I was perusing the websites the other night while lying in bed, trying to come up with a holiday mixture that I'd like to try. I have a small collection of tobacco already. Stuff I've been sent to try and samples, stuff I've bought on word of mouth or just single baggies filled with about an ounce of stuff I thought smelled great after stopping in to a new establishment. When she asked me what I was searching for, I told her I was looking for a holiday blend. She asked me if I already had some things like that and I told her not yet. Made me think of a guy and his wife in the tobacco shop I visited over the weekend. I over heard him explaining the differences between the tobaccos he had and the one he wanted when she threw out the inevitable "Don't you have enough tobacco already?" I cringed. Now I have enough to last me several months, but I'm still figuring out what I like. I want to pin it down to just a few blends that I know I'll never tire of, stock up on them, and buy the occasional tin of this or that when I want something different. My wife gets it, understands the process I'm working through and never says things like that to me. Mostly because we had the discussion early on and I used her crochet hobby as an example. She always wants new yarn for this, or for that, and I never say a word. Mostly because I want her to enjoy her hobby, so I'll never say a word against it. It works just as well as a reason for her to let me enjoy mine.
That got me to thinking a bit. I sometimes find it difficult to explain to people about our hobby when they ask. They think it's odd to want 10-15 different blends to store and have on hand for those days when something disappears, but you have some and can enjoy it and smoke what you like, even when it's out of production. They tend to think that all tobaccos are the same and there's not a lot of difference between them. They can't relate when you tell them you own this many pipes and never quite understand why you like this pipe for flake tobacco, or that pipe for certain aros. They don't understand why you want more than one pipe. Trying to explain it to people that don't get it can be frustrating, especially when they're trying their best to actually understand. Then I thought about the things I don't understand about others and the things they enjoy and discovered I'm just as guilty at times, but I do at least try and don't look down my nose at them like some people do to me over my pipes. I'm very lucky I have a wife that understands. Well that's my daily thought, time to go back to work.
That got me to thinking a bit. I sometimes find it difficult to explain to people about our hobby when they ask. They think it's odd to want 10-15 different blends to store and have on hand for those days when something disappears, but you have some and can enjoy it and smoke what you like, even when it's out of production. They tend to think that all tobaccos are the same and there's not a lot of difference between them. They can't relate when you tell them you own this many pipes and never quite understand why you like this pipe for flake tobacco, or that pipe for certain aros. They don't understand why you want more than one pipe. Trying to explain it to people that don't get it can be frustrating, especially when they're trying their best to actually understand. Then I thought about the things I don't understand about others and the things they enjoy and discovered I'm just as guilty at times, but I do at least try and don't look down my nose at them like some people do to me over my pipes. I'm very lucky I have a wife that understands. Well that's my daily thought, time to go back to work.