Browsing the forum this morning, it dawned on me that this forum has much more of a family feeling to it than any others I've visited. We not only talk about our pipes and tobaccos, but we post pictures of our pets, our spouses, our homes, and share our feelings on just about anything.
I belong to other forums, and other pipe forums, but I keep coming back here because of this family feeling, the warmth and wisdom and willingness to share and support; the empathy: shared joy when a member scores a nice new pipe; sadness for others' troubles.
Apparently, some see this as a negative, sort of a "mutual admiration society," but for me, all of this is a positive experience - this is what families do- and I just wanted to express my appreciation to all of you for making it so.
I belong to other forums, and other pipe forums, but I keep coming back here because of this family feeling, the warmth and wisdom and willingness to share and support; the empathy: shared joy when a member scores a nice new pipe; sadness for others' troubles.
Apparently, some see this as a negative, sort of a "mutual admiration society," but for me, all of this is a positive experience - this is what families do- and I just wanted to express my appreciation to all of you for making it so.