Sat next to a guy in a meeting today, he obviously got gas this morning and spilt some on his clothes. I actually started getting a headache from the fumes. Can't wait for a world where most people drive electric.
I used to kinda like the smell of gas, oil and such having spend many enjoyable hours with automotive and marine engines. But I have to agree... I now find the smell quite objectionable. I also used to not mind the smell of cigarettes, but with so many non-smoking establishments and areas, I too find that smell to be undesirable.
Gas I like the smell of (when I was little I actually had a scratch-and-sniff sticker collection and my favorite was gasoline!) but exhaust is the absolute worst! A dickhead in a lifted diesel pickup with those ugly vertical 5" exhaust pipes running just rear of the cab pulled in next to me at the store the other day and I almost passed out.