Yeah, were friends, and have been for a long time. I'm sure he'd take it ok, if I just tell him straight up. I just need to have something to back it up before hitting him over the head
Found out a Friend is a Pipe Smoker!
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Well, if he lives close by, and you plan on hanging out more often, then just do that; Hang Out.
And in time, just have casual pipe chat, and hopefully he engages in some nice pipe talk, where to share and tell your pipe stories, and show what you smoke.
Hopefully in time, he’ll realize he’s be missing out on a nicer smoking pipe, and learning about all the blends out there, etc...
P.S. I wouldn’t really drive anything home, as I mentioned, just hang out and hopefully in time there will pipe chatting,
And in time, just have casual pipe chat, and hopefully he engages in some nice pipe talk, where to share and tell your pipe stories, and show what you smoke.
Hopefully in time, he’ll realize he’s be missing out on a nicer smoking pipe, and learning about all the blends out there, etc...
P.S. I wouldn’t really drive anything home, as I mentioned, just hang out and hopefully in time there will pipe chatting,
I think you may be right. And this kind of answer is why I asked the question in the first place.
Like, " stop me from making a fool of myself".
I, your old friend AroEnglish, am not too proud to be told that what I have/am doing is not quite up to snuff and would graciously receive an education with grace and humility (preferably a smooth bent billiard education).
I think as you spend time with him you can ask how he finds the smoke on those pipes he has. If he’s satisfied you can say something like, “That’s great to hear. Since you’re enjoying those you might also enjoy this.” I’d he’s not satisfied you can say, “Well I’ve got this pipe that I’d love for you to have.”
Yeah, just be a friend, hang out and smoke, and hopefully time will work things out.
Something I forgot to mention, if you always show up with a Meerschaum, and he’s never seen them, or knows about them, and if he’s an interested pipe smoker, you’d think this will pique his interest to ask you about it, and if he doesn’t, hmm well, maybe he could careless.
By the way, how he acts, dresses, carries himself, his lifestyle, etc., will help you to understand. I’m not saying these things in a prejudice way, I personally wear a tshirt and shorts and barefoot, but, you’ll see fairly expensive pipes hanging out my mouth... LOL
You just need to see something that shows you, this is a man that has some taste, likes variety, adventure, style, etc., at some level in life.
Damn. I think my only smoking friend saved my pipe gift on their fireplace mantel. He smokes cigar once in awhile, but too ADHD to enjoy a pipe.
Yeah hahaha. If you saw the inside 9f his truck, you'd realize he's happy smoking the pipes he hasYeah, just be a friend, hang out and smoke, and hopefully time will work things out.
Something I forgot to mention, if you always show up with a Meerschaum, and he’s never seen them, or knows about them, and if he’s an interested pipe smoker, you’d think this will pique his interest to ask you about it, and if he doesn’t, hmm well, maybe he could careless.
By the way, how he acts, dresses, carries himself, his lifestyle, etc., will help you to understand. I’m not saying these things in a prejudice way, I personally wear a tshirt and shorts and barefoot, but, you’ll see fairly expensive pipes hanging out my mouth... LOL
You just need to see something that shows you, this is a man that has some taste, likes variety, adventure, style, etc., at some level in life.
no judgement on my end of course lolI plan on just sending him pictures of me smoking my different pipes. Maybe he'll ask me more questions about them lol
If I can convince him to join, this thread will have never existedImagine how weird he’d think you were if he saw this thread
Just a bunch of strangers trying to help you convince this guy to come to the dark side.
Yeah hahaha. If you saw the inside 9f his truck, you'd realize he's happy smoking the pipes he has
Ok, so old beater truck, old beat up jeans, drinks Bud and pizza every Friday night at the local bar with the boys, hmm ok I see, might be a tough case... LOL
P.S. Maybe when it’s his birthday get him a nice MM Cob with a Forever Stem and see how that goes. LOL
Meanwhile, if you'd like to send me a care package, I won't be offended. All the pipes and tobacco I already have is listed in my "about" section... 
I thought you were joking and then I looked for myself. You weren't joking.Meanwhile, if you'd like to send me a care package, I won't be offended. All the pipes and tobacco I already have is listed in my "about" section...
A couple of years ago one of my cigar buddies decided he would like to take up pipe smoking again. He was looking at getting a Falcon.
I had one which was not getting much use, so I cleaned it up and gave it to him.
We started talking about pipes and I casually mentioned that I had a couple of unsmoked / little smoked ones and asked if he would like them to build up his rotation.
He comes over every few weeks for a smoking session.
We have a nice time chatting about tobacco and pipes.
And solving the problems of the world.
It's nice to know that someone is using those pipes that would have sat around getting little love from me.
I had one which was not getting much use, so I cleaned it up and gave it to him.
We started talking about pipes and I casually mentioned that I had a couple of unsmoked / little smoked ones and asked if he would like them to build up his rotation.
He comes over every few weeks for a smoking session.
We have a nice time chatting about tobacco and pipes.
And solving the problems of the world.
It's nice to know that someone is using those pipes that would have sat around getting little love from me.
Wow, the veiled snobbery is oozing from this thread. If someone approached me about pipe smoking with all of this early on I'd have hung up the pipe for good. Just let him come to you.
The only other pipe smoker in my orbit is a one-pipe Captain Black smoker. I introduced him to the Pipe & Cigars catalog, for some insignificant thing he wanted. I figured he could catch the bug and upgrade if he wanted, just from looking at the array of stuff offered. Other than that, I left him alone. I think it's been about 10 years. He still smokes the same Dr. Grabow and Captain Black. Laissez faire, sayeth I.
Bless him. I wish I could get back to my simple humble beginning of just a Grabow Omega and Prince Albert Soft Vanilla.
This. Just start being the somewhat annoying history/science/hobby obsessed friend(weirdly specific example eh?) and yammer on about it in a general sense constantly. That's how I get people into my interests. I'm definitely a Stanley over Harbor Freight but not Festool kind of guy so I'm usually trying to get them to understand the actual options through narrative means. Pretty soon they're turning in their sedan for a small pickup, as it were. Their gas station wolf knife for a decent Kershaw. Their video games for world history, their Remington 870s for Mossberg 500s... y'know. I still smoke a lot of Grabows, I just like to get people up to decently built and user serviceable. I'm definitely not however, above just directly telling a friend that their gear is garbage though. In a friendly way. There are just objectively better tools for a given job. And it's fun as hell to learn about.
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