I was holding my nose while rushing through a store laden with OTT overbearing scents when I had a sudden flash of genius.
If only, I thought, it was possible to switch off my sense of smell – at will – in the same way I flick my hearing aid off to avoid certain sounds.
There would be no more desperately holding my breath to avoid the stinky smell on a skanky train toilet.
And I could perhaps get through one of the niece’s nappy changes without needing a scarf wrapped around my face.
I would even be safe from the wrath of the most lethal smell of all… morning breath!! (Other people’s of course.)
And then, for all the more pleasant smells in the world I could simply flick the nose switch back on.
Ah. If only.
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