Hello everyone, my name is Nicholas and I'm 32 years old. My first experience with pipe smoking was about 7 years ago. I was watching a lot of Sherlock Holmes (starring Jeremy Brett) at the time. Eventually I was completely overcome with the urge to give pipe smoking a try after watching Holmes puffing away for hours on end. So I went down to the local tobacco/cigar shop, picked out an affordable Viking bulldog pipe and a few ounces of some house blend or another. I smoked maybe 10 bowls in all over the period of a couple of weeks and then I quit. Pipes were not for me, or so I thought.
Over the years that followed I found myself occasionally returning to give it another shot, only to stop again. So, even though years have passed, my actual experience is maybe ~1-2 months in total. I'm a total newbie.
Recently I have picked up my old Viking bulldog and took a trip down to that same old tobacco/cigar shop I started at to purchase yet another couple of ounces of a house blend. I'm giving it another shot. I'm enjoying myself much more than I used to. Maybe I've become just a little bit more patient with age. I really want to give pipe smoking the time and effort that it requires in order to truly appreciate it, which brings me here. I'm looking to learn more about proper technique, to experiment with smoking new and different varieties of pipe tobacco, and to hopefully make some like-minded friends along the way.
Thanks for having me!
Over the years that followed I found myself occasionally returning to give it another shot, only to stop again. So, even though years have passed, my actual experience is maybe ~1-2 months in total. I'm a total newbie.
Recently I have picked up my old Viking bulldog and took a trip down to that same old tobacco/cigar shop I started at to purchase yet another couple of ounces of a house blend. I'm giving it another shot. I'm enjoying myself much more than I used to. Maybe I've become just a little bit more patient with age. I really want to give pipe smoking the time and effort that it requires in order to truly appreciate it, which brings me here. I'm looking to learn more about proper technique, to experiment with smoking new and different varieties of pipe tobacco, and to hopefully make some like-minded friends along the way.
Thanks for having me!
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Happy to have you here, friend!
