I noticed that the inside of my car was starting to smell stale, so I went to the gas station to pick up one of those air fresheners that hang from the rear view mirror.
I had a choice of “New Car Smell” or “Black Ice.”
I have never found fake “new car” smells to be very convincing, so I opted for “Black Ice.” It sounded crisp and clean. So I opened it up.
UGH! Instant splitting headache! Strong, strong cheap perfume (as my dad used to say, “like midnight at the Shanghai wharf!”).
I took it down and carried it at arm’s length into the house. Even in the wide-open outdoors it reeked!
I thought I’d try to dilute it by soaking it in the bathroom sink.
After 15 minutes it did calm down a bit. I hope I didn’t go too far and neutralize it completely!
We’ll see tomorrow.