Another bonus of not being a smoker

[Nicole Diver]

My flight was delayed and I had FIVE min to make it from G4 to L6 at O'Hare, or I'd miss the connector. And stuck waiting 8 hours. I'm sitting on the plane as we speak. I was SPRINTING

[cpk]

See, now that happened to me when I smoked, and I missed the connection, spent like 18 hours in the airport, got into Vermont in the middle of the night, missed the beginning of my conference, ended up in some in-the-middle-of-nowhere seedy motel for the rest of the night. ALL BECAUSE OF SMOKING, NOT SPRINTING. But you, Goddess, have the winged heels of a non smoker! Well done you! :)

[MarylandQuitter]

G4 to L6 is a breeze.

[Nicole Diver]

G4 to L6 is a breeze.

http://www.ifly.com/chicago-ohare-international-airport/ORD-Terminal-3

[MarylandQuitter]

Ain't nothing.

[Leanna]

Before, I definitely wouldn't have sprinted anywhere. I used to get winded from walking!

 

Or... smoker Leanna would have used those 5 minutes to smoke and would have missed my flight anyway because, y'know, I "had" to have that cigarette.

[Ramona]

Just had my first flight as a non-smoker.  Nice!  So mellow and relaxed.  Good stuff.  Now it's just the dealing with where I am...a place I used to live which has some powerful emotional associations.  I mean, I was a smoker and a non-smoker in this town.  Mostly a smoker...I lived here over two years and I quit about 3 months out of that time.  It is strange to be back here and not have my cigarette, my friend, to keep me company in my thoughts.  

 

So yeah - flight was great and reaffirming.  But being here is scary and slightly overwhelming.  I'm here because my best friend had her baby and I hadn't even met him yet at 8 months!  But it's all new - knowing and seeing her as a mother and a real adult.  I don't plan to have kids so it's something we will never have in common.  I'm nervous...

[bakon]

Always hated smell of planes. Even non smoking ones were stale. Why don't they hang that tree air freshener on windshield?

[Raya]

I never flew cause I couldn't smoke . Sad .