I took Nana and Riley out to lunch today, something I’m thinking of making a regular Thursday outing. Today we went to Cheeburger Cheeburger (note the surprising lack of “s”) in Frazer, and had some yummy burgers. Nana said she hasn’t had such a good burger in years, and I learned that she likes mayonnaise and fried onions on her burgers.
After we sat, a group of ladies came in and sat at the table behind me. I don’t know if it was just one of them, or the whole group, but the terribly overpowering odor of baby powder slammed into my nostrils. It was so powerful, I nearly gagged and I could occasionally (depending on wind shift) barely taste my food.
I’m not sure what it is that possesses some people to odorify themselves like this. I mean, you might do this if you absolutely had to cover some other less attractive odor, but by all means, take care of that problem before slathering yourself with some other more powerful odor. I really don’t see how that helps the problem, and I can only imagine what I wasn’t smelling underneath all of the overlying stink.
Outside the restaurant, too, there was a lady who was walking between offices. She smelled so strongly of perfume, I caught her scent when she was 5 feet away. This is outdoors, for pity’s sake!
Is there a polite way to say, “You stink”? Nana suggested that we switch tables. It really was that bad. But there wasn’t anywhere to left to sit because the restaurant was busy. I should bring nose plugs with me when I go out.
