Cellar Depression
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Yes, I often get grossed out by my cellar and pipe racks, but it passes quickly when I remember why I'm doing it. There better actually be some kind of tobaccolypse, though, or I'm going to feel pretty damn stupid.
I feel that way sometimes with my cellar, never with the pipes though. I don't have that many pipes yet, and I don't feel the urge to get new ones all the time and I can't afford it.
I've tried to be more strict about my budget lately as to not be moved by the endless sales directed at buying more than I need.
I've tried to be more strict about my budget lately as to not be moved by the endless sales directed at buying more than I need.
The material is an illusion that has bedeviled the US from it's start.
I have had these thoughts, yes. But when I see the poundage that @hoosierpipeguy and @chasingembers have put away, my anxiety is put back to rest and continue to slowly add away to the pile like a squirrel in a field of acorns ! ?
Just consider it an investment and drive on. If you get completely out of the hobby in a few years, the value of your cellar will likely have appreciated, so find solace in that and Charlie Mike.
Actually I have thought this possibility through as well. Let's say all your favorite blends make it through the cut and internet buying never gets outlawed or heavily taxed.
Worst cases you have a lot of tobacco that you like that will age over the next several years and get better.
Let's say worst, worst case scenario you decide you don't like smoking anymore. Then you can at the very least, sell your tins for what you paid for them as long as you stored them well. More than likely they will be worth more. And you will actually turn a little profit.
In all actuality though many blends will disappear, the trend in internet sales is toward limitation and regulation, taxes on them and go up, and prices go up.
Tobacco will never be cheaper, more plentiful, or have as much variety again in our lifetime.
Really, there is very little downside
Now run along and go buy more!!??
If it is something you will use and enjoy, where is the problem?
I've slowed way down in acquisitions, as I have been feeling as though my perpetual needs are met. It's still fun to add a thing here and there.
In 20 years, when tobacco is $75 an ounce or unavailable to buy, you will be enjoying life, as you hide in your lead lined closet where the infrared smoker hunting drones can't detect you and puff away on your aged treasures scored for under $5 an ounce.
I've slowed way down in acquisitions, as I have been feeling as though my perpetual needs are met. It's still fun to add a thing here and there.
In 20 years, when tobacco is $75 an ounce or unavailable to buy, you will be enjoying life, as you hide in your lead lined closet where the infrared smoker hunting drones can't detect you and puff away on your aged treasures scored for under $5 an ounce.
No reason to feel stupid. You'll have premium, aged tobacco to smoke. And what do you think the chances are for prices to decrease?
For sure. I'm just joshing, mostly. Fact is, I buy lots of tobacco and pipes mostly because I enjoy seeking them out and trying new stuff. And it's a mostly harmless and relatively cheap way to fritter away my time. Saving money down the road also figures into it, but less than the fun I have with the whole thing now.
I've had that feeling on occasion, looking at the bins and the closets filled with tins or boxes of tins, and wonder if I've effectively lost my mind. But as has been said in this thread, I look at the tonnage that others have acquired and realize that I'm an exemplar of sanity.
Not much.However,there is some tobacco here that I'll probably never miss if I just unloaded it.Blends from my past.Maybe I should do that, and replace them with tobacco that I'm actually interested in smoking now during this phase of my life.
I don't have a cellar, I have a half-full drawer, however I often wonder where I'd be career-wise if I put the energy I put in whatever interests me in my job.
Not that I'm bad in any way but if you think of a day as 24 hours where about 6 are used for sleeping, 9-10 for working, this leaves another 8 hours which are used for browsing the net, reading this forum, walking my dog, being with my wife and kids...basically living! People who really want to push themselves use these "extra" hours for sport, learning a new skill, going over and above with their jobs, learn a musical instrument or language... This is getting philosophical and I've only had a sip of coffee so far. Are these people very selfish, using ALL 24 hours of the day for themselves? Or is it that time we spend with others, including relaxing, also time we use for ourselves?
Thinking about jobs, I'm thinking of a colleague who joined basically the same time as me, with a very similar skills/background profile, I've gotten 3 promotions in 7 years, she's gotten 4 and in that time she's developed a few specialised skills in her spare time that clearly give her the edge. Different family situation, I'm married with 2 kids, she just got married. Or if I think of another, even more career-driver former colleague, she's now in a very senior managerial position in a multinational company, but has been single for a long long time, she's basically using every waking hour for work, and occasionally for sport and spending the pile she's making
Am I happy with my job? Absolutely. Would I swap having a family and diverse hobbies for corporate glory and riches? Never in the world!
