Hey mate, it is encouraging to see regardless of our extreme tax rates.?
Greetings From The Apple Isle, Tasmania, Australia
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Ohh yeah, Sydney drivers..
Moved out of there 10 years ago and I still get anxious thinking about it.
Even heading back to see Mum n Dad, as soon as I get past Lithgow it starts.. then onto the M4 and it’s kill or be killed..?Okay, that sounds extreme but not really..?
Makes the old fuddy Diddy Cowra drivers seem not so bad after all.
Moved out of there 10 years ago and I still get anxious thinking about it.
Even heading back to see Mum n Dad, as soon as I get past Lithgow it starts.. then onto the M4 and it’s kill or be killed..?Okay, that sounds extreme but not really..?
Makes the old fuddy Diddy Cowra drivers seem not so bad after all.
Welcome from central North Carolina U.S. You win immediate appointment to the Forums' exotic places caucus. What can you get in terms of pipe blends there?
Ah, Tassie!! Gorgeous island. Great sailing. Oddly enough, there's a Royal Tennis court there- in Hobart! (US: Court Tennis; GB: Real Tennis).
G'day from Canada, the advantage of having two heads is you get to smoke two blends at once. Welcome aboard!
@OzPiper, I can understand this..
Several years ago while visiting relatives in Sydney, my Sister in law asked if I could follow her in their spare car so she could put her other car in for a service, tried as hard as I could and I couldn't keep up to her in the Sydney traffic as she drives in 2 speeds (flat out or stopped) zipping in and out of the traffic like she has to be in first place at the lights every time..
I can understand that when living in Sydney you become accustom to the driving habits of others and drive accordingly but for me this was too nerve racking...
Thanks Mtlpiper, as they say.... 2 heads are better than one
@Brendan, that's one of the joys of being in Tassie as the tourists tend to drive slow here taking in the sights, the locals tend to exceed the speed limit but do drive normally... at least in this area.
@mso489, to be honest I haven't even looked into getting pipe tobacco here in Tassie as the nearest tobacconist is about 2 hours away and doubt they would even stock much pipe tobacco, Most tobacconists that I came across in Canberra just sold Cigarettes, RYO Tobacco and gifts but their main sales were lottery tickets and scratchies.
I've ordered online from 2 Tobacconists in Melbourne but the range of tobacco's compared to the U.S. is quite small in comparison..
@jpmcwjr , I came down here in 2011 and spent 3 weeks riding around the state via motorcycle and fell in love with the place and decided to move down, definitely a beautiful place with a lot of hidden treasures for tourists to discover..
I goggled the the royal tennnis court and recall searching for it previously... Turns out it's the oldest "Real" Tennis Court in the southern hemisphere...
I think I heard that. Played there in the 80's when the court at Sydney was inaugurated. (Or was it Melbourne??).
Welcome from the Hawkesbury NSW.
Tassie is a beautiful part of the world [if one can avoid the dread-locked greenies that is]
For a few years I drove taxis as a 2nd job in Sydney.
I'm a confident driver. Yet after working in the Outback [along the Darling River] for around 18 months, I noticed that when I returned to Sydney, I was the slowest vehicle on the road. [Got plenty of glares from fellow drivers as they passed my old HQ station wagon that was still covered in red bulldust many months after my return. My car must have carried back a ton of the stuff that leaked from every panel, lol]
For over 35 years I was a slave to addiction, smoking 30-40 cigs a day. I was chronically addicted. Quit attempts were torture.
I'd tried pipes before but like an idiot I burnt my mouth on aromatics.
Over 11 years ago I'd had enough; I took my one pipe out of storage, bought some pipe tobacco and quit the cigs for good [Have neither had a cigarette since nor have I craved them since]
It was not that hard because a puff on a pipe was better than nothing.
After 4-5 days I was over the worst of the cravings [tailor made cigs have 300+ added chemicals, some of which are as addictive, if not more so, than nicotine]
Now I smoke anywhere from 3-7 bowls a day, depending on what I'm doing [Since I don't clench I need two hands to smoke a pipe]
If you want to be free of cigarettes, the trick is to switch completely to a pipe. As I said, after 4-5 days it's plain sailing from there.
My only regret is that I did not switch to a pipe much sooner.
Many of us Aussies here are now growing our own tobacco.
If you'd like some free Burley seeds send me a PM. [After this coming grow season I'll have 2 or 3 other varieties to share including at least one Virginia strain].
Worked for me ! Although it took some months, rather than 4-5 days.
The problem with cigarettes is that they are readily available, easy to carry around, and you can smoke one in a couple of minutes. So a lot of people still turn to cigarettes because of the convenience and you can get your nic fix in a few minutes.
Having given up cigarettes in the '70s, I find that I am now extremely intolerant of the cigarette stench - the stale cigarette smell that lingers on someone's clothes or inside their homes.
Ironical as I love cigars (though not a fan of stale cigar ash) and pipes
Welcome from Bonnie Scotland ???????
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At 15yo I somehow convinced my extremely religious parents to allow me to smoke a pipe.
It was not only the convenience of cigarettes but I never had enough pockets to carry a pipe, tobacco, pipe cleaners and a pipe tool that led me away from the pipe.
No way would I have carried a 'man bag' back then.
Now that I'm 60yo I choose practicality over looks so I wear a bum-bag [I think antipodeans call those a fanny-pack?]
When I smoked cigs the smell of stale ciggies was obvious first thing in the morning or upon my return.
Now I don't smell much of anything - although I do smell a hint of tobacco the next morning when my last bowl the night before was an English blend, though it's nothing like the stale cig smell.
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