Any good ways to cure/curb PAD?

[bnichols23]

plastic 12 foot sailboat doesn't seem like much to give up ,

I was thinking more Walmart kayak....

 

[weezell]

Death, or dismemberment.

No, only death... :twisted:

 

[mso489]

In my situation, with scores of pipes, and only smoking one or two bowls a day, with days off, I find it helps, when smitten, to review the pipes I have that already fill the niche of the coveted pipe. Also mere storage and rack space. Also, the way well-smoked pipes I already have smoke better, because they are broken in and because i have learned to smoke them. And many pipes are gift pipes that have the added pleasure of that association. I'm currently resisting a great sale on pipes, and particular pipes that catch my eye. Sometimes when I pick out a pipe off my rack, I realize I haven't smoked it in weeks or months. All this helps. I have had to skip pipe shows and other pipe shopping opportunities. Pipes are a wonderful experience to purchase or receive as gifts, but mere accumulation itself isn't a joy. So I try to "shop at home" in my own pipe shop. When does an enjoyable hobby become a bad habit, I ask myself.

 

[mtwaller]

Wise words! I’m going to focus more on loving the pipes I have and finding a few desert island tobaccos to cellar rather than buying up pipes.

 

[npod]

Wise words! I’m going to focus more on loving the pipes I have and finding a few desert island tobaccos to cellar rather than buying up pipes.

Good luck! :puffpipe:

 

[mso489]

If you have a good line of resistances, if or when you cave, it should be for a really good reason.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Just picked up three gear puzzles from Calvin's. My PAD has been officially replaced by PAD. :rofl:

 

[irishearl]

I'm where Embers is at. After similarly buying pipes for decades, I have essentially all the pipes I want, which is fortunate given limited finances. For most of us, if you buy pipes over a lengthy period of time, PAD diminishes greatly to the point of near extinction.

 

[bnichols23]

Tom is way too logical, & he's making me feel a little guilty. *Just* a little, though. Not enough to make me stop drooling over some 2018 Sav St. Nicholases. And yes,I admit it, in front of God, the bishop, & everybody:
I'm bidding on a 2017 blasted Christmas...
Peterson, that pipestud has up.
Yeah, you read right. Peterson. Me. Seriously.
Bill

 

[Chasing Embers]

I like the contrast of the white stem on those.

 

[bnichols23]

Definitely a good look, yeah. I think Petes have just not been distinctive enough to grab me. This one, yeah, I can work with that. It it's special, I like *special*.
B

 

[cortezattic]

Don't feel guilty about being good to yourself. One more pipe never hurts. ::

 

[mtwaller]

Haha Embers I see what you did there with the PAD.. clever! Those Christmas 2017 pipes look nice, I’m oddly fond of the 2018’s as well. Something about the brass band with the sandblasted finish is so warm and inviting.

 

[anotherbob]

there is only one cure buy every single pipe you can. So best hope is to curb. Get into collecting snuffboxes or hard drugs. That's the only help I can offer.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Any good ways to cure/curb PAD?

Take up flyfishing ::

 

[geopiper]

Appreciate and smoke the pipes you own. Start saving money to spend only on those pipes to deem a "unicorn" pipe.
(by the way, welcome to the PAD club)

 

[jon11]

Dude-

I see people come and go on this forum every month. To some it’s just a hobby that they lose interest in and move on to the next thing. Unfortunately for me this hasn’t happened. I’m up to around 105 pipes. Although I’ve slowed down my pipe and tobacco buying, I’m still buying!

 

[ukbob]

I good tip hide your credit cards.

 

[Chasing Embers]

In thirty years time I amassed 180 pipes and 340+ pounds of tobacco. Lost interest in acquiring more of either, threw out 3/4 of the pipes, and now I'm set until I'm the fine white ash.

 

[gamzultovah]

Thank God it's not just me. I was starting to get nervous. PAD...hmm...learn something new everyday.