Senses - Fail or Excel?

[Richard]

Interesting topic. Many years ago, Spider Robinson wrote a short story that kind of describes this condition. I can’t remember the whole story, but apparently a virus? (or something) made people unable to handle the effects of modern civilization by ultra heightening the sense of smell. The disaster scenarios are implied…since the story deals with the societal developments some time after. Where humanity had split off into conclaves growing their own food and maintaining cleanliness etc..but no chemicals, automobiles, etc…bodily cleanliness was an issue also in the story.

(Though how you fertilize a garden w/ out using chemicals and having it not stink to high heaven was not dealt with)…nonetheless, that storyline has always sort of stuck with me.

Oh..btw…the seams in socks drive me nuts too.

Richard