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> Smoking wasn't banned on planes till 1985. You had smoking and non-smoking sections, but they were only separated by a curtain, same with restaurants. Can co
by EA-3167 3y ago
> Smoking wasn't banned on planes till 1985. You had smoking and non-smoking sections, but they were only separated by a curtain, same with restaurants.
Can confirm, I still remember playing with the in-seat ashtrays and my mother telling me to stop, and then the whole rigamarole with the "smoking" and "non-smoking" sections and lights.
Hell I remember my father buying Marlboro reds from an old vending machine that was entirely mechanical.
- SOLAR_FIELDS 3y agoThere are still a few of these cigarette vending machines around in bars and they were always fun to use back when I was a smoker 5-10 years ago. The ones I got to use had a pull style activation that was quite satisfying as it required a decent yank to dispense the pack.
- EA-3167 3y agoThat's exactly it, the wooden-knobbed pull cabinets. I remember begging my father to let me work the mechanism, but he had to help me.
- SOLAR_FIELDS 3y agoYeah, I’ve only used them a few times, perhaps less than 20 in my life, but I distinctly remember that using them took more strength than I expected, hah.