For the Community

[lupy1234]

Added another pipe smoker to the community. A co-worker, who smoke cigars, came up to me and asked about pipe smoking. I said I would help and hook him up. Gave him one of my unsmoked pipes and a tin of Cult BRM. Talked through the basics. He went on break to get his bic lighter after I told him not to use a torch lighter. He came back all smiles.

 

[Simmerdown☕️]

Added another pipe smoker to the community. A co-worker, who smoke cigars, came up to me and asked about pipe smoking. I said I would help and hook him up. Gave him one of my unsmoked pipes and a tin of Cult BRM. Talked through the basics. He went on break to get his bic lighter after I told him not to use a torch lighter. He came back all smiles.

Friendly corruption at its finest. ️

 

[mikethompson]

One of us! One of us!

My cigar smoking neighbor has expressed an interest in pipes as well.

 

[ophiuchus]

Smoking is fun.

 

[OzPiper]

Converted one of my cigar mates onto pipes a while back by gifting him a few of my (cleaned) superfluous pipes, tamper and cleaners.
Now I have a mate to share a few bowls with every few weekends.
And try new blends together

It’s always a win when that happens

 

[Bbailey324]

First one is free but price goes up after that. Good on you for giving him the introduction.

 

[badbriar]

Same here. I introduced my cigar buddy to the expanded tastes of pipe tobaccos and he is amazed by the variety of tastes and flavors available. Initially, he didn't believe that there are many more varieties than are available with cigars. In true domino effect form, he then introduced another of our buds to pipes!
We still get together for regular cigar nights, and when it is cold enough here in FL, we do the fire pit thing and enjoy a few bowls of pipe tobaccos!

 

[AcesAndEights]

I have a good friend from high school/college that I keep in touch with. He’s smoked cigarettes forever. Asked me about pipe smoking once, and I bombed his mailbox.

 

[Servant King]

So when does the hazing session begin? Asking for a friend...

 

[lupy1234]

So when does the hazing session begin? Asking for a friend...

Since he is maintenance and I am a machine operator....a long time ago.

 

[bent1]

One of us! One of us!

My cigar smoking neighbor has expressed an interest in pipes as well.

No doubt smitten by the durability tests on the Old Fox

 

[Sigmund]

Great!

While I do like cigars they lack the convienience of a pipe and good ones are freakin expensive to regularly light up. They are terrible to relight so they are also a major time investment. Given the choice I enjoy pipe tobaccos more.

 

[mikethompson]

No doubt smitten by the durability tests on the Old Fox

If he plays his cards right, Santa may bring him one this year.

 

[AroEnglish]

For Gondor!

 

[kcghost]

One can only hope he stays the course.

 

[metalheadycigarguy]

Good job for hooking him up with a pipe and some tobacco.

Over the years I've added a few people to the pipe smoking community. Several of the guys from our poker group got into pipes as I would smoke my pipes as we played poker. I gifted them all cobs to try out and let them pick through my tobacco's. Some of them even went out and bought their own pipes and tobacco. Though most of them only smoke a pipe with me at our annual guy's weekend poker trip these days. Two of them still smoke on occasion, and one other smoke's regularly as we hang out almost weekly. He has a nice little collection of Dunhill pipes.

 

[Ebarber]

That's cool!
It's always fun to have a friend to share new blends with.
Good for the pipe hobby to add new faces too.

I introduced a friend to the pipe and took him to the Columbus pipe show a few years ago. It was just him and I.

Now this year I think we'll have 5 or 6 going with us

Its great fun sharing the hobby.

We've all been excitedly talking about the next show since we left the last one.

 

[bullet08]

Added another pipe smoker to the community. A co-worker, who smoke cigars, came up to me and asked about pipe smoking. I said I would help and hook him up. Gave him one of my unsmoked pipes and a tin of Cult BRM. Talked through the basics. He went on break to get his bic lighter after I told him not to use a torch lighter. He came back all smiles.

Hey, as long as he's 13 21, it's all smoke.

 

[Old Smokey]

Well boy howdy what a conversion. Always nice to have someone to smoke a pipe with.