Greeting Fellow Pipe Smokers

[TheOldManBda]

Welcome from Central Texas, USA!

Another great Mark Twain quote is, "“You go to heaven if you want to, I'd rather stay right here in Bermuda”

 

[mikethompson]

Good day all,

About 25 years ago I was on a train in Switzerland when I saw a fellow passenger enjoying a pipe. When I arrived in Lugano, I found the nearest pipe/tobacco store and purchased my first pipe and 3 oz of tobacco. Sadly, after a few half-hearted attempts to use the pipe, it was packed away for over 20 years. While doing family research, I noticed that several family members of mine were smoking pipes in old photos. This prompted me to give it another try. I found my old pipe, dusted it off, watched a couple of videos on how to smoke properly and was hooked.

I reside in Bermuda but spend a lot of time visiting family in the USA where the prices and variety of pipe tobacco are wonderful.

My profile photo is of my grandfather in 1939 during a whaling expedition in the Antarctic.

Nice intro!

Welcome to the forum, and ask any questions you may have ?

 

[TheOldManBda]

Nice intro!

Welcome to the forum, and ask any questions you may have ?

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Many thanks Mike!

 

[Dr. P]

Welcome from Bakersfield, California. Your profile pic is awesome!

 

[sablebrush52]

Welcome from the Center Of The Known Universe!

Burbank.

 

[TheOldManBda]

Welcome from Bakersfield, California. Your profile pic is awesome!

Thank you Dr. P! My great grandfather, who was a sailor, whaler, adventurer and was torpedoed twice in World War II - once by a German U-boat and once by a Japanese submarine!

 

[TheOldManBda]

Welcome from the Center Of The Known Universe!

Burbank.

Great quotes there sablebrush52!

 

[TheOldManBda]

Hello TheOldManBda and welcome to the forum from northern Colorado.

Thanks MtnGeo. That is a very impressive beard!

 

[Trainpipeman]

Welcome, from Seattle, USA.

 

[PeterPipersPizza]

Welcome from rainy Fresno, CA. Nice to meet you.

 

[Fralphog]

Howdy and welcome from Idaho!

 

[Salvaje]

Welcome from NC!!

 

[scout19d3]

Howdy & welcome @TheOldManBda , from Katy, TX, USA

 

[Salvaje]

Howdy & welcome @TheOldManBda , from Katy, TX, USA

Welcome. I’ve been to Katy TX. Beautiful weather.

 

[djgilx]

Great story!
Welcome back to the pipe community!

 

[Sgetz]

Welcome from Durham in the UK

 

[Jacob74]

 

[RevBriar]

Welcome from Michigan!

 

[JOHN72]

Welcome from Spain.............

 

[Dudditz]

Welcome aboard from New Jersey!