The point is, similar to the OP, that looking in my drawer and considering the thought I put in tobacco I wonder sometimes if it time well-spent, but then always reach the conclusion that using time/effort in a way that makes us happy, or keeps us sane, is time well-spent!
Not that I'm bad in any way but if you think of a day as 24 hours where about 6 are used for sleeping, 9-10 for working, this leaves another 8 hours which are used for browsing the net, reading this forum, walking my dog, being with my wife and kids...basically living! People who really want to push themselves use these "extra" hours for sport, learning a new skill, going over and above with their jobs, learn a musical instrument or language... This is getting philosophical and I've only had a sip of coffee so far. Are these people very selfish, using ALL 24 hours of the day for themselves? Or is it that time we spend with others, including relaxing, also time we use for ourselves?
Thinking about jobs, I'm thinking of a colleague who joined basically the same time as me, with a very similar skills/background profile, I've gotten 3 promotions in 7 years, she's gotten 4 and in that time she's developed a few specialised skills in her spare time that clearly give her the edge. Different family situation, I'm married with 2 kids, she just got married. Or if I think of another, even more career-driver former colleague, she's now in a very senior managerial position in a multinational company, but has been single for a long long time, she's basically using every waking hour for work, and occasionally for sport and spending the pile she's making
Am I happy with my job? Absolutely. Would I swap having a family and diverse hobbies for corporate glory and riches? Never in the world! The point is, similar to the OP, that looking in my drawer and considering the thought I put in tobacco I wonder sometimes if it time well-spent, but then always reach the conclusion that using time/effort in a way that makes us happy, or keeps us sane, is time well-spent!
I feel worry when I look at my cellar. I have very limited access to good quality pipe tobacco and importing it costs A LOT because of the sky high Icelandic taxes on tobacco products. For example if I buy a tin for 15€, then here in Iceland they ask for an additional 25€, just for tax. Plus transport of course. So in the end a 50g tin costs ~40€+. This is why I try to travel a lot and try my luck with the green corridors at my return. It is cheaper to travel and buy tobacco that way. Although nowadays it is a little bit more difficult to travel. My cellar is small and I'm quite frustrated about that. At least my pipe collection has arrived to a point where I can say that I'm somewhat satisfied with it - variety, quantity and quality wise as well.
I get extremely depressed when I look at my tobacco cellar which is actually scattered about the house.
It's been over a year since I last enjoyed a bowl and I'm now encumbered with a few thousand pounds (that's pounds sterling!) worth of assets that I rather wish I hadn't bought.
Hindsight is a wonderful thing ?
Regards,
Jay.?
It's been over a year since I last enjoyed a bowl and I'm now encumbered with a few thousand pounds (that's pounds sterling!) worth of assets that I rather wish I hadn't bought.
Hindsight is a wonderful thing ?
Regards,
Jay.?
This is a helpful thread for me. I’ve got about seventeen pounds and that seems enough to try and maintain as I only smoke a few bowls a week. Though I have a collection of pipes that I’m trying to sell and trade away for tobacco. But the question of is it worth it keeps popping up.
Good thread, thank you
Good thread, thank you
Yep, been there. Let me tell you what happens in the next phase. When you get those "in stock" notifications you'll still lack the will power to resist initially and will purchase more than you really need...and then within 30 minutes you'll be on the phone trying your best to cancel the order you just placed. Your stomach will feel somewhat sick...you're palms will sweat a bit...but once you successfully cancel the order you just placed you'll let loose a sigh of relief and feel pretty darn good about yourself.
Time will pass. You'll feel like you've conquered TAD once and for all and then you'll get the brilliant idea that you can purchase tins as an investment vehicle. It'll start slow with "strategic purchases" being made. You'll convince yourself that you have no intention of smoking what you purchase and will sell it off in the future. Your cellar will double in size and you'll wake up one day with that sinking empty feeling again wondering what on earth happened.
It's addictive behavior. I can't get away from that. All the reasons people post to make it seem harmless or even noble and heroic feel like a cover story for compulsive buying. Yes we all like the fun side of collecting but it's not all rainbows and unicorns.
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