[FromTheSidelines]

I remember smoking on aircraft and free whiskey.

No smoking (and I like that - I have an allergy to cigarette smoke), but there is free whiskey, if you travel enough. Earn a high-mileage classification, and you get the good stuff - even when traveling in economy...;)

Got a pair of whiskeys and a gin and tonic on my last flight to China, even when flying in coach. Benefits of sitting my butt in a plane for 80,000 miles a year (but they add up REAL fast on those trans-Pacific flights).

[JRandomFreeper]

In the early 70s, the stewardesses tried to get everyone (kids included) snockered before the plane left the gate. (less trouble in the air). Get on, drink a couple of drinks, have a smoke, fall asleep, wake up in SanFran and shuffle off the plane at noon to meet the new project manager. Who would take you for drinks and lunch at a strip club to talk about the project.

There were advantages to the 60s and 70s.

Of course, you DID have to bring the project in on time and under budget.

/johnny

[HenpeckedCon]

You have an “allergy to cigarette smoke?” Do you break out in hives if someone is smoking across the street?