Well, it finally happened last night... I pulled into the driveway and gathered up all the things in the car that needed to come inside with me; coffee mug, i-phone, tobacco tins, lighter and, of course my pipe. Guess which one I dropped? You guessed right... and it was my MOST expensive pipe in my newly started collection of 12. I told my wife about it and she said, "it will just add character to your pipe." Not sure I agree and I didn't have the heart to tell her it was one of my more expensive purchases.