The Mystery of Highway Perfume
The other day I was driving down the road with my windows cracked just enough to enjoy some fresh air. Instead, I got hit with a cloud of perfume so strong it practically changed the GPS route . Now I'm not talking about a pleasant little hint of fragrance. I'm talking about the kind that reaches three lanes over, passes through closed windows, and introduces itself before the car even gets into view. It got me wondering... what exactly are people trying to hide? Maybe they spilled an entire coffee pot on the passenger seat six months ago and gave up on cleaning it. Maybe there's a gym bag in the back seat that's become its own ecosystem. Maybe they accidentally left a tuna sandwich under the seat sometime during the previous presidential administration. Whatever the reason, the perfume isn't covering anything. It's just creating a new problem. Now instead of wondering what that smell is, everyone is wondering why they're suddenly tasting flowers while ...
