Welcome Gary!
I highly recommend pipe smoking to all my fellow Slo-Pitch softball players.
Since I've taken up smoking a pipe and ditched all cigarettes and inhalations...my aerobic capacity has increased.
I'll admit to a nagging nicotine urge that helps keep me 'motivated', but have discovered that I can rely on my pipe smoking to assuage that 'requirement' and still keep my lungs happy.
It's been just a year since I started piping, and it's been a lot of fun, especially with hanging out on the forum here and livin la pipa loca.
Big Red Irish Mike, from Fellsmere (that's what a former co worker used to call me) ha ha
p.s. I had a stress test on a treadmill last week. No problem with generating the necessary heartbeats all the while carrying on an insipid conversation with attendants.
Just got back from having my teeth cleaned. Yes, I had tobacco stains on my teeth. No, I had no plaque or tartar and yes the stains came off.
Downside? If you don't smoke, you don't spend money on tobacco, unless of course, you're collecting it as some sort of investment.
