the house out.