Another Annoying Canadian

[canucklehead]

Hello. Long time lurker, first time poster. I live in Alberta, which is pretty much Canada's version of Texas (ranches, oil, rednecks, etc). Pipe tobacco costs $50-60 for a 50g tin here. I don't know any other (tobacco) pipe smokers in my area. I'm sure they exist, but I've only ever seen one person in public smoking a pipe (an older gentleman at the dogpark I frequent with my dogger). I figured I would actually start posting instead of just reading, as it would be nice to actually discuss piping and tobacco with kindred spirits.

 

[rigmedic1]

Maybe Texas is the US Verizon of Alberta? Welcome aboard.

 

[homewaters]

Welcome to the forum!
Olivier

Nova Scotia

 

[3rdguy]

Welcome to you and Curious George.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Glad you spoke up, and fire away any questions, observations, quips, etc.
Huh- Like Texas, but you get real Winters up there!

 

[scloyd]

Welcome to the forums.

 

[olkofri]

Welcome from the Queen City, SK.

 

[unkleyoda]

 

[puffy]

Welcome

 

[canucklehead]

Thanks for the welcomes guys. Glad to see other Canadians on here too. We do indeed have winter here, I once tried to smoke a cigar when it was -47C (-52F), it didn't work so well lol.

 

[mikefu]

Welcome from the other end of the Rockies in Colorado!

 

[sasquatch]

Canuckle, there's regular groups in Edmonton, less regular in Calgary, and I'm in between those, there's guys in Cochrane... depending on where you are there may be more local talent than you realize.

 

[seacaptain]

My wife's favorite show is Heartland.

 

[bassbug]

Welcome from the centre of the universe, AKA Toronto
That's an inside joke for the Canadians.
I know for a fact there are at least 8-10 other pipe smokers in the city here because I've actually met them. Not bad for a metropolitan area of almost 5 million :rofl:

 

[upnorth1]

Bienvenue de Montreal! BTW I have two sons, one a pipe smoker, in Fort Mac.

 

[thomasw]

Welcome from Fort Langley, the Birth Place of B.C.!

 

[josephcross]

Salutations from Vancouver...

 

[rmpeeps]

- Canada's version of Texas.....

HA! That there is funny!!
Welcome from San Antonio, TX

 

[Chasing Embers]

Canadians aren't annoying, that's those darned Kentuckians. Welcome aboard!

 

[frozenchurchwarden]

Maybe Texas is the US Verizon of Alberta?

About a hundred years ago Alberta was marketed as “The Next Best West” to try and get homesteaders to settle down here (apparently it worked, Saskatchewan has about 1/3 the population of Alberta), so there’s actually sort of a historical precedent establishing Alberta as the Canadian version of Texas.