Re: wash my plunger?

"Jack Denver" <nunuvyer@netscape.net> wrote in message
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> I don't know if this is common but in my family all the generations have a
> strong aversion to "perfumy" smells - they literally make us gag.  My
> father had this, I have it and my kids inherited it too.  This drives my
> wife nuts as she has the habit of doing things like put hand cream on
> while we are all in the car, which  makes all of us scream loudly at her.
> It seemed impossible to make her understand what a strong reaction these
> smells elicit because it is going on at some deep level - your rational
> brain says "oh, it's a stinky handcream, no big deal" but the lizard
> inside you says "run away , run away". But after enough years of being
> yelled at, she now thinks twice before uncorking anything with fragrance
> around us.
I can't speak for my entire family, but most perfumes give me an instant
headache.  Some are much worse than others.  For example, sitting with my
back to the doorway at a reception, I told my wife, "[female friend] just
got here."  She looked up and started laughing.  The lady indeed had just
entered and was still a good fifty feet away.  One of the best secretaries I
ever had wore something that drove me into my office with nausea.  Most
aftershave lotions are as bad.  I use isopropl alcohol.  My Dad used Old
Spice, which really got to me.  I haven't found a coffee or food odor that
bothers me, though.
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Moka Java (19.09.2008 01:22)
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