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  1. johnscs

    Coming to Phoenix for business, any good places to smoke?

    Ye Olde offers a pretty extensive selection of new and estate pipes, as well as tinned tobacco. Certainly a good place to hang out. What about Ford & Haig in Scottsdale (7070 E 5th Ave, Scottsdale, AZ 85251)? A fairly small shop, as I remember, but it has a walk-in humidor and some comfy seating.
  2. johnscs

    What do your friends and family think?

    Some of my family members and friends know I smoke pipes; others don't. Those who know approve or don't care. Those who don't know might or might not care, but either way, they probably wouldn't find me smoking my pipe because there wouldn't be much reason for me to smoke around them. I'm just...
  3. johnscs

    Your First Smoke?

    I'd describe my first smoke as more of a false start: My dad's grubby bent rhodesian, some of my grandpa's Sir Walter Raleigh, and a book of matches that I couldn't keep lit long enough to let me light sufficiently. At 14 or so, I was kind of disappointed by the smoke and the flavor. So much...
  4. johnscs

    Xikar Pipe Lighters?

    I love my Xikar Resource lighter, the second I've owned (the first one was the victim of my own clumsiness - dropped it on a sidewalk). I love the trigger feature and precision of the flame, as well as the on-board tools (I use the tamper, pick, and spade all the time). I think the only design...
  5. johnscs

    Does pipe smoking bring you closer to your father?

    I'd say that it eventually did. My dad had smoked a pipe off and on before he and my mom divorced. He and I were estranged for most of my teen years. I started smoking a pipe before I left for college and thought a lot about how pipes might eventually give us some common ground. As we gradually...
  6. johnscs

    Know Anything About A LA PIPE DU NORD ?

    I've visited à la Pipe du Nord numerous times over the years and definitely recommend making a trip! I made my most recent pipe purchase there last summer and had a great time breaking in my new pipe and chatting with Mr. Voisin and the young woman working there (I think her name is...
  7. johnscs

    Barcelona tobacconists?

    I second Kaboom and arno665. I was in BCN in June-July - dropped in at both locations and made some interesting finds. I was pleasantly surprised to find the prices of pipes to be pretty reasonable (especially given the favorable euro-to-dollar exhchange rate). Estanco offers a pretty extensive...
  8. johnscs

    Cigarillos

    I'm with aldecaker. :? I also confess to resorting to an occasional "pipe tobacco cigar" such as Middleton's Black & Mild (Original or Royale), Prince Albert, and Borkum Riff tipped mini-cigars. I prefer the tips because I have a little aversion to the goopy end of a cigar. A higher-quality...
  9. johnscs

    Traveling to Paris, Amsterdam and Dusseldorf... any pipes I should check out?

    Was just in Paris a couple of weeks ago. Here are my top pipe-related picks: • Au Caïd, 12 rue de la Sorbonne, 75005 Paris. This shop's original location was on the Boulevard St. Michel. The new location is smaller but equally nice. The owner, Didier, is a true gentleman who always takes time to...
  10. johnscs

    Vienna & Pipesmoking

    Try Ostermann's, just a short walk from St. Stephen's Cathedral and across the road from a public square: Ostermann Pipes I bought a really nice - and surprisingly inexpensive - pipe there. You'll probably find a nice wide range, from inexpensive no-name pieces to high-end briars. I seem to...
  11. johnscs

    Telling My Parents I Began Smoking

    Hear hear ... Good on you, dublinboy. Letting your dad know that you've decided to smoke pipes shows maturity and the integrity to face possible disapproval. Lots of decisions that we take as adults have consequences, including objections from others (including family members, friends, and...
  12. johnscs

    Teaching my son to smoke a pipe?

    I'd just share the wisdom shared by experienced pipe smokers I've met (including a few here): Smoke what you like, and like what you smoke. :D Assuming your son has observed your own preferences and pipe smoking rituals, he probably has an idea of which blends might appeal to him based on their...
  13. johnscs

    Pipe Tobacco at Heathrow

    In the past couple of years, I've seen multi-pouch boxes of Clan, Condor, as well as tins of Dunhill My Mixture at LHR duty free shops. Reaching a bit further back, I've also noticed Borkum Riff samplers. Duty free shops usually display pipe tobacco near the cigar and cigarillo displays. Good luck!
  14. johnscs

    Smoking In Smoke Shops?

    I'm pretty sure we'd all agree that common courtesy and respect for promoting the shop's business should guide how we behave when dropping in. When I visit a shop I don't know, I make a point to buy a couple of ounces of a new blend before I even think of lighting a bowl. Sometimes I ask if I...
  15. johnscs

    Smoking In Smoke Shops?

    I'm pretty sure we'd all agree that common courtesy and respect for promoting the shop's business should guide how we behave when dropping in. When I visit a shop I don't know, I make a point to buy a couple of ounces of a new blend before I even think of lighting a bowl. Sometimes I ask if I...
  16. johnscs

    Holiday Abroad

    I've never experienced any glitches while traveling with pipe and tobacco within the US. Here's what I carry in a quart-size zipper bag: + Three or so garden-variety pipes + A labeled pouch or two of tobacco + Pipe cleaners + Disposable butane lighter + Box or two of matches (just in case)...
  17. johnscs

    The Dirty Fact About Pipes That Tempt Me to Quit

    I share Brass's dislike for the offputting odors produced by cleaning up a pipe. It's not enough to deter me from continuing my love for pipes or pipe smoking, though. I think my pattern is like that of a lot of pipe guys: After each smoke, I clean my pipe w/a pipe cleaner, wipe out the bowl to...
  18. johnscs

    Pipe Smoking Image--Old vs. Young, Eccentric, Nostalgic or Strange????

    Interesting thread going here. A pretty strong trend seems to be the association between pipe smoking and an older generation of men - and between pipes and hipsters (or aspiring hipsters). I guess my perceptions of the images connected with pipe smoking are a little different. As a young kid, I...
  19. johnscs

    Very Little West Coast Pipe Community?

    Just thought I'd chime in here. Pipe smokers seem to be a pretty rare breed on the West Coast, but I think there are pockets where aficionados can buy pipes and tobaccos - and even smoke their pipes in the open! My experience is geographically limited and mainly anecdotal, but for what it's...
  20. johnscs

    Pipe Smoking Inspiration

    Multiple factors, in my case. My paternal grandfather smoked a pipe throughout my childhood and adolescence; my dad also went through a few pipe and cigar phases. Other pipe smokers I knew included extended family members, my dad's friends and business associates, and neighbors. These guys...
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