[Espressosaurus]

If you're wealthy enough $250 is just the price of smoking (especially for someone that can afford a 1st class seat). I wonder why they don't have escalating non-monetary punishments?

[flopsamjetsam]

You'd think they'd just ban repeat offenders.

[paulpauper]

Jim Simons got so tired of paying these, he bought a private plane to save money. To say he was a prolific smoker is an understatement.

[IncreasePosts]

I assumed you were talking about who I know as james Simons, but just googled him to make sure there wasn't someone else, and yeah - first pic on Google is him with a cigarette. Also learned it was lung cancer that took him out, though he did make it to 86 which isn't bad.

[WalterBright]

Then there's George Harrison, who died of lung cancer way too young.

[smcin]

Jim Simons, mathematician and hedge fund manager (1938–2024) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Simons

[9dev]

Gross.