Addiction, Moderation, Fascination, Obsession?

Those adjectives are spot on. It is indeed a new world of exploration. Maybe it is addiction. Towards the end of my workday, I get antsy looking forward to my after-dinner bowl. Is it the nicotine? I can't see it being worse than cigs and it is a hell of a lot more enjoyable. I'm going to have to question moderation. my new exploration has been about excess. I definitely have more than I need and smoke more than I should.

Addiction, moderation, fascination and obsession? Yep, that's why we're all on this forum.

Cool Newbroom, we have very similar beginnings. While there was always pipe men in my family while I was growing up, I didn't pick up the pipe myself until I got fed up with paying the RYO machine fees for bulk rolling my own cartons. I used the pipe to transfer my addiction. At first, I was thinking that it was going to be cheaper, and in a way, it could be, if I didn't have this thing for really nice artisan pipes.

Now, I have a pipe in my mouth from the time I roll out of bed till bedtime. I've been thinking that maybe I should cut back, but I haven't thought of a good reason to do this yet. If anyone could suggest a good reason for cutting back to a few times a day, I'm all ears.
I'm also very jealous of these guys who may only smoke a few times a week. If I could do that, I would probably just drop it all together and save myself the worry of the future of pipe smoking. But, as it is, I feel vested in the hobby, and I keep my ears keen to the issues. I freely admit that I am addicted, guilty on all counts, and I throw myself on the mercy of the court. But, on the other hand, who isn't addicted to something, cellphones, the internet, TV shows, colas, cars, gasoline, toilet paper... so, I've got a thing for burning leaves in a piece of wood that I keep in my teeth... I own it freely and proudly.

Cosmic, i think the only one you are trying to convince is yourself, lol. I don't care what you want to call it, i'll take all of the above. As long as you are happy and enjoying the amount of time you spend puffing, who gives a flying fuck! "Everything in MODERATION" is the key phrase i live by, and it continues to serve me well.

"Addiction, moderation, fascination and obsession? Yep, that's why we're all on this forum."
I couldn't agree more, and ain't it a blast!
tinner ::

-cosmicfolklore
I've been thinking that maybe I should cut back, but I haven't thought of a good reason to do this yet. If anyone could suggest a good reason for cutting back to a few times a day, I'm all ears.

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Sigmund Freud had the same philosophy of "moderation" (the only time he didn't smoke was while sleeping) and got oral cancer requiring surgery.

Oom Paul was eventually told by his doctor to limit pipe use to one bowl a day (thus the generally gigantc bowl of the Oom Paul pipe).

the only time he didn't smoke was while sleeping

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Sounds like a perfectly precise and valid form of moderation. :rofl:

I can definitely agree with pipe use being addictive on an entirely non-chemical level. With my limited piping schedule, for last few months it seems like I haven't tried the same thing twice.

Waiting even one day between bowls can be an exercise in willpower.
Just thinking of the possibilities is mind boggling. At this point for me to try every blend that I have, in every style of pipe, with three levels of packing density and moisture level, in every combination, at my preferred pace of two bowls per week...

...will take 20 years.

The desire to smoke constantly is more than understandable.

Addiction, Moderation, Fascination, Obsession?

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YES..YES..YES..AND YES.. Where do we go from here...