The following item appeared in today's NY Post under the "Weird but True" column.

"A waitress in Macon, GA, poured liquid bleach into a pitcher she planned to use to clean tables. Another staffer, not realizing what was in the pitcher, added some water and ice and served it to an off-duty deputy. He took two gulps before spitting out the toxic fluid, and is now undergoing tests to assess the damage."

What I want to know is whether both the "other staffer" and the deputy had completely lost their sense of smell. I know that when I mix even a 1/4 bleach to 3/4 water solution in a bucket to kill the algae or mildew on my patio that has accumulated over the winter below the snow, the chlorine stench is unmistakable from a good 20' away.

Next time the deputy hits a greasy spoon, he might want to bring along a bloodhound.