Burnt Rims and Wanton Violence
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I sometimes get immense pleasure from beating my pipe. And sometimes I don't let it dry properly.
C'mon, y'all do it too. Heathens.
C'mon, y'all do it too. Heathens.
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My uncle was a pipe smoker. He was a very loving and caring man, took his family to church every Sunday, and raised his family right. Every time we visited, I would love to smell the pipe aroma in the room. It was a very sad day when he passed on, and he left a wonderful legacy.
He had a few pipes, but they were old and battered. He smoked Prince Albert. His pipe was a tool, not a lover.
You don't treat a truck with tender care; its a tool. The bed should be scratched, it should be scuffed. Use it like it was meant to be used.
You don't treat a hammer like its made of glass. A man who has a tool shed full of pristine tools is not a mechanic.
I have a 400 dollar Jac that I keep in my front blazer pocket, along with my lighter, pipe tool, and keys. This pipe is well loved, but it is in no way pristine. My pipe is a tool. A wife, children, family and friends are not.
He had a few pipes, but they were old and battered. He smoked Prince Albert. His pipe was a tool, not a lover.
You don't treat a truck with tender care; its a tool. The bed should be scratched, it should be scuffed. Use it like it was meant to be used.
You don't treat a hammer like its made of glass. A man who has a tool shed full of pristine tools is not a mechanic.
I have a 400 dollar Jac that I keep in my front blazer pocket, along with my lighter, pipe tool, and keys. This pipe is well loved, but it is in no way pristine. My pipe is a tool. A wife, children, family and friends are not.
Welcome to the forum, Jorgesoler!
A man's personal possessions come and go, and some are loved more than others. But they are just inanimate objects in our lives. How a man takes care of his family and his animals is the real measure of his worth.
I look forward to your posts.
A man's personal possessions come and go, and some are loved more than others. But they are just inanimate objects in our lives. How a man takes care of his family and his animals is the real measure of his worth.
I look forward to your posts.
Eh jorgesoler, welcome to the forum. I've been picked apart for a poor word choice or a cruel twist of phrase on many occasion, on threads that I never dreamed would be controversial. It's just the way the donkey flies sometimes. I only judge latakia smoking whippets and starcats. So, you're good, and obviously making yourself at home, ha ha. Welcome!!
comicfolklore, +1
I extracted my foot from my mouth once. But that was before I got fat! Now when it happens, it's there until someone helps me get it out. 8O
comicfolklore, +1
I extracted my foot from my mouth once. But that was before I got fat! Now when it happens, it's there until someone helps me get it out. 8O
Thank you all. I usually have to work really hard every day to earn any money, I pay for too much tax (I am a home-owner in the UK) and I have too many bills to pay for too. Now here is the thing: with the little money I am left with I buy things that I really like (sometimes I even save money to be able to purchase them), so I can't treat my property like it was given to me for granted and therefore be oblivious to the massive amount of work I put into everything. I class as middle class according to my tax band, that is, neither rich nor poor, but I guess it could be possible to make the same case on the super rich and say they are brutes and ignoramuses as they don't really value what property they hold in the same way I do. Everybody knows that some rich people don't look after their cars, clothes, etc., in the same way many people with far less money will look after theirs, but had I make this case instead, I would probably have had less people on my case now. I am not picking on the underdog, the poorly educated, etc., but just stating a fact: I like looking after what property I have, and I cannot understand people who won't look after theirs (whatever the tax band they might be in). Having said that, I understand the tone has been somewhat patronizing and condescending, but I am not an elitist.
Hey Jorge look after your stuff but don't judge, People on this forum are ball busters but in a good way. Yes things are hard to come by, but they are things, Family, how you treat others including animals is what you are judged by. Lighten up ,we welcome you , no one here is perfect except Dan aka Woodsroad, he is my idle.
Me? I'm not filthy rich, but the one thing that I splurge on are my pipes. I like to keep boxes of Dunhills in my Yugo, and as I finish a bowl while driving to my burger flippin' job, I just toss them out the window, because the best smoke you'll ever get is that first one in each pipe. Reuse a pipe? Yuck. No way.
@jorgesoler there is no question your post was well intended. As I said above I am not deaf to the point being made here. Taking care of nice things is a good idea. I just think the feel of the post got in the way. No worries!
I'm not sure what generalizations can be made from those who don't take care of their stuff. I gave one of my sons an estate pipe I had carefully restored. One day I noticed him banging it on the concrete patio after a smoke. I wasn't pleased and got on his case about it. He didn't even notice the damage he had done. I'll say with some amount of pride that my son is one of the smartest guys I know, yet he tends to not take care of us stuff. (He goes through earphones, headphones and phones in general at an amazing rate.)
My other son who is probably more like me guards his possessions jealously and takes very good care of his pipes. I have no idea what it is about personality that determines this kind of thing.
The only other pipe smoker in my family was my grandfather and he cared nothing about his pipes. As long as it burned his Prince Albert tobacco he was happy. If it didn't perform he just bought another Wally Frank or Dr Grabow at the drug store.
My other son who is probably more like me guards his possessions jealously and takes very good care of his pipes. I have no idea what it is about personality that determines this kind of thing.
The only other pipe smoker in my family was my grandfather and he cared nothing about his pipes. As long as it burned his Prince Albert tobacco he was happy. If it didn't perform he just bought another Wally Frank or Dr Grabow at the drug store.
Awwww, I think it's an interesting observation about behavior. I see similar posts in classical musician forums about violin players who let too much rosin accumulate on the fingerboards. Sure, in the larger scheme of human events it's a small concern, but it's still something to ponder.
I can relate to what Daniel said about his grandfather, the old blokes keep their affairs in check because of the business of their day. People kept their affairs to themselves back then and we're proud people for the most part. However, back to topic, a work pipe is just that, a pipe that is comfortable, not worth heaps and cops a beating, is that something to judge them by, more fool you if you do, you have just seen one aspect of that persons life, and you are an idiot to judge based on the 5% of their life you have just witnessed.
Like Daniel said, his grandfathers "home" pipes were pristine and there was a collection Daniel never knew about until he inherited them. So did that one work pipe that you don't have the time to care for during the day speak volumes about the person smoking it OR does it speak volumes that this man was judged for being seen smoking his work horse and allowing it to take a beating because he didn't have time to "care" for it during the day when he is out earning a dollar for his family.
I'm Just shaking my head, don't understand comments like this.
Like Daniel said, his grandfathers "home" pipes were pristine and there was a collection Daniel never knew about until he inherited them. So did that one work pipe that you don't have the time to care for during the day speak volumes about the person smoking it OR does it speak volumes that this man was judged for being seen smoking his work horse and allowing it to take a beating because he didn't have time to "care" for it during the day when he is out earning a dollar for his family.
I'm Just shaking my head, don't understand comments like this.
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