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So - just after I bought my first pipe and joined this forum, I lost my job. Fortunately, TAD and PAD had already kicked in, so I had a selection of cobs and a tobacco sampler to keep me going, and PatioBum kindly enabled further explorations with several more samples and a lovely Country Gentleman that he gave me when we met up during a Caribbean cruise (which I'd booked long before becoming unemployed...).
But now, the dry spell is over - my background check cleared, and I start a new job on Monday. I'm still in IT, didn't take a pay cut, and I'm only supporting a single system instead of an entire infrastructure. 4 months of austerity have trimmed some fat from both our household budget and my midsection, so I'm feeling pretty good.
Now I just have to wait for my first paycheck before giving in to PAD again... :D
But now, the dry spell is over - my background check cleared, and I start a new job on Monday. I'm still in IT, didn't take a pay cut, and I'm only supporting a single system instead of an entire infrastructure. 4 months of austerity have trimmed some fat from both our household budget and my midsection, so I'm feeling pretty good.
Now I just have to wait for my first paycheck before giving in to PAD again... :D
