I started here to learn about restorations from Ed and stayed to help the new guys. Cigarettes, chewing tobacco, snuff, and other tobacco forms have forums too.
Getting Bored
- Thread starter Jaylotw
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Exactly. I work a 7/12 shift and am the only person in my department. I rarely ever see people.
For me the novelty wore off after a couple of years. I have tried maybe 60 blends. Around 10 are blends that I like to smoke and have in stock, which means I've smoked at least 50 and probably more like 100 tins and pouches of tobacco that I only liked a little or less.
For me it's very much like other indulgenses, coffee, beer, whiskey etc. I do it for pleasure, sometimes I make an effort to try something new, broaden my horizon, but must of the time I just stick to the stuff that works for me.
Sometimes familiarity breeds contempt. Maybe take a break from the P&T.
Nope! You are now as true pipe smoker. Now it's just something you do.
After a while forums get boring, newbies get boring. But just like good whiskey, a good pipe tobacco or a good cigar never gets boring.
I am a weekend smoker, so come Saturday afternoon, I really look forward to my 1st pipe of the week.
I have over 30 tobacco blends open, so it's fun deciding on what to smoke on the day.
To mix it up, I switch to cigars from time to time.
Even so, there are times when I'm part way through a bowl of favourite tobacco when I think "this is boring !" Probably my palate on the day - I switch to a different bland, and it's all good.
But as a few have said - give it a break for a while, perhaps
Or, buy a new pipe ?
I have over 30 tobacco blends open, so it's fun deciding on what to smoke on the day.
To mix it up, I switch to cigars from time to time.
Even so, there are times when I'm part way through a bowl of favourite tobacco when I think "this is boring !" Probably my palate on the day - I switch to a different bland, and it's all good.
But as a few have said - give it a break for a while, perhaps
Or, buy a new pipe ?
I can understand that, I guess. I dip too but I would be bored to death on a dip forum and I seriously want to quit but it’s got its hooks in me. I joined a snuff forum for a bit when I was new to that but it bored me to tears. Pipes and tobacco just has so much history, great people, wonderful stories and so many moving parts, I never seem to bore of it, though I’m sure I’ll get to that point eventually. I do need to take breaks from it as I mentioned before but the breaks are rarely long and I always come back with a renewed love.
Man, that’s crazy! I work 12 hour shifts too but I get 3 and 4 day rotating weekends. I guess If my daughter was fully grown and I truly loved my job, 7/12 hour shifts would be okay… I doubt it though, I am definitely not the workaholic type, not that there’s anything wrong with that.
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I get bored from time to time and I've been smoking a pipe for 54 yrs. I normally just step away from pipe smoking for a month and the desire returns. Buying a new pipe and some new to me tobacco does wonders. No wonder I have 155 pipes and more tobacco then my local B&M.
As do all of the others. Tobacco storage, moisture, packing, lighting techniques, accessories, etc. are discussed on tge other forums just as they are here. Pipe and tobacco history really never held much interest for me.
All of mine aren't fully grown but that's why I do it. So they'll have it better when they are.
With that many pipes and that amount of tobacco, you must get bored an awful lot ?
With a dip forum, what is there to talk about? Spit cups? Spittoons? Not much else to it. Dipping for me is my crack, can’t get that monkey off my back, I’m ashamed of it, I don’t want to celebrate it, it’s highly addictive by design. I certainly wouldn’t want to partake in a dip forum. If that’s what floats peoples boats, I’m not going to judge it, just a curious mind is all. I imagine it’s probably just a sub forum and not a forum entirely just for dipping.
This Zyn is my new thing as far as getting my nic fix indoors, same price as dip though, so I’m not really saving any money. Anyone try this stuff? No tobacco, just nicotine.
Brands, artisan containers and storage. Holsters, moisture of the tobacco, and can packing techniques and tricks.
Tried it. It's a bit like drinking alcohol sans the bourbon.
Kind of like place tobacco in pipe, light, and smoke to a non smoker. All tobacco products have their trappings, nuances, etiquette, and snobs.
Edit: not referring to you just the following of each genre.
I've been a cigar smoker since the 96 more or less, in pipe, two years. for the time being, I'm stillenjoying these smoke. It relaxes me and I get a special pleasure. And predicting the future is very dificult. Maybe when I're 75 years, smokes on Mars, with beings from another galaxy. I'm not bored, quite the opposite. It makes me feel more alive...........
I've thought about this threads topic a bit this morning and am wondering if the problem is burnout rather than boredom. I say this because I have gone through enough cycles of hobbies or activities and gotten burned out.
For example I got burned out from distance running after several years of training and running many miles per year. I then setteled into just running if I wanted. The same occured when learning a musical instrument or how to hone a straight razor. After a while the interests just wane a bit. You know you know how, and that's enough.
I do think in life we must push back on allowing ourselves to be bored because I think its a slipperly slope for depression and even self harm. There is a place for going for a walk even when we don't want to because we know exercise is good for the body.
I do think there is a start up and skill development necessary to have a good smoke and each of us is different. There are those of us addicted to nicotine and others that are not. I say this as a former chewing tobacco addict. It's never something I want to go through again and when I smoke it's always a concern.
I also think that most of us want to not obcess on smoking but fishing, camping, bicycling, motoring, talking to friends, enjoying a sunset, etc. and not having smoking be the dominant concern.
For example I got burned out from distance running after several years of training and running many miles per year. I then setteled into just running if I wanted. The same occured when learning a musical instrument or how to hone a straight razor. After a while the interests just wane a bit. You know you know how, and that's enough.
I do think in life we must push back on allowing ourselves to be bored because I think its a slipperly slope for depression and even self harm. There is a place for going for a walk even when we don't want to because we know exercise is good for the body.
I do think there is a start up and skill development necessary to have a good smoke and each of us is different. There are those of us addicted to nicotine and others that are not. I say this as a former chewing tobacco addict. It's never something I want to go through again and when I smoke it's always a concern.
I also think that most of us want to not obcess on smoking but fishing, camping, bicycling, motoring, talking to friends, enjoying a sunset, etc. and not having smoking be the dominant concern.
"Getting bored" sounds like some song. Just can't put my finger on it. Maybe this one.