I'm 66 yrs old and have been addicted to tobacco since I was in grammar school. It's my contention that once the link has been established in your brain, nicotine receptors of some sort may lay dormant, but they are always there waiting for your weakest moment. I've quit smoking for over 5 yrs. at least 3x. I'm talking about cigs now.
A moment of severe stress and I'm back to the nicotine. It doesn't take much to open that flood gate. Cost became a motivator, along with a guilt that stemmed back (npi) to my early exposure to the 10 commandments motivating me to stop, along with the fear of cancer.
So, to summarize, I have been addicted to fear and guilt for a very long time as I have fought to satisfy those demon nicotine receptors.
Now along comes a corn cob pipe. Not the first I've ever smoked, of course, but the first I've learned to appreciate. It takes some of us more time to arrive at those epiphanies that one discovers along with moderation.
A pipe, I've deduced, not only eliminates having to deal with the paper, it will automatically moderate your smoking experience.
I know that a lot of you are laughing your asses off right now. Moderation?....I've been reading these forums rather voraciously to learn about the subject(s) of pipes and tobacco. I have read about your obsessions first hand. I can see that the concept of moderation is subjective.
What I'm talking about is one's very approach to tobacco changes with a pipe. Sipping a smoke rather than taking a drag is a giant step for mankind.
The complexities of pipes and tobaccos, remind me of those you'd examine if you were an oenophile or cheese enthusiast. Variety is the spice of life.
Today, after about 6 weeks of pipe smoking, using Sir Walter Raleigh as my primary smoke, I'm expecting my first two new Peter Stockebye blends...I've read reviews and more reviews...looked at costs..and ordered some of what I know will be another big step toward pipe enjoyment.
I haven't been sitting around smoking my cob either. I jumped into the fray by winning a couple of bids for pipes on ebay. Two of those I acquired are clunkers I could have avoided with earlier exposure to this website, but it isn't like I bought one of those phony $$$ meerschaums...I can or could likely sell them back on the bay...but for now...I'm willing to wait.
I've learned something about moderation and impulse since I had the impulse to buy a pipe.
A moment of severe stress and I'm back to the nicotine. It doesn't take much to open that flood gate. Cost became a motivator, along with a guilt that stemmed back (npi) to my early exposure to the 10 commandments motivating me to stop, along with the fear of cancer.
So, to summarize, I have been addicted to fear and guilt for a very long time as I have fought to satisfy those demon nicotine receptors.
Now along comes a corn cob pipe. Not the first I've ever smoked, of course, but the first I've learned to appreciate. It takes some of us more time to arrive at those epiphanies that one discovers along with moderation.
A pipe, I've deduced, not only eliminates having to deal with the paper, it will automatically moderate your smoking experience.
I know that a lot of you are laughing your asses off right now. Moderation?....I've been reading these forums rather voraciously to learn about the subject(s) of pipes and tobacco. I have read about your obsessions first hand. I can see that the concept of moderation is subjective.
What I'm talking about is one's very approach to tobacco changes with a pipe. Sipping a smoke rather than taking a drag is a giant step for mankind.
The complexities of pipes and tobaccos, remind me of those you'd examine if you were an oenophile or cheese enthusiast. Variety is the spice of life.
Today, after about 6 weeks of pipe smoking, using Sir Walter Raleigh as my primary smoke, I'm expecting my first two new Peter Stockebye blends...I've read reviews and more reviews...looked at costs..and ordered some of what I know will be another big step toward pipe enjoyment.
I haven't been sitting around smoking my cob either. I jumped into the fray by winning a couple of bids for pipes on ebay. Two of those I acquired are clunkers I could have avoided with earlier exposure to this website, but it isn't like I bought one of those phony $$$ meerschaums...I can or could likely sell them back on the bay...but for now...I'm willing to wait.
I've learned something about moderation and impulse since I had the impulse to buy a pipe.
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