Sounds awful Kevv. Just reading you talk about is making my heart speed up. And, especially the line, about not having a cigarette in 12 hours... that was the worst feeling ever. Not being able to smoke... absolutely the worst.
Every time I fly these days, I vow I'm going to get my pilot's license and to hell with all of that shit.
Even though I've quit smoking, I might have a cigarette in flight, just because I could.
It's really almost not worth it to fly anymore.
They've made it just so awful, degrading, and inhuman.