Greetings from Germany

[seldom]

Hi folks. I'm an American who married a German woman while in Africa and thus find myself living in Germany for now. I smoked a corncob in my young years while fishing the creeks and rivers of home. At that point in life I was too young to smoke (about 12) and stopped completely until recently. Now in my 40s I've taken up smoking the occasional pipe. I'm fortunate to have a wife who is tolerant of this indulgence however out of concern for her I do all my smoking outdoors. I enjoy a pipe while surrounded by the natural world, often while birding.

 

[sablebrush52]

Welcome to the Forum! What are your favorite blends to smoke?

 

[madox07]

Where about in Germany my friend?

 

[jvnshr]

Willkommen! I have been to Germany (Russelsheim and Frankfurt) once, I went for a training for 3 days, however I managed to drink enough beer and glühwein as it was Christmastime and visit some museums including The Russelsheim Museum. It was a training held by GM at Opel headquarters, I was a cigarette smoker back then and I was probably the only one at the whole complex.

 

[seldom]

[ What are your favorite blends to smoke?]
I'm still trying out different blends. At the moment I lean toward HU Director's Cut when alone and W.O.Larsen Signature if nonsmokers might be around. Given that I am in Germany I am interested in trying out some of what is on offer here but not in the U.S. I'll slowly try out some new blends as finances allow.
[Where about in Germany my friend? ]
I'm in Nordrhein-Westfalen where my wife is originally from and where her extended family is.
[managed to drink enough beer and glühwein]
That glühwein can really warm one up on a cold night! I've discovered that my trousers have become a bit tight which I attribute to good cheap beer. I'll have to limit my intake if only to prevent needing a new wardrobe.

 

[mikethompson]

Welcome!

 

[saltedplug]

Welcome! Pipe smoking is a seemingly never-ending treat of a pipe aesthetic and the infinite variations within the major tobacco blending families.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Welcome to the forums. Kick your shoes off, stay a while.

 

[cortezattic]

Welcome! It's always a pleasure to read posts from other countries. :clap:

I'm happy to see that PipesMagazine has such international reach.

 

[olkofri]

Welcome!
God willing, I'll be leaving for Germany in 9 days: two-week field trip to Berlin. Then I'll take a few days to do a pilgrimage to Elsass and visit Koeln. Looking forward to it.

 

[artificialme]

Warm welcome to you from Indonesia :puffpipe:

 

[jamban]

And an equally warm welcome to you from Malaysia!

 

[samuelgawith01]

Welcome from Virginia Beach.It’s good to know that you’re smoking the pipe.Any questions,please feel free to ask.

 

[seldom]

My avatar seems not to work. It looks like I successfully uploaded an avatar photo to my profile but it still doesn't show. I even changed the photo so see if that would work and it doesn't.

 

[Civil War]

Welcome to the forums!!

 

[npod]

@seldom. There are two profiles on this board. One for pipesmagazine and one for the forum. You posted your avatar to pipesmagazine and not the forum.
Go here
http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/profile/seldom
Then profile link upper right. Post avatar there and it will show up on the forum.

 

[olkofri]

If your avatar is the Mädchen with the Vauen Enzian pipe, it's working.

 

[seldom]

Ah good. It's working. Originally it was Darby O'Gill from a Disney movie but in trying to get it to work I switched to this image. I've been curious about the Enzian and Gesteckpfeife/Jaegerpfeife/Tyrolean pipes in general. Very astute for you to recognize the image Olkofri! And thanks for the information Npod.

 

[seldom]

Err, Olkofri I think I meant "perceptive and learned" rather than "astute".