Scooby and the Gang Solve A Mystery

We've been moved in to our new house for two weeks now, and occasionally we've noticed a very odd smell. We explored all the usual suspects of cupboards and fridge to see where it was coming from, and kept coming up with inconclusive results. This past weekend my dad came to visit, and in between fixing everything broken in house, we brainstormed possible sources of the disgusting, but not overpowering, smell:

1. Dead creature in the chimney
2. Dead creature in the attic
3. Something coming up through the floor vents
4. Dead creature in the walls

As you can see, the results definitely favoured something dead, and I know you're now all very excited to scroll down and see the rotting, skeletal remains!

We checked the chimney and came up empty handed. The floor vents were also not the problem. We lacked a ladder to get into the attic, and we certainly weren't at the point of smashing through the walls.

Then, in a moment of epiphany, my father figured it out: Mold in the refrigerator drip tray. A quick gag-inducing sniff test conducted by myself and Garth proved that this was indeed the source of the putrid stench. Although hilarity did not ensue, an exciting afternoon followed:

Yes, this is most definitely the source of the problem. Unfortunately, we have to tip the fridge over to remove the tray.

Emptied fridge contents. Good thing we've only been here a couple weeks!

Empty, tipped over fridge.

The culprit! So, so disgusting. And no, this picture does not adequately show that.

Roxanne looks (and is) disgusted.

How many cleaning products can we use! Nothing is working well enough! Arrghh!

Garth proves his manhood by cleaning the horrible, horrible drip tray.

So the day was saved and we can now happily have guests over without feeling the need to explain that we are aware of the smell and have no idea what it is. If you didn't find amusement in our afternoon, at least you now have a concise list of odour-inducing household problems for future reference!