Nostalgia for Smoking in Public Spaces

Well it definitely had its upsides, even for a non-smoker like me. One time,

as I was boarding, stewardess says to me, Sir, would you mind swapping

seats with this gentleman, picture an extremely jittery nicotine addict who's almost

certainly a very nervous flyer as well, who would really like to sit in a

smoking section? It will mean that you will have to sit in Business Class though.

Since I was holding an Economy Class ticket, this was one of the easier decisions

of my life. We smokers sat in the rear of the plane. No partition between

back and front. Fun fact: years ago you could fly from Washington to California and