Nancy Young > wrote:

>val189 wrote:

>> Then you MUST have gone to Magoni's Ferry Landing!! It was still
>> there when I was in the area in 2006, but smelled of disinfectant
>> when I stuck head in the door for a nostalgic look-see.

>Can anyone explain to me why restaurants do that? I've
>been to a few over the years that use some awful smelling
>cleaner on the tables or whatever, you feel like you're eating
>in the bathroom from the chemical odor. As in, a porta potty
>type bathroom.

Often it's to cover up the smell if someone puked.

Similar with rental cars.

Steve