OneAndOneIs2

Apparently, one of the biggest joys of buying a new car is the New Car Smell.

I've only ever owned one new car, and every time I drove it I drove it with the windows wide-open until the smell went away.

Our new sofas were delivered recently. They're leather. Unsurprisingly, the flat has a strong smell of new leather pemeating it.

Unfortunately, whilst I can open the windows, I can't drive the flat around at high speed to get fresh air into it. Besides, it's not very warm.

Maybe I'm missing something, but I can't see why new things stinking is supposed to be a good thing. Leather is the skin from a dead cow. It smells the way it does because of the tanning process. Historically, tanneries were considered so foul-smelling that they were relegated to the outskirts of town or deep in the country. Hardly surprising, when tanners made extensive use of dung and urine...

Bah humbug.