Yeah, you're right. Our sense of smell does deteriorate. You have no idea how much more pleasant the world can be when you don't have to smell other peoples BO, farts and bad breath.

But I admit that is a selfish point of view. But there was a period of 2 months after I had restarted smoking that I couldn't bring myself to tell my wife. She didn't notice, and I had to tell her because the guilt was getting to me, and it was getting too hard to sneak away for a quick smoke at weekends. So it can't be *that* bad. But generally I only smoke outside - never in the house or car. Spending an evening in a smoky bar results in my clothes stinking.

Can we have a law that makes farting, not showering and not keeping our breath fresh illegal? Why not? Kinda ludicrous really isn't it. A bit of commonsense and consideration goes a long way.