Like many of us have or have had in the hobby, my maternal grandfather was a pipe smoker. I only took up the pipe after he had passed away, unfortunately when I got into the hobby and asked my gran about his pipe, she thinks it was thrown away. I always remember that he smoked gold block though.
I have the odd memory here and there of my dad's pipe that he only puffed when working in the garden, but stopped shortly after so do not remember what kind of pipe it was, but he still has lots of gold block tins he uses for nails, bolts etc. (Gold block seems to be in my blood!)
My parents know that I smoke, but have almost a don't ask-don't tell relationship, I don't smoke when I visit them and vice versa, and I usually put away most of my tobacco and my pipes when they visit. However, last week when they joined me, I left my pipes out, my mum naturally noticed saying "What are they doing there?!" and calls my dad to see, expecting him to say "It's bad for you" - on the contrary, he said "You haven't got any churchwardens?" When I told him that I have had previously but sold them, he went on to tell me that he used to smoke a churchwarden when he was a student, and that we could have a bowl together when I'm next at my parents house!
Has anyone else learned anything about their family and pipe smoking later than expected?
I have the odd memory here and there of my dad's pipe that he only puffed when working in the garden, but stopped shortly after so do not remember what kind of pipe it was, but he still has lots of gold block tins he uses for nails, bolts etc. (Gold block seems to be in my blood!)
My parents know that I smoke, but have almost a don't ask-don't tell relationship, I don't smoke when I visit them and vice versa, and I usually put away most of my tobacco and my pipes when they visit. However, last week when they joined me, I left my pipes out, my mum naturally noticed saying "What are they doing there?!" and calls my dad to see, expecting him to say "It's bad for you" - on the contrary, he said "You haven't got any churchwardens?" When I told him that I have had previously but sold them, he went on to tell me that he used to smoke a churchwarden when he was a student, and that we could have a bowl together when I'm next at my parents house!
Has anyone else learned anything about their family and pipe smoking later than expected?