Ah, the irony...

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sanityjanity@reddit

Hah!

It's so weird to remember that *everywhere* had ashtrays. McDonalds, Arby's, airplanes. And every clay crafting class I took as a kid had us make an ashtray for our parents.

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The smoking section of planes and buses was the last few rows with no kind of partition. Same general concept in the non-smoking section for restaurants. It was more of a separation as an idea rather than an actual barrier of any kind. Also, I remember making my share of ashtrays for sure

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Suspicious-Yogurt480@reddit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b9_r2PZlWg

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plainyoghurt1977@reddit

And don't forget your neighborhood department store fitting rooms...the smokeless kind, with the trap door you'd push down to tap your ashes in

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DoodleyDooderson@reddit

I remember being like 12 or 13 and being at Target with my friend who was a few years older and she was smoking. There were butts on the floor. Ashes on the shelves. I thought she was so gross for that and then she convinced me to try them. Between her and my first “love” I became a smoker at 15. Worst mistake I ever made. And I have done some stupid shit.

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viejolocoblanco@reddit

It was a very different world back then. In junior high one of my teachers would give me money and I would go to the nearby grocery store and buy a pack of Old Gold cigarettes for him. Something like that would be unthinkable now.

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Jewzilla_@reddit

I quit smoking over ten years ago but still ask for the smoking section when I go out to eat just to see the host’s/hostess’s reaction. My wife rolls her eyes. I think it’s funny.

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SadCranberry8838@reddit

My father's office was directly across the street from their Syracuse building. As a kid I always wondered how anyone could work in such a desolate looking building that had no windows.

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pheriluna23@reddit

I told someone that my doctor used to smoke in the exam room while talking to my mother and I thought their head would explode. 😂

I wonder if I can find a picture of the ashtrays at the ends of supermarket aisles. 🤔

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morrolan42@reddit

I've told people that hospitals once had smoking areas. I remember smoking down there and seeing people with the IV bag on the stand. Usually they do not believe me

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pheriluna23@reddit

My dad was in a bowling league and regularly sent me, at age 9, to the cigarette machine to get him another pack. 😂

Personally, I love the looks on people's faces when I tell them my mother used to send me to get beer and cigarettes with nothing but a note and some cash. 🤦😂😂

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