My first time ...
Written by Nick O'Teen Thursday, 03 December 2009 11:07
Adventures in vaping - Vaping on planes
It was my first time! Clutching my new, barely touched E-cig (an early Christmas present) in my hand, I was about to embark on a four and a half hour flight.
These days, of course, it’s not just a four and a half hour flight - it can stretch to nearly double that by the time you have checked in two hours early, queued to pass through security and then waited patiently at baggage reclaim at the other end for your suitcase to roll off last in the queue.
In the departures lounge, I vaped quite openly. After all, it was crowded and everyone was too busy dashing around or keeping an eye open for their flight to bother about me. Once on board the plane, though, my nerve deserted me a little …
Two and a half hours into the flight, the old cravings returned. Glancing to check that the young couple next to me were otherwise occupied and that the cabin crew were a safe distance away, I discreetly bent over and used my E-cig clutching it furtively in the palm of my hand out of view.
A couple of repeat performances, a trip to the toilet and I was there - in baggage reclaim and not twitching like a madman!
Perhaps next time I’ll be more open. But this WAS my first time and do you know what? Once outside the airport doors, I didn’t instantly reach for my packet of cigarettes!
(written by Alan Eaglesfield, who passed away on Feb 20th 2010 - RIP)
