I'm up for any or all methods to try to see what works best for me. I do realize that it takes experimenting for yourself to determine what you think works best for you, but this is the reason I love coming here and asking a lot of questions.
I enjoy discovering what others find works best for them and then trying it myself to see if it works better than what I'm currently doing. Not that anyone's way is right or wrong, but different. This has always served me well in the past; asking about other people's preference, methods, etc., then trying it for myself and seeing if it works better for me or not. Maybe it does, or maybe I tweak a thing or two.
You guys are always so helpful, even if there a lot of opposing thoughts on the questions at hand. Sometimes the conversations get heated, but it just shows how independently all of you are and even if you wouldn't necessarily agree, I would dare say that most of you are downright passionate about the subject of pipe smoking. You might not think you are, but to even have an opinion strong enough to express it publicly, decries even a small amount of passion.
It's apparent in many of your posts that you're quite willing to help those of us who feel comfortable asking questions, knowing full well that we could be made a spectacle of and we're very likely to receive answers that don't answer the questions, but provide humor and other thoughts that are unabashedly honest...sometimes not :lol:. I appreciate that. Even if it's something I disagree with. After all, that is the point in an open forum, right? To discuss topics we care about. I mean honestly, if you didn't care one iota, then you wouldn't likely be here.
I can't speak for everyone, but I just want to thank you all that have helped usher me along into the wonderful world that is pipe smoking. Without a lot of you, I wouldn't even know certain styles of pipe tobacco even existed. I wouldn't know the difference between a morta or a briar that was just painted black. Sure, could I have learned a lot of these things on my own like many of you did through many years of experience with all of this just as you all did? Absolutely. It would have just taken me longer to get there on my own.
So, thanks again for all of the wonderful musings and contributions that y'all make that allow newer pipe smokers to latch on to pipe smoking and stick around after that first pipe experience, or the first accidental inhalation that forces you to cough for two days. Without many of you and your shared experiences, I'm sure a lot of us might not still be toting the pipe. Happy Smoking Ladies and Gents! :
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I enjoy discovering what others find works best for them and then trying it myself to see if it works better than what I'm currently doing. Not that anyone's way is right or wrong, but different. This has always served me well in the past; asking about other people's preference, methods, etc., then trying it for myself and seeing if it works better for me or not. Maybe it does, or maybe I tweak a thing or two.
You guys are always so helpful, even if there a lot of opposing thoughts on the questions at hand. Sometimes the conversations get heated, but it just shows how independently all of you are and even if you wouldn't necessarily agree, I would dare say that most of you are downright passionate about the subject of pipe smoking. You might not think you are, but to even have an opinion strong enough to express it publicly, decries even a small amount of passion.
It's apparent in many of your posts that you're quite willing to help those of us who feel comfortable asking questions, knowing full well that we could be made a spectacle of and we're very likely to receive answers that don't answer the questions, but provide humor and other thoughts that are unabashedly honest...sometimes not :lol:. I appreciate that. Even if it's something I disagree with. After all, that is the point in an open forum, right? To discuss topics we care about. I mean honestly, if you didn't care one iota, then you wouldn't likely be here.
I can't speak for everyone, but I just want to thank you all that have helped usher me along into the wonderful world that is pipe smoking. Without a lot of you, I wouldn't even know certain styles of pipe tobacco even existed. I wouldn't know the difference between a morta or a briar that was just painted black. Sure, could I have learned a lot of these things on my own like many of you did through many years of experience with all of this just as you all did? Absolutely. It would have just taken me longer to get there on my own.
So, thanks again for all of the wonderful musings and contributions that y'all make that allow newer pipe smokers to latch on to pipe smoking and stick around after that first pipe experience, or the first accidental inhalation that forces you to cough for two days. Without many of you and your shared experiences, I'm sure a lot of us might not still be toting the pipe. Happy Smoking Ladies and Gents! :
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