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pipetrucker

Part of the Furniture Now
Sep 13, 2010
937
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Following the white rabbit
I spent last night parked at a truck stop in Mt Vernon, Missouri. After eating dinner I stuck a couple of pipes and a pouch of tobacco in my little backpack and walked the half block to the local tavern to relax a bit before bed.
As it was very windy, with a bit of rain blowing in it, I opted for a cigarette for the walk and was just finishing it when I walked in. I found myself a seat at the bar, snubbed out the cigarette, and ordered a beer.
I noticed the older bearded fellow sitting to my right was smoking a pipe. He was dressed pretty much like a biker. I immediately inquired as to what he was smoking. He replied "Captain Black".
I sniffed the air again, looked at him, and said "That doesn't smell quite like Captain Black to me".
He smiled and handed me his old, well worn leather pouch. I opened it, looked at the tobacco, and took a good sniff. It sort of smelled like CBW but not exactly, and that is what I told him. He remarked that I had a good nose and told me it was actually Captain Black White, mixed with Gold, a "pinch of vanilla blend" and he then soaked the whole thing in Captain Morgan. Wow.
He had two pipes in front of him and both were obviously well used and somewhat abused as both had seriously burnt rims. I realized that one was actually a meer, but I had never seen one smoked so much the bowl was black.
A couple of minutes later another older bearded fellow sat down to my left and fired up a bowl of Half & Half. This was the point I couldn't stand it any longer and reached into my pack.
I pulled out a Stanwell and the pouch. It had been getting dark when I left the truck and while I thought I had grabbed the pouch of Bishop's Move I had actually grabbed the Irish Aromatic instead. I like IA but it goes much better with coffee than beer. What the heck, ya go with what ya have so I packed a bowl.
There we were, three bearded fellows all sitting at the bar puffing our pipes. We talked and joked for a couple of hours, each of them introducing themselves to me and visa versa.
As I was leaving each fellow wanted to shake my hand and to find out when I might be stopping back in. One fellow showed me a glass with the tavern logo on it. It read: "Come in a stranger and leave a friend". Seemed appropriate to me as felt I may have made a couple of friends there.
I have already marked that place in my GPS under the heading "Good Stops".

 

rd02sir

Can't Leave
Nov 1, 2011
415
1
Wow that's awesome!! What a great experience that must jar been, and right out of the blue too! It's always a blast when you meet people you get along with out of no where.

 

rigmedic1

Lifer
May 29, 2011
3,896
75
Great tale indeed my friend. Never know when a fellow piper will turn up. Thanks for sharing this.

 

weezell

Lifer
Oct 12, 2011
13,653
49,163
Oh to be able to sit in a bar and have a smoke again.....Ohio smoke Nazis put the stop on that for me.

 

nathaniel

Part of the Furniture Now
Jan 4, 2011
788
484
So wonderful... It's like a dream experience to be in fellowship with other pipe smokers. Been smoking for 5 yrs and never have I ran into a pipe smoker. And I smoke in public all the time. :crazy:

 

puffy

Lifer
Dec 24, 2010
2,511
98
North Carolina
Sounds Great...Those who feel that I can't take care of myself so they must do it for me have banned smoking in restaurants and bars here in what used to be tobacco land.

 

philip

Lifer
Oct 13, 2011
1,705
6
Puget Sound
And no pictures to be had.

Yeah. I've always wanted to see a picture of an old man with a beard. :)
Mason, thanks for sharing that experience. It probably would not have happened here in Washington State with our laws against smoking in public places. But I do find when I meet other pipe smokers, that friendships are quickly made just because of our mutual hobby.

 

judcole

Lifer
Sep 14, 2011
7,149
32,918
Detroit
Great yarn.

One place I run into pipe smokers a fair amount is at Highland Games, amongst the other volunteers. There is one games I attend that is Saturday/Sunday, and Sunday morning is often quiet on Clan Row. More than once I have spent time chatting with one or two other guys over a bowl. :puffy:

 
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