Midway Pipe Filling - "Ethical Question"

[LEP7cv]

So, there was a guy I saw that was smoking a bowl, and after a while, in the end of the second third, stuffs more tobacco there and proceeds to light it and kept going... How normal is it? Seemed not that ethical to me..

I know that each one does his thing but.. just asking...

 

[workman]

While I'm not a man of principle, that is something I would never do!

 

[Ahi Ka]

Have you been spying on me again??

 

[LEP7cv]

While I'm not a man of principle, that is something I would never do!

yeah, I think one should assume the bowl he packs originally, you didn't pack enough? Finish it, and then reload from scratch. Thanks!

 

[BROBS]

So, there was a guy I saw that was smoking a bowl, and after a while, in the end of the second third, stuffs more tobacco there and proceeds to light it and kept going... How normal is it? Seemed not that ethical to me..

I know that each one does his thing but.. just asking...

No

 

[LEP7cv]

Have you been spying on me again??

I genuinely laught on that one! :D

 

[gamzultovah]

Nope. But what do I know?

 

[Ahi Ka]

It’s not something I do that regularly but ironically I did this morning. Probably only do this in my cob - not cos it’s taboo in a briar but more the mindset I’m in when smoking a cob. Today I was halfway through some FVF and topped up with homegrown burley plug. Wanted to both balance out the smoke to my tastes and also gauge the impact/flavour of the burley itself.

 

[ashdigger]

What does ethics have to do with it? Are you worried he’s cheating on the first bowl and the sloppy seconds are getting offended?

 

[LEP7cv]

What does ethics have to do with it? Are you worried he’s cheating on the first bowl and the sloppy seconds are getting offended?

it was just to spice the question:D it's despicable! How dare someone do that! eheheh

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

I'd suggest you Google dictionary and subsequently look up ethical. Assuming it was his pipe and his tobacco, he can smoke it any way he pleases.

 

[LEP7cv]

I'd suggest you Google dictionary and subsequently look up ethical. Assuming it was his pipe and his tobacco, he can smoke it any way he pleases.

ok ok, don't beat me:D

 

[bnichols23]

Sometimes I do it but more often not. Maybe he just wanted to, or he's trying to teach the pipe a lesson about misbehaving, who knows?!

 

[Chasing Embers]

How normal is it?

Very. It's how he does it.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Not usual, but also not heinous.

I did it a couple of days ago. The dottle wouldn't knock out, and it was decently dry in the heel.

 

[mso489]

I don't see an ethical question here. Is this a good way to get a satisfying smoke? Most would say no. The goal there is to get an ember burning well until most or all of the tobacco is gone, while it delivers good taste. Usually, adding tobacco on top of the ember isn't effective in this regard. But no ethics are involved one way or the other. No ethics were harmed in smoking that pipe.

 

[warren]

I'm not aware of any ruling body with regard to pipe smoking, much less any ethics related to same. So, if doing so gives the man a satisfactory smoke, I'm certainly not going to judge him.

 

[lochinvar]

I only met one guy who did that. I think he smoked the whole time he was awake, just kept piling it on top. Another odd thing was he would never trim back his cake, he would just smoke until the diameter of his bowl was too tight to get his pipe tool down into (or I assume crack, but the ones I saw were in one piece). What was hilarious was he made the statement "I can't figure out how that happens?" even after being told and shown how to ream a pipe.

 

[Chasing Embers]

he smoked the whole time he was awake

I like him already.

 

[Lawyer66]

To each his own, though it does little to legitimize it.