Recently, I have learned that a co-worker of mine is also a pipe smoker, but therein lies a dilemma.
Apparently, this pipe-smoking co-worker of mine, has taken to the pipe as a nicotine delivery system... I had heard that he was a pipe smoker, and assumed that he was probably smoking an OTC blend out of a cob, or a Grabow. However, after having witnessed him smoke his pipe on a break recently, I learned that he has been smoking Largo "Mellow", a Roll Your Own tobacco which is labeled "Pipe Tobacco". When he smokes, he lights his pipe and puffs like a mad man until the pipe, very shortly afterwards, goes out- whereupon he lights his tobacco on fire again, puffing again like a freight train. I watched in agony as he repeated this process over and over again, until he could no longer keep his pipe lit.
I felt that at the time, I could do nothing but offer him something better to light on fire and inhale, so I gave him a flake of Orlik Golden Sliced, which he said was enough, and what I had left over in a baggie of McClelland's Anniversary, which probably equated to two or three bowls. He said he really liked the McClelland, and I proceeded to direct him to our lounge, and a few of our site sponsors as well.
The advice I'm asking for is this: How to go about telling him he's smoking his pipe "the wrong way". How do I begin to tell him about packing, lighting, tamping... taking 45 minutes to an hour out of your day to actually sit and enjoy your pipe, as opposed to lighting it on fire and inhaling three or four times, only to set the pipe down and come back when a nicotine craving scratches at the door, which is what he says he does...
He seems to think he knows what he's doing, and by all accounts, maybe for his satisfaction, he does... but you and I know well that pipe smoking has more to offer than Largo Mellow and a quick puff or two here and there to alleviate the craving for nicotine.
Apparently, this pipe-smoking co-worker of mine, has taken to the pipe as a nicotine delivery system... I had heard that he was a pipe smoker, and assumed that he was probably smoking an OTC blend out of a cob, or a Grabow. However, after having witnessed him smoke his pipe on a break recently, I learned that he has been smoking Largo "Mellow", a Roll Your Own tobacco which is labeled "Pipe Tobacco". When he smokes, he lights his pipe and puffs like a mad man until the pipe, very shortly afterwards, goes out- whereupon he lights his tobacco on fire again, puffing again like a freight train. I watched in agony as he repeated this process over and over again, until he could no longer keep his pipe lit.
I felt that at the time, I could do nothing but offer him something better to light on fire and inhale, so I gave him a flake of Orlik Golden Sliced, which he said was enough, and what I had left over in a baggie of McClelland's Anniversary, which probably equated to two or three bowls. He said he really liked the McClelland, and I proceeded to direct him to our lounge, and a few of our site sponsors as well.
The advice I'm asking for is this: How to go about telling him he's smoking his pipe "the wrong way". How do I begin to tell him about packing, lighting, tamping... taking 45 minutes to an hour out of your day to actually sit and enjoy your pipe, as opposed to lighting it on fire and inhaling three or four times, only to set the pipe down and come back when a nicotine craving scratches at the door, which is what he says he does...
He seems to think he knows what he's doing, and by all accounts, maybe for his satisfaction, he does... but you and I know well that pipe smoking has more to offer than Largo Mellow and a quick puff or two here and there to alleviate the craving for nicotine.