Slarti wrote:You know the smell of new mown grass? Well it seems as if whatever chemical causes that smell is the trigger
Yes, I get what you're driving at. Age might have withered my own hay fever sensitivity when it comes to grass (came on at puberty, faded sharply in my sixties), but the sweet smell of honeysuckle wafting over the garden wall can still reduce me to a red-faced coughing wreck. No need for direct pollen contact, it's just the smell that does it.
Unfortunately, the rest of the world idolises honeysuckle and can't understand the problem at all. (Well, fair enough, it's my problem, not theirs.) Freesias similarly. Can't breathe if they're in the room. Gimme strength.
BJ