Kevin, my wife is not a pipe smoker. However, she has secretly bought me several pipes from Bob Hayes (my pipe Artisan) and presents these precious great smoking pipes on special days throughout the years. I am gratified and appreciative of her support. This is a woman who had a Lobectomy to remove a lung due to a cancer tumor. She never smoked! No idea why she got lung cancer. Now, she is 7 years cancer-free. I think your Pipe-Babes are a wonderful testimony to supportive pipe-smoking by both genders! Thank you for that! Chealsea is beautiful. Is it any wonder why this site is head and shoulders above any other pipe smoking Forum on the internet? I do not think so. Keep up the great work you are doing to promote pipe smoking. I sure hope I get to meet you at a Chicago Show. Can you do anything to clear the weather for me to fly the plane to Chicago? We have had a couple bad years of clutered weather and a clear mind to fly there. This, following several years of great flying weather to the Show. We are now due for a good flying weekend to Chicago in May of 2013! Do what you can for me. How about sending me a "pipe-Babe" to fly with me into the Chicago Show? Maybe that will keep my sky clear (and my mind clutered)!
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