I know a guy with terrible nasal odor
Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2016 4:04 am
I see him, not know him . I see him several times a week shopping at a certain store.
He's an older gentleman probably in his 70's.
The moment he opens his car door, an incredible flood of mothball fumes comes out, reaching me 30 feet away. At first, I didn't think it was from anyone because it was so powerful and there was on escaping it, but I thought maybe someone dumped a bag of mothballs in the trash because it was so powerful. As he's meddling around his car getting his bags ready and what not, I walk towards the store creating more and more distance between us and I can still smell it even with a distance of 70 feet.
On some days, he walks into the store and the mothball smell lingers for several minutes outside. The guy isn't talking or even opening his mouth, just nose breathing. When I see him lean in to talk to the cashier telling her a joke, I cringe because I know that he is 100% oblivious and that she's doing her best to be friendly and not react.
I have got to admit, I didn't want to be anywhere around him. It was disgusting. However, I know that's how people view me and I know that I have the exact same issue coming from my nose, but instead of mothballs, it's rotting meat. It only gets worse if I open my mouth to talk.
It bums me out to see him because it's a reminder of my problem and I end up holding my breath now whenever I'm around anyone. 30 feet away, I start holding my breath.
I remeber when I used to be a courier driver years ago, I would wait inside of a DMV while the workers finished their paper work to pick up at the end of the day (no customers, just empty chairs). I would never talk, just sit and wait for them to finish up. There was a news story about a possible bill banning smelly people form public transport and it was to target the homeless. The moment one of the workers mentioned the story, another coworker said "Oh my god you know who wouldn't be able to..... wait, is thanatos here?" The other coworker said "yeah, he's sitting over there". They all went silent. My nasal breath fills rooms just like that old man.
I'm really tired. I have an appointment with an ENT next month. If they can't find the cause and fix it, I'm done.
He's an older gentleman probably in his 70's.
The moment he opens his car door, an incredible flood of mothball fumes comes out, reaching me 30 feet away. At first, I didn't think it was from anyone because it was so powerful and there was on escaping it, but I thought maybe someone dumped a bag of mothballs in the trash because it was so powerful. As he's meddling around his car getting his bags ready and what not, I walk towards the store creating more and more distance between us and I can still smell it even with a distance of 70 feet.
On some days, he walks into the store and the mothball smell lingers for several minutes outside. The guy isn't talking or even opening his mouth, just nose breathing. When I see him lean in to talk to the cashier telling her a joke, I cringe because I know that he is 100% oblivious and that she's doing her best to be friendly and not react.
I have got to admit, I didn't want to be anywhere around him. It was disgusting. However, I know that's how people view me and I know that I have the exact same issue coming from my nose, but instead of mothballs, it's rotting meat. It only gets worse if I open my mouth to talk.
It bums me out to see him because it's a reminder of my problem and I end up holding my breath now whenever I'm around anyone. 30 feet away, I start holding my breath.
I remeber when I used to be a courier driver years ago, I would wait inside of a DMV while the workers finished their paper work to pick up at the end of the day (no customers, just empty chairs). I would never talk, just sit and wait for them to finish up. There was a news story about a possible bill banning smelly people form public transport and it was to target the homeless. The moment one of the workers mentioned the story, another coworker said "Oh my god you know who wouldn't be able to..... wait, is thanatos here?" The other coworker said "yeah, he's sitting over there". They all went silent. My nasal breath fills rooms just like that old man.
I'm really tired. I have an appointment with an ENT next month. If they can't find the cause and fix it, I'm done.