BradB Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Back to the glory days of flying when you could smoke inside and outside the plane : The only fights that took place on the plane back then , was over the last piece of Prime Rib off the serving cart . Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy H Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Look at that baby smokin!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Grand set of shots. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 LOL! Very good John! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mills Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 I really enjoyed your screen shots and especially the video, which I watched from beginning to end. I don't recall ever getting food like that on an airplane -- or anywhere else! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Superb John! Man I could tell you some stories about smoking and food on the planes in real life as a ticket agent and as a mechanic. The day the FAA outlawed smoking I was working ticket counter at KBOI where I started, man did they get in our faces! It was all our fault they couldn't smoke no matter how we told them it was not us but the FAA. And as a mechanic, we'd pick up the planes, L-1011's at the gate after a flight and taxi it back for maintenance and the food we'd get to eat back then, man I tell you it was heaven. Steak, lobster, you name it. Back then they used real china and real silverware and the food was like dining in a first class restaurant. I miss those days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Wonderful video John, so interesting to see how it was in those days. Imagine them serving dinner for 300+ people that way today. Some excellent shots of the old coal burner too, those were great days with all the noise and smoke! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Hamilton Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Reminds me of my first r/w flight, Boston to San Jose on a United DC-8, summer of 1970. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 I begin to understand the video now, with UA claiming the "extra care" for the passengers... will have to enjoy the rest before I can go on to your shots, John... PS: "Picture windows" - that is for me! PPS: "when you operate an airline, there are many things you learn about the people you serve and how to satisfy their needs." Well said, United. PPPS: Now we know the reason for occasional smog in San Diego or LAX, it ain´t climate change, just these old simmers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 10 hours ago, Jack Sawyer said: Steak Well, a microwaved or steam-warmed steak is overestimated. Can never be as good as the most simple one direct from the grill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 1 minute ago, Stillwater said: Well, a microwaved or steam-warmed steak is overestimated. Can never be as good as the most simple one direct from the grill. Agreed! Yum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 The good old days of aviation, lots of smoke and noise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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