Hello from Colorado

[kd0bik]

Hello all...
I found this site and forums yesterday and joined up. I smoked my first pipe over 30 years ago. At that time I was a young 20 something and was into Civil War, Indian Wars and old west re-enacting. At that time I was smoking mostly clay pipes and the occasional corncob. Life got busy for me while starting my career. At that time the only time I smoked a pipe was during those events.
I was walking in the park a few weeks ago and passed by an older gentleman smoking a pipe. It smelled awesome. Then a few days later my wife and I was watching Maigret (starting Rowan Atkinson aka Mr. Bean) and after watching him smoke his pipe and remembering that smell from a few days before, I decided to give pipe smoking a try again.
Needless to say, now that I'm north of 50....I'm finding pipe smoking to be a great escape from a hectic lifestyle. I enjoy the peace and tranquility and the memories from a nice 20-30 minute bowl of various aromatic blends.
I'm looking forward to learning more from these pages and getting to know everyone.
Thanks for allowing me to join.
Jerry

 

[mikethompson]

Welcome Jerry!
There is plenty of good info here and conversation to keep you coming back. Feel free to ask any questions you have. There are no stupid ones, we all started somewhere.

 

[gerryp]

Welcome, Jerry with a J.

 

[mikefu]

Welcome from Colorado Springs!

 

[haparnold]

Welcome from Kentucky! What part of Colorado are you in?

 

[redglow]

Welcome aboard Jerry!

 

[greatdane]

Welcome from Durango!

 

[trouttimes]

Welcome from the high country slope of Mt. Sopris

 

[leafsmoker]

''Thanks for allowing me join''. I think you might be the first new member with that quote. enjoy, because I already know you appreciate the forum. as a lot of us do... :puffpipe:

 

[jpmcwjr]

Welcome from N CA. I can't think of any reason to prohibit you from joining. Is there something we should know?

 

[puffy]

Welcome Aboard

 

[spartacus]

Welcome, I grew up in Colorado.

 

[kd0bik]

Thanks for all the welcome messages. I suppose I just meant that I'm happy to be here. NO reason why I shouldn't be allowed. LOL
I'm in Denver
Jerry

 

[cossackjack]

Welcome from Evergreen.

 

[bnichols23]

Welcome from upstate SC, Jerry! Glad to have you here! We're all the same & we're all different. You'll fit right in, trust me. } Won't take you long to get in the groove.
Bill

 

[scloyd]

Welcome from Illinois.

 

[yaboofive]

Welcome from Littleton Co

 

[loneredtree]

Welcome Jerry

Why not wear cowboy boots with shorts? Just wondering kc7hku

 

[kd0bik]

LOL Nice to meet a fellow ham. True....nothing wrong with shorts and boots I suppose. 73

 

[troutface]

Welcome Jerry. Just putting in a shameless plug for the pipe club in Denver. We meet the second Thursday of every month at Churchill's, the cigar bar inside the Brown Palace. Official start time is 7:30, but we're pretty casual, so earlier or later works too.