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lol. Sort of reminds me of what the anti-smoking movement might have resulted in if it gained steam back in the 50s. 
Need a cigarette? Need to set your perm? Why choose when you can do both at once!
Verrrry interesting.
There's this thing in a restaurant in Europe (IIRC) that the cook built so he could smoke "inside". It's like a suit built into the wall, he sticks his arms and head outside LOL. I wish I could find the pic!
There's this thing in a restaurant in Europe (IIRC) that the cook built so he could smoke "inside". It's like a suit built into the wall, he sticks his arms and head outside LOL. I wish I could find the pic!
Does anyone remember when the airports had smoking rooms? Talk about smelling like a cigarette.
All I can picture in my head is one of those hazmat rigs with the gloves leading into the hermetically sealed chamber.
I'd hate to be wandering by when this chef's head and arms suddenly emerge from the wall.
LOL it's really funny. I want that pic! It basically does look like a hazmat suit except just head and arms and it's in a wall...LOL
Good lord, I remember sitting in one of the open-air bars at Pearson with nothing separating me from the concourse but a half-wall and sucking back a Caesar or two and a few DuMauriers between flights.
I remember for a brief time just after the turn of the century before the full smoking ban took effect, some eat-in places built a closed-off smoking section. I hated those. Ventilated or not it was like smoking inside a car with the windows rolled up.
When I went and visited in BC, we could still smoke in the malls in Kingston.... no one told me that I couldn't when I was in BC.. people were giving me the dirtest looks while I was sitting on the bench. I was giving it right back and getting so mad. THen the person I was waiting for shopping came out and told me you couldn't lol...
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All I can picture in my head is one of those hazmat rigs with the gloves leading into the hermetically sealed chamber.
That's what I was picturing too!
I definitely remember when you could smoke on the plane, especially since I pretty much gave up flying since then, other than one unavoidable occasion. Sadly, now that I have quit smoking, that's of no help, at least on Air Canada.
Back in the good old Wild West days, the first five rows of a plane were non-smoking and the rest were smoking. One time they put me and my wife in the non smoking section by mistake. You should have seen the fuss I put up I was eventually told that no I can't smoke in the aisles so I told them fine, I'm going to have one in the bathroom and that's what I did. This was before they had smoke detectors there by the way.
I guess the good old days of being able to smoke at the back of the bus are long gone as well. That's where all the cool people hung out and people would bring beer and someone often had a guitar and it all made the trip more palatable.
At least I can take the train now, instead of having to endure a stop every several hundred miles to get out and smoke and having them tell you this is the more human way to travel. I'd probably want a room though as I hate coach, and that would bring back some good memories of taking the train with Dad back in the early 70's, which was the last time I took one.
I'm still on the side of smokers by the way even though I'm not one anymore. I hate seeing people being oppressed. Those things hanging from the ceiling would be a big step up from kicking them outside and 50 meters from the door or whatever.
Back in the good old Wild West days, the first five rows of a plane were non-smoking and the rest were smoking. One time they put me and my wife in the non smoking section by mistake. You should have seen the fuss I put up
I was eventually told that no I can't smoke in the aisles so I told them fine, I'm going to have one in the bathroom and that's what I did. This was before they had smoke detectors there by the way.I guess the good old days of being able to smoke at the back of the bus are long gone as well. That's where all the cool people hung out and people would bring beer and someone often had a guitar and it all made the trip more palatable.
At least I can take the train now, instead of having to endure a stop every several hundred miles to get out and smoke and having them tell you this is the more human way to travel. I'd probably want a room though as I hate coach, and that would bring back some good memories of taking the train with Dad back in the early 70's, which was the last time I took one.
I'm still on the side of smokers by the way even though I'm not one anymore. I hate seeing people being oppressed. Those things hanging from the ceiling would be a big step up from kicking them outside and 50 meters from the door or whatever.
BV (before vape) I was flying through Brussels on a regular basis the smoking room is truly disgusting the most interesting thing were the wall mounted lighters every meter. When you get there after a long international flight its actually hilarious to see everyone lined up to go and "face the wall".
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