And 40 years ago, when that “no smoking” light was turned off with its little “Bing” sound, a hundred matches and lighters went off...filling the cabin with thick, blue smoke.....Ahhhhh, now those were the days.
That’s cause they weren’t lighting their shoes.
They have e-cigs now, very popular (amongst nicotine fiends that is) and non-offensive. This lighting of matches is no longer in vogue.
http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?s=e-cigs&gwp=16
I do not smoke, but I remember 15-20 years ago when they had smoking on all the international flights. Nobody except smokers would sit in the back where the smokers were, and the front of the planes were so crowded. So I started sitting in the back, and many times I would had the middle 4 seats all to myself. I would just raise up all the arm-rests and sleep. I missed a few meals that way, but I enjoyed my sleep. Those were the days my friend!
I've always wondered why we can't put the "passive smoking" crap behind us once and for all, and research frequent flyers from the good old days.
But, of course they are probably all dead!
As for those poor air hostesses, I'm sure they must have all succumbed to lung cancer by now.
PS.Thank god I live in "smoker's Paradise" :-)