Got a valuable tip

Bus stop view today with Punchbowl in background
@oahuwriter (26773)
United States
June 4, 2022 12:51am CST
Our apt home, has fire alarms. Today was fire alarm test day. My Resident Manager, was around, spraying... something. He came a knocking, reminding us, si no panicking happens. He began spraying, and explained Pinesol spray to keep cats away. Well, a cat's been leaving unwelcomed gifts for me, so this really good tip, was just what I needed. Though I went shopping, I'd not planned to go to Walmart, for Pinesol. Weather permitting, Walmart, tomorrow for Pinesol.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
4 Jun 22
Spraying plain vinegar around does the same thing. You would have to spray again after a rain, though. (The vinegar smell goes away after a couple of hours for a human but cats will still smell it until it gets washed away by the rain.)
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Krissttina Isobe
@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
4 Jun 22
Ok, thanks so much.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
4 Jun 22
@oahuwriter You're welcome.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
4 Jun 22
@TheSojourner I don't know anything that repels deer.
OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
4 Jun 22
Oh now look at that..a great tip..I love the smell of Pine Sol too
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sulynsi
@sulynsi (2669)
• Canada
4 Jun 22
Me too! So many people I know don't like it, but I've always appreciated the freshness of the scent - everything 'smells clean' - maybe it is good to dilute it so it's not overpowering but I have always associated it with a good feeling.
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
4 Jun 22
@sulynsi Yes it gives us a clean scent I love it too Sulynsi
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Krissttina Isobe
@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
5 Jun 22
Ok. I needed tip too... unwanted gifts left by cat.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117199)
• El Paso, Texas
4 Jun 22
Thats odd. I haven't know cats to be smart enough to avoid areas that use pinesol, hmmmm, something for me to think about.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117199)
• El Paso, Texas
5 Jun 22
Yeah, people really shouldn't let cats roam loose, they're a threat to wildlife.
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Krissttina Isobe
@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
5 Jun 22
I guess odor too strong, so they don't come around. Cats ok, just don't like unwanted gifts they leave behind.
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Krissttina Isobe
@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
6 Jun 22
@rebelann And to my little backyard, leaving unwanted gifts.
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Bojel
@jobelbojel (36791)
• Philippines
8 Jun 22
Good and valuable tip. I will look around here. Cats are also leaving me unwanted gifts. They aren't ours but they like to leave their trash in front of the house.
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Bojel
@jobelbojel (36791)
• Philippines
9 Jun 22
@oahuwriter Good to know this. I haven't tried this. But will in the morning.
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Krissttina Isobe
@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
10 Jun 22
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Krissttina Isobe
@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
9 Jun 22
It's a bother, these unwanted gifts & mischief cats do. White vinegar seems to work and it's keeping termites away too.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502180)
• Italy
4 Jun 22
@DaddyEvil is right, spraying plain vinegar does the same and it is less expensive.
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Krissttina Isobe
@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
5 Jun 22
Ok, great! Thanks.
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Arunima Singh
@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
4 Jun 22
Hope it works. I would not like those unwelcome gifts from the cats either. I have cat phobia and I am not comfortable when they are not around.
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Krissttina Isobe
@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
5 Jun 22
Cat's wonderful! I don't have any. But sometimes cat leaves unwanted gifts. We're no pet apt.
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Krissttina Isobe
@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
6 Jun 22
@arunima25 I understand.
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Arunima Singh
@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
5 Jun 22
@oahuwriter I admire them from a distance. I had a bad experience twice with cats attacking me when I was a young girl. It instilled a fear in me. I freeze when I see any cat close to me.
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (56195)
• Canada
8 Jun 22
I hope that the pine sol works for you. I alternate using pine sol and lemon scented lysol to mop the floors with. They both work well.
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (56195)
• Canada
9 Jun 22
@oahuwriter Its great that you found something that will work on both.
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Krissttina Isobe
@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
10 Jun 22
@Juliaacv Yes, thanks to replies here at mylot!!
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Krissttina Isobe
@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
9 Jun 22
Great! I thought I'd try white vinegar first for it stops both termites and the cat unwanted gifts. So far, good, it works.
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (97912)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
4 Jun 22
Glad you got the right tip for keeping the cats away,
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Krissttina Isobe
@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
5 Jun 22
Me too, thanks! Don't like the unwanted gifts they leave behind.
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Marsha
@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
12 Jun 22
Wouldn't the spraying that the manager did be enough for your place too?
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Marsha
@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
14 Jun 22
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Krissttina Isobe
@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
15 Jun 22
@MarshaMusselman Exactly. So got to get my own Pinesol.
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Krissttina Isobe
@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
12 Jun 22
No, my little backyard, not place Resident Manager, sprayed.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
4 Jun 22
I hope the Pinesol works.
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Krissttina Isobe
@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
5 Jun 22
Me y. Like cats, just don't like the unwanted gifts they leave behind.
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