Am I Becoming a Real Man?

[SmokingInTheWind]

I had a rough day at work yesterday, so after a light dinner I was craving a little nicotine to help me unwind. I loaded a MM 5th Avenue Diplomat with C&D Cigar Leaf, rated as a strong blend, and settled in for my smoke. I do not have a high tolerance for nicotine so I expected to be feeling it by mid bowl, but nothing. I smoked the bowl to the bottom with absolutely no effects. I have smoked this tobacco from the same jar many times and always felt it by midway, and usually had to put the pipe down before it was done. I waited a while to see if it was a delayed response thing, but still nothing. Well, I wanted that little buzz so I packed a Sav 104 tight with Five Brothers from a jar I had smoked from before with good nicotine content. I figured a few puffs and I would be good to go. I smoked over half the bowl with absolutely no effect. Usually, half a bowl of Five Brothers has me feeling it pretty good. I should have been sick at this point. I stopped there because I didn’t want to risk a delayed reaction overdose event, but I never felt a thing, not in the slightest. I suspect my next go will be the same response as usual, but this one time was very strange.

Has anyone else ever had a spontaneous increase in nicotine tolerance, either temporary or permanent?

 

[fireground_piper]

I typically don’t get anything from smoking pipes or cigars. Maybe once or twice a year, something will hit me so yes, impact can vary on different days.

 

[Sig]

Look down at your chest.
Do you see those brand new little curly hairs?
Now wait until you see what's going on a bit lower.

 

[didimauw]

Welcome to the big leagues my friend lol.

Or welcome to the world of addiction.

Are pipes your only form of nicotine intake?

 

[TheDennisBlack]

Do you often smoke after you’ve eaten? And how light was your light dinner? I have no idea what happened but those are the only things that can make an obvious difference.

I have a very light nicotine tolerance, so even just reading you smoking all that started to make me queasy! One bowl of haunted bookshop will have me feeling uncomfortable if I’m not careful.

 

[The Benedictine]

Tolerance +1

 

[Hillcrest]

Stress can increase adrenaline which could have counteracted the nicotine because you were burning it off as fast as you were consuming it. Or ... your getting used to it.

 

[ophiuchus]

I don't know whether to congratulate you or not.

 

[VDL_Piper]

Not there yet sonny! A man wud’ne of been trubl’d bout demdar’ wobbles from too much tabaccy, nay. Woulda rid da pony all nite til he be thrown’ ifn ya kno wat I meeen

 

[bootlegpipes]

To answer your question: No.

But it sounds like your nic tolerance is going up. Congrats!

 

[Rossi320]

We all have rough days, it is all about how you deal with it...are you happy in life,work and socially? It don't matter how,when or what makes you smoke a pipe of you want to then do it and solve all problems tomorrow.

 

[sablebrush52]

Just one question. Do you eat quiche?

 

[SmokingInTheWind]

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I typically don’t get anything from smoking pipes or cigars. Maybe once or twice a year, something will hit me so yes, impact can vary on different days.

My tolerance has been consistently the same until yesterday. I just fired up a bowl of Five Brothers, I’ll see how it goes tonight.

 

[SmokingInTheWind]

Look down at your chest.
Do you see those brand new little curly hairs?
Now wait until you see what's going on a bit lower.

Yup, I see them. Do the white ones count?

 

[SmokingInTheWind]

Welcome to the big leagues my friend lol.

Or welcome to the world of addiction.

Are pipes your only form of nicotine intake?

I only smoke pipes, except for an occasional cigar. I wish this increased tolerance would last so that I could smoke my favorites more frequently.

 

[SmokingInTheWind]

Do you often smoke after you’ve eaten? And how light was your light dinner? I have no idea what happened but those are the only things that can make an obvious difference.

I have a very light nicotine tolerance, so even just reading you smoking all that started to make me queasy! One bowl of haunted bookshop will have me feeling uncomfortable if I’m not careful.

I smoke every weekday after dinner. My only smoke of the day. On weekends it is as many as I can work in, usually three bowls. I worked late last night, so the wife made me on omelette because I didn’t want to eat anything heavy that close to bedtime.

 

[Sig]

Yup, I see them. Do the white ones count?

Pull them out and put them under your pillow.

 

[SmokingInTheWind]

Not there yet sonny! A man wud’ne of been trubl’d bout demdar’ wobbles from too much tabaccy, nay. Woulda rid da pony all nite til he be thrown’ ifn ya kno wat I meeen

If you say so

 

[SmokingInTheWind]

Just one question. Do you eat quiche?

Yes, but I don’t brag about it.

 

[SmokingInTheWind]

Pull them out and put them under your pillow.

I have so many I could stuff a pillow with them