person A: I just got home from vacation and there was an awful stench in my house.  Turns out I forgot to take the trash out before I left
person B: Oh that's not fun! I hope it cleared when you took it out! 
person A: When I finally realized what it was_comma_ I took out the trash then lit every candle I have and opened the windows 
person B: It should have cleared it. I once left bread for two weeks when I went home for winter vacation.