How do you turn your nose off or deal with a heinous smell?

Okokimup@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world – 83 points –

I'm going to visit my grandfather this weekend. His house smells like a skunk rolled around in some rotten cabbages, died, and got eaten and pooped out by a water buffalo. Thankfully I dont have to sleep there, but I do have to visit for a few hours, a couple days in a row. Last time, I wore a mask with mint toothpaste rubbed inside, which didn't help at all.

Google is failing me; the only results I can find are how to get rid of a smell, and that's just not possible here without a great deal of fire. So can anyone recommend how to live with a uniquely terrible smell for a few days?

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Pick up a jar of vick's vapo rub. Put some under your nose and in the mask if you wear one again.

This works fairly well and is inconspicuous. Go to the bathroom and reapply as needed